Mental Health Nurse

As a Registered Mental Health Nurse at K&W Healthcare Ltd, you will play a pivotal role within a multi-disciplinary team in assessing, planning, and delivering individualized care to patients with diverse mental health conditions. Collaborating within a multidisciplinary team, you will ensure the highest standards of care are maintained, promoting recovery and enhancing the quality of life for our patients.

• Undertake holistic assessments of patient’s health needs using an evidence-based framework and be able to assess and use sound clinical knowledge.

• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans in collaboration with patients and the multidisciplinary team.
• Monitor therapeutic response to prescribed medications and monitor their effectiveness, adhering to prescribed protocols.
• Mental Health Assessments:
  Clinicians should have experience in completing mental health assessments and delivering evidence-based interventions in community settings
• Provide support and education to patients and their families regarding mental health conditions and treatment plans.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records in compliance with regulatory standards.
• Participate in regular team meetings, contributing to care planning and service development.
• Ensure adherence to all relevant policies, procedures, and legislation, including the Mental Health Act.

• Promote best practice, clinical supervision, evidence-based care

In a safe and therapeutic environment for patients and staff.

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) qualification with a valid NMC registration.
• Minimum of 2-year post-registration experience in a mental health setting.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of current mental health legislation and best practices.

• Certification in Management of Actual or Potential Aggression (MAPA) or Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA).
• Experience in specialized areas such as eating disorders, addictions, or child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).
• Community experience in mental health services for adults and older age adults with severe / significant mental illness
• V300 _ non-medical prescribing

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust providers with, or allow the providers to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. Under the Data Protection Act 1998, the Post Holder must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients and ensure confidential information is handled and kept safe and secure, following all information governance rules and regulations.
• This work is of a confidential nature and information gained must not be communicated to other people except in the recognised course of duty. Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information will result in disciplinary action and may lead to Post Holder’s dismissal.

• It is the aim of K&W Healthcare Limited to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less than favourable treatment on the grounds of their sex, marital status, race, colour, creed, religion, physical disability, mental health, learning difficulty, age or sexual orientation and is not placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.
  
  To this end K&W Healthcare has an equal opportunities policy and it is for each employee to contribute to its success

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