Registered Nurse - Psychiatry

The Role

Registered Nurse responsible for the application of the Framework of the Nursing Process to deliver high standards of client / patient nursing care for patients with a range of mental disorders, substance misuse, learning disability or co-morbidity, under the clinical supervision of the caseload holder / charge nurse / team leader, senior charge nurse or practitioner. The registered nurse has delegated responsibility for the appraisal and clinical supervision of students and clinical / healthcare support workers in provision of care and treatment within a defined clinical service, under the management and leadership of the team leader / senior charge nurse or practitioner.

Acting as Named Nurse (or equivalent), responsible for the application of the framework of the Nursing Process to ensure a high standard of client / patient care, delegated by the charge nurse / team leader, senior charge nurse or practitioner who provides clinical supervision to the post holder and retains overall responsibility for patient care. Co‑ordinating and supervising a small team of junior nurses or practitioners, students and clinical support workers in delivering care.

Where required the post holder will undertake a delegated range of duties of the charge nurse, team leader / senior charge nurse or practitioner in their absence, including taking charge of the clinical area.

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire! Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire.

NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• The post holder will be required to demonstrate excellent team working skills with the ability to work using own initiative
• Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology
• Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

• Must be a registered mental health nurse
• Experience in mental health assessment
• Experience of formulating treatment plans with patients
• Experience of supporting patients in therapeutic work including groups
• Community working
• Experience working with dementia patients and post diagnostic supports
• Knowledge of dementia and sub types
• Knowledge of community supports and signposting for older adults.
• Varying mental health presentations and treatments
• Knowledge of supports to carers
• Post‑diagnostic support
• Working knowledge of information technology and access to NHS systems
• Ability to undertake venepuncture and ECG procedures including experience giving injections
• Monitoring lithium and clozapine and as noted administering depot injections.
• Knowledge of medication titrations i.e. cognitive enhancers

• Permanent
• Full time
• 37 hours

This role will be based in Airbles Road Centre Motherwell. The working pattern for this role Monday - Friday (09.00am - 17.00pm).

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Nicola Cusack, Senior Charge Nurse on Nicola.

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For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on david.mur (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

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