Staff Nurse

Clinical Responsibilities Act as primary nurse for a defined group of patients and liaises with the associate nurses to ensure a consistent approach to delivering care. Assess plan, implement and evaluate the care provided especially with regard to identifying and managing risk. Accept responsibility for the implementation of the Care Programme Approach with their primary patients. Encourage patients to accept an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programmes. Enter and maintain records using electronic and paper based systems. Works in partnership with Healthcare Officers & other healthcare Depts to ensure that patients needs are addressed, and to maximise the time out of cell and range of activities available for patients. Treat prisoners and patients with fairness and respect, maintaining confidentiality appropriately. Develop strategies for dealing with disturbed behaviour especially the ability to recognise and respond to signs of imminent disturbance. Assist the inpatients manager and charge nurses in maintaining standards of care and participate in evaluation studies and projects as required. To keep up to date with developments and research in mental health nursing and applies relevant to practice. Participates in the running of therapeutic patients groups and provide a recovery focus approach to deliver care. To be fully involved in presentations in ward rounds, handovers and other meetings where patient care is discussed and reviewed. To expedite and participate in the assessment, admission, transfer and discharge of patients according to local guidelines and standards. Ensure that as a nurse they understand the confidential nature of their work and their responsibilities as identified in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. To ensure the safe custody of drugs and that they are ordered and administered accordingly to Trust policies and the Misuse of Drugs Act. To maintain an effective working knowledge of the administrative requirements and needs of patients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983). To demonstrate specialist knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended by MHA 2007).