Band 5 Staff Nurse

Overview

Thank you for your interest in this exciting position of Staff Nurse for our Mental Health Acute Wards in Hammersmith and Fulham mental health unit, we currently have vacancies on our male PICU. This role is an exciting and challenging opportunity for the right candidate. You will be required to demonstrate excellent communication skills while providing first line advice, support, and information to a wide range of patients that are in the acute phase of a mental health crisis.

The post holder will provide support when someone, both known to services and unknown comes to the unit.

Note: Applicants must be RMN qualified and have experience working within an acute or PICU ward setting.

• To provide support and supervision to a group of nursing staff
• To develop and maintain communication with individuals or groups of patients, carers and staff, about difficult or complex matters, overcoming any problems in communication in different situations.
• To develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others.
• To promote, monitor and maintain best practice in health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.
• To appraise, interpret and apply suggestions, recommendations and directives to improve services.
• To contribute to quality improvement.
• To promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.
• To contribute to promoting health and well-being and preventing adverse effects on health and well-being.
• To assess complex health and well-being needs and develop, monitor and review care-plans to meet those needs.
• To plan, deliver and evaluate care to address peoples complex health and well-being needs.