Senior Registered Nurse

You will work closely with other members of the MDT and provide supervision and support to colleagues., Promotes and maintains safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the
delivery of patient centred care, recognising and respecting differences
including spiritual and cultural beliefs
Ensures that steps are taken to obtain appropriate consent , to provide care and treatment in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act.
Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice. Reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the patient.
Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of all those who may be at risk.
Responsible for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of patients are maintained at all times and that care is delivered in accordance with evidence based practice by all members of the team.
Provide clinical advice on complex issues to other members of the clinical team and staff from other disciplines and partner organisations.
Has responsibility for own caseload of complex patients and takes responsibility as key worker as appropriate.
Assesses patients including those with complex needs and develops, implements and evaluates care plans based on current risk assessment, evidence based practice, critical thinking and whole system support requirements as part of the multi-disciplinary team, with the involvement of the patient and where appropriate, their carer.

Working for our organisation
To improve the lives of people accessing our service by minimising the
impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to
promote recovery and well-being.
To be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients and their carers.
To work as part of a community team which may be integrated or co-located, working collaboratively and in partnership with local authority
services.
To be professionally accountable and responsible for patient care,
undertaking a range of clinical/therapeutic interventions, wherever the
patient resides.
To act as key worker as appropriate.
To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health
conditions, autism and learning disabilities
To promote at all times a positive image of the Service/Department and
the wider Trust.
To promote social inclusion, community access and participation through
the provision of patient care, TEWV encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the protection of staff, service users and visitors to the Trust from second hand smoke and currently operates a no smoking policy which ensures all buildings and grounds are smoke free.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals who have experience of mental ill health or learning disabilities. Our service users and carers tell us our staff should be consistently concerned with maintaining and improving care with pride, empathy and compassion.
This job advert may close as soon as sufficient suitable applications have been received. If interested please apply for this post as soon as possible.
In order for your application to be successfully processed we will require references from your current and previous employer(s) which must cover a minimum period of three years. Please ensure that the reference section of your application is completed appropriately giving the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current and previous line manager(s). If this section is not fully completed your application may not be processed.
If your application is successful, the information you give on your application form will be used to create and be retained on your electronic staff record and to provide access to core Trust systems.
Please note that if the post you are applying for requires a DBS check, you will be required to also subscribe to the DBS Update Service, if successful, and thereafter renew your subscription each year. The Trust will reimburse the subscription fee.

We are committed to delivering high quality patient centred care and pride ourselves on good team working skills. It is therefore important that the successful candidate is a flexible team player and holds excellent interpersonal and communication skills to meet the needs of the patients, carers, families and the partners with whom we work., Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care -our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.