Mental Health Nurse

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Practice
Provide therapeutic interpersonal skills when engaging with a client.
Perform nursing assessments of a client’s personal needs using relevant skills and assessment tools.
Implement a range of clinical skills in the assessment client risk.
Construct client care plans and risk management plans based on their assessed needs.
Perform nursing interventions advocated within the clients care plan.
Recognise the contribution of others in the provision of client care.
Involve clients and/or carers in the care panning and care delivery in a compassionate and appropriate manner which considers their diverse needs.
Maintain the welfare and safety of clients and protect them from any form of abuse in accordance with safeguarding guidance.
Monitor the impact and effectiveness of nursing care delivered and revise care plans as appropriate.
Demonstrate a knowledge of information governance and the need to protect patient confidential information.
Make and maintain accurate records of nursing care in accordance with Professional (NMC) guidance and Trust policy.
Demonstrate problem solving skills by identifying solutions in routine clinical issues.
Participate in regular clinical supervision.
Identify nursing skills which are transferable between client groups.

Leadership
Demonstrate an ability to lead, support and develop junior staff.
Work in partnership with multi-professional colleagues or agencies.
Participate in service developments which have impact on staff/services.
Contribute to innovation and new ways of working 
Take part and implement local audit and research activities were appropriate.
Implement risk management strategies to ensure the provision of high quality care to all clients.
Formulate appropriate clinical opinion based on clear rationale and understanding, national standards (NICE) and evidence based practice..
Apply reflective practice to develop and improve leadership skills.
Maintain a professional role to model appropriate leadership behaviours within a team.

Practice Development and Research
Apply knowledge and understanding of existing practice development structure within the organisation.
Consider the impact and influence of their practice upon clients and others
Understand their own role and identify their unique contribution to the ongoing development of nursing practice.
Demonstrate professional standards in the delivery of their nursing practice.
Understand how nursing sits within the organisations clinical governance framework.
Challenge service development, professional and organisational boundaries as new and emerging developing practice is recognised.
Develop their practice  where existing evidence and theory demonstrate new ways of working
Identify sources of evidence linked to improving client health and social care.
Demonstrate the ability to critique research base which may influence practice.
Be able to evaluate own nursing practice in line with current evidence/value based practice.
Use a variety of feedback mechanisms to improve own nursing care.

Education, Training and Personal Development
Identify personal educational needs which consolidate own learning from point of registration.
Apply the principles of reflective practice to enhance performance and contribute to ongoing learning.
Identify additional knowledge and skills to perform existing and emerging role.
Produce a personal development plan which strengthens their competence to deliver safe nursing practice reflecting current job requirements.
Complete mentor training in accordance with the assessment and learning in practice standard 
(NMC) and fulfil the appropriate responsibilities to support learners in practice