As a registered mental health nurse, you’ll use your compassion and clinical experience to help deliver the exceptional levels of patient care we’re known for.

Responsibilities:

• To assess, plan and implement patient care plans, incorporating risk assessments, risk management and engagement plans
• Ensure that care plans are comprehensive and understandable to the patient
• Ensure that each professional involved in the patient’s care has been represented in the care plan
• Ensure that every patient has a copy of their current care plan.
• Ensure that a patient’s capacity and willingness to consent to the care plan are documented.
• Meet with the patient at least once a week to establish a therapeutic rapport, and to do one-to-one work with supervision where required.
• Ensure that decisions from ward rounds are acted upon and, if necessary, incorporated into the care plan.
• Liaise with other professionals and agencies as required.
• Ensure the transfer of a patient from one nurse to another is not detrimental to patient care.
• Undertake outcome measures with the appropriate tools, (HONOS) both on admission and discharge.

For more information, contact Rahul Macwan on +44(0) 203 411 5531 or email on rahul@permanenthire.co.uk