Staff Nurse

Our Adult Inpatient Unit is undergoing a £5, million-pound modernisation project, which is well underway and will be completed in September 2023. Our inpatient areas will be completely refurbished in line with national guidance for safety standards, complete with enhances safety features using the latest healthcare technology innovation.

In Doncaster we are part of the All-age Mental Health Services, our inpatient services consist of two 20 bedded adult acute ward and a 6 bedded Psychiatric Intensive Care unit (PICU).

REPORTS TO: WARD MANAGER

ACCOUNTABLE TO: WARD MANAGER

POST SUMMARY: We are looking for Band 5 RMN’s to join our dedicated nursing team in Doncaster, if you are a committed registered nurse who is motivated and committed to enabling the recovery of people with acute mental ill health then we are keen to hear from you. At Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust, we value our staff and offer ongoing support through clinical and managerial supervision, and we offer in-house and external training, as well as opportunity to be involved in our inpatient development programme offered by our senior clinical leadership staff.

You will be the named nurse for a group of patients on the ward, this involves planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care in line with the Care Programme Approach (CPA)

To demonstrate nursing practice is up to date and evidence based

To spend therapeutic time building relationships with patients and carers and delivering care in accordance with care plans.

To collaborate with multidisciplinary team on the ward and community teams and other professionals who are involved to achieve continuity of care for our inpatients

To promote effective working by supervising junior colleagues, sharing the best practice guidance and evidence-based practice

To undertake and update risk assessments and discuss and inform these to the wider MDT, showing understanding of risk management in your everyday practice

To communicate effectively with the MDT on all clinical matters, with accurate, contemporaneous medical record keeping

To adhere to the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005

To operate with policies and procedures of Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

The post-holder will ensure correct administration of drugs in accordance with the Trust’s Policy and legal requirements.

The post holder will maintain a safe environment for all our patients, visitors and staff.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role