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Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information. In summary:

In addition to the responsibilities already listed -

 Research and Service Development

• Identify and highlight to the Team Leader relevant issues in relation to the needs for people and their carers; assessed using best practice evidence, in order that these are reflected in service planning, development and future provision.
• Actively engage in the organisation’s clinical governance initiatives, for example to participate and lead in audit, clinical supervision and bringing critically evaluated evidence and research into practice.
• Participate and lead on research within area of clinical expertise.
• Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level.

Human Resources and Training

• As required, supervise junior staff; provide clinical advice/supervision support, leadership, and professional supervision, in line with Trust Policies.
• Support in the provision of formal and informal training of pre/post registration students, staff members, carers, and service users.
• Participate in staff appraisal and performance reviews as identified.
• To participate, when required, in the recruitment, selection and induction of junior/support staff.
• Provide a learning environment to support students (multidisciplinary) undergoing training and assist new and junior members of staff, peers, and other disciplines to develop professional competence.
• Lead on the development and delivery of specialist Mental Health Nursing education and training to clients, carers, families’ staff, students and other relevant organisations.
• Promote mental health education to reduce stigma within the community and support relatives of sufferers of all types of Mental illness.

 Systems and equipment

• Maintain timely data collection and regular inputting of information through the use of data collection systems e.g., daily diaries/RIO, Safeguard, ensuring that confidentiality is maintained at all times in accordance with legislation and Trust policy.
• To work in partnership with other service providers to access and provide equipment and opportunities for service users to maximise functioning where possible.
• Responsible for ensuring actions are carried out where safety alerts are issued regarding equipment.

 Decisions and judgements

• Undertake specialist assessments of patients with complex mental health, physical health and social problems to ensure appropriate treatment support and management.
• Undertake a comprehensive and specialist nursing mental health assessment resulting in an individualised resettlement plan.
• Facilitate the discharge or transfer of the patient to other services where appropriate.
• Ensure that practice is evidence-based paying particular attention to the Trusts guidelines, policies, protocols, and pathways.
• Be available for individual supervision with agreed clinical supervisor in line with Trust policies.
• Implement, review, and maintain Trust Policies and Procedures and propose changes to working practices within the ward area.

 Communication and relationships

• Communicate sensitive diagnosis and treatment related information with patients, utilising highly developed communication skills to overcome barriers to understanding.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with service users, and implement evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with professional code of conduct.
• Ensure that all members of the multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others are informed/updated of changes involving current care plans, progress, mental state and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.
• Liaise with and advise service users and carers, local authority, and other statutory bodies and third sector agencies.
• Communicate sensitive information to carers and relatives.
• Use a range of communication styles and channels as appropriate to the task. 

 General

• Responsible for the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision.
• Responsible for participation in the Trust appraisal process, identifying own/others mandatory professional, supervisory, personal development, and training needs and in supporting the provision of induction, mentorship, appraisal and clinical supervision to colleagues as appropriate.
• Responsible for the effective utilisation of clinical/financial resources to ensure adequate clinical care is provided with a requirement that all incidents, which may compromise care, are reported immediately to a senior manager, and clinicians involved in their care as appropriate.
• Responsible for accessing and participating in clinical, managerial and caseload supervision.
• Responsible for understanding and meeting own professional responsibilities under Child Protection legislation and Adult Safeguarding policies.

Physical demands of the job

• Be aware of physical effort regarding sitting for long periods.
• Be aware of the prolonged exposure to Visual Display Units (VDU) and the associated health and safety risks.

Most challenging/difficult parts of the job

• The nature of the client group is such that the post holder will be required to concentrate when assessing / implementing programmes of care.
• The post holder will be frequently exposed to emotional or distressing circumstances.
• The post holder will frequently be exposed to potential incidents of physical and non-physical assault.