Nurse Bank (MH Inpatient)

To work flexibly to cover shifts to provide a 365 day per year service - Act as shift co-ordinator as required and to participate in the planning and co-ordinating of the shift to ensure smooth and effective running of the service and role model best practice - Co-ordinate and lead the team to make effective use of team skills to provide the best possible standards of care and treatment / interventions - To prioritise workload in keeping with the team and service objectives - Take full involvement as a primary nurse by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment / care for named service users - To actively participate and contribute to service users reviews, ward rounds, meetings as applicable - To provide care and specific interventions for other service users as allocated on a daily basis, and directly in accordance with their written care plan

Involvement in a systematic approach to care: Assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation. Awareness of the Care Programme Approach. Working with individuals who have mental health needs or working with people with a learning disability. Knowledge of key worker/primary nurse system. Working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team/working with other disciplines. Knowledge of collaborative working within a recovery based model of intervention. Clinical/Professional Supervision. - 1st Level Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the register