Registered Mental Health Nurse - Forensic services

Registered Mental Health Nurse - Forensic Services We are the only forensic inpatient unit within the Trust, and we have a wonderful opportunity for a Band 5 Registered nurse in the unit.

The unit is a 20-bedded male forensic low secure unit; we have two wards, an 8 bedded admissions and assessment ward and a 12 bedded rehabilitation ward (still within the low secure umbrella).

The team provides 24-hour inpatient support for our patients, who suffer from severe and enduring mental illnesses, have a history of offending behaviour, often a forensic history and require a low secure provision due to risks to others (the public) and at times themselves.

You would be working as part of a close team, being able to provide an effective, high quality and evidenced based pathway to support our patients through their low secure pathway, considering risk and aiming for discharge into the community.

We work closely with the forensic community teams, our provider collaborative IMPACT (Commissioners), other secure services and are part of the Quality Network Forensic Mental Health Services with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Experience in forensic / secure services would be a high advance or a keen interest in the area with some knowledge. You should be passionate to help all patients to gain and maintain optimum mental and health, and support rehabilitation safely into the community.

Main Duties of the Job The post holder will provide a professional role model for the delivery of high-quality nursing care.

The post holder will ensure that service users have up to date evidenced-based care plans that meet the needs of service users.

The post holder will be responsible for creating and reviewing care plans, risk assessments / risk management plans, safety plans and Positive Behavioural Support plans (PBS).

Ensure evidence-based practice and research awareness is used as the foundation for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

Be responsible for ensuring the Care Programme Approach is applied to practice and that opportunity is fully provided to support service user/carer involvement in decision making processes.

You will be required to attend Multi-disciplinary Meetings (MDM), CPA meetings and Tribunals for your named patient, and at times present other patients on your ward.

Ensure legislative requirements are maintained (Mental Health Act, Medicines Code, Mental Capacity Act etc).

Use effective interpersonal skills that relate to service users, carers and team members on an equal basis.

Ensure a multi-professional/agency approach to care is maintained, valuing the interface of professional roles and responsibilities.

Facilitate service user responsibility and choices for healthy living, and the ability to determine their own lifestyle within the notion of health promotion.

About Us Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

The team is made up of Operational Manager and Clinical Lead, Lead nurses, registered nurses, and support workers, Occupational Therapist team inclusive of a lead OT, Higher Technical Instructor and Occupational Therapist Assistant, a psychologist team and 2 Consultant Psychiatrists (one per ward).

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network amongst others.
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job Responsibilities Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

1. CLINICAL PROFESSIONAL ISSUES

1. The post holder will provide a professional role model for the delivery of high-quality care.
2. Ensure evidence-based practice and research awareness is used as the foundation for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care.
3. Maintain and develop knowledge of advances in nursing practice, or theory in practice and act as the catalyst for innovation.
4. Promote service user and carer involvement, autonomy and choice are embedded into the philosophy of the clinical area.
5. Be responsible for ensuring the Care Programme Approach is applied to practice and that opportunity is fully provided to support service user/carer involvement in decision-making processes.
6. Ensure appropriate evidence-based clinical risk assessments are delivered.
7. Ensure all service users have an up-to-date evidence-based care plan that meets the needs of service users.
8. Ensure legislative requirements are maintained (Mental Health Act, Code of Practice etc).
9. Ensure good practice is maintained taking the lead in challenging practice that requires change or development.
10. The post holder will demonstrate expertise knowledge in their chosen specialty, ensuring this is disseminated in a constructive and effective way.
11. Use effective interpersonal skills that relate to service users, carers, and team members on an equal basis.
12. Ensure a multi-professional/agency approach to care is maintained, valuing the interface of professional roles and responsibilities.
13. Promote the use of critical analysis skills and innovative approaches to ensure care is reviewed according to service user needs/perspectives.
14. Facilitate service user responsibility and choices for healthy living, and the ability to determine their own lifestyle within the notion of health promotion and health protection.
15. Post holder will have a high clinical profile that includes the provision of hands-on care, having a global overview of all care packages and clinical activities within a defined area.
16. Ensure trust professional guidelines are maintained for record keeping.
17. Post holder will support the development of the Nursing Service.
18. Post holder will ensure the Trust Policy for Clinical Supervision is Implemented; this will include having personal Clinical Supervision from a suitable person.
19. Post holder will proactively explore opportunities for and take lead on developing reflective practice within clinical areas.
20. The post holder will support the development of standards set within The Essence of Care.
21. The post holder will actively explore opportunities to enhance health promotional interventions in their widest sense.
22. Post holder will supportively challenge practice that does not meet required standards. Ability to adjust practice to changing circumstances. (Ref. N.M.C. 2000 and Strategy for Nursing D.M.H.S. 2002).
23. The post holder will ensure person-centred care is delivered.
24. Ensure where necessary the Child/Adult safeguarding Procedures are adhered to.
25. Ensure that all providers of care throughout the health community are involved in planning delivering and evaluation care where indicated, i.e., CMHTs, Social services, Voluntary Organisations etc.
26. The post holder will support patients with physical health monitoring/promotion, including healthy lifestyle, smoking cessation, and empowering patients to be involved in their own care.

2. PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

1. Exercise professional accountability and responsibility, taking into account the actions of other professionals who are responsible/accountable to you.
2. Ensure care is delivered to incorporate health and social care policy.
3. Ensure care is delivered in a person-centred manner ensuring gender, ethnic, cultural, and spiritual needs of service users are adhered to.
4. Ensure carers/significant others are included in the planning implementation delivery and evaluation of care.
5. Demonstrate ability to weigh up the interests of service users in complex situations using professional knowledge, judgements, and skills to enable you to account for the decisions you make, and the clinical leadership you provide for others.

3. LEADERSHIP

1. Demonstrate the ability to adapt leadership theory according to needs of patients.
2. Empower all team members to participate in implementing change to improve the unit.
3. Nurture a culture of respect for others, and an environment that values and is pro-actively respectful of ethnicity, gender, culture and individuality for service users and staff.
4. Ensure trust policies, procedures, and legislative directives are advocated. i.e., Equal Opportunities, Human Rights Act, Disability Discrimination Act, Race Relations, Sex Discrimination etc.
5. Ensure service users/carers participate in developing and shaping the service where possible.
6. Promote the strategy for nursing within a multi-professional framework.
7. Post holder will ensure good communication systems are in operation within the clinical area, that support and enhance high quality care, (i.e.: IT, verbal interpersonal, written).
8. Post holder will support the development of Improving Working Lives Initiatives.
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