Registered Mental Health Nurse Band 5

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

• Carry out a full range of registered nurse duties, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patients condition and care. Maintain the privacy and dignity of all patients whilst adhering to Trust and department policies, reporting any difficulties with these duties to wider MDT.
• Works without direct supervision.
• Maintains a safe environment when caring for patients, including those patients requiring frequent levels of monitoring.
• Monitors all patient care and treatment, maintaining high standards and quality at all times.
• Documents incidents on Datix in real time and escalated these to nurse in charge and is area of trust risk management and how to raise concerns policies
• Is able to prioritise nursing care, recognise deterioration in a patients condition
• Maintains accurate, contemporaneous and legible written records of care.
• Uses effective communication, written and verbal with all levels of staff including the multidisciplinary team, patients and relatives.
• Adheres to the agreed procedures as identified, and promotes by example, a high standard of good quality nursing care in the department.
• Fosters good relationships with other departments, the multidisciplinary team and visitors to the unit. Helps to achieve and maintain morale for both staff and patients.
• Participates in the health education and explanation of treatment to patients and relatives
• Adheres to the Trusts dress code policy.
• Responsible as a trained nurse for the control and administration of drugs within the regulations outlined in SLaMs Medicine Policy and the NMC and completes the medication competency
• Participates in ward projects, enhancing the standards of care.
• Contribute to the learning environment conducive for nursing students and other staff in training.
• Attend all Mandatory training and ensure that updates are booked in a timely fashion and agreed by the Ward Manager