Band 5 Staff Nurse - Weston-super-Mare

at  Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

We have all been touched by dementia at some point in our lives. Here on Dune Ward, we go above and beyond to support those living with dementia. We work with service users and carers during a period of time when they need compassion, understanding and support.
We are constantly exploring new and innovative ideas to improve our service, alongside the evidence-based care we deliver on a daily basis. All relevant training is provided, in addition to CPD opportunities.
In addition to supporting our service users, Dune Ward is passionate about the health and wellbeing of their staff and promoting a good work/life balance. Local clinical supervision is offered, and flexible working will be considered on request. We have a health and wellbeing lead who runs a session every team day, in addition to putting on events and activities throughout the year.
If you are passionate about dementia care and want to rediscover your passion for nursing, this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. If you would like any additional information, or if you would like to visit the ward, then please contact the ward manager, Megan Williams, on 01934 836522.
You will be a registered nurse who is innovative, dynamic and enthusiastic with a passion for working with service users, relatives and other professionals to deliver the highest quality of care and continually working to improve the standards of care offered.
You will coordinate shifts and delegate jobs to staff appropriately. You will carry out medications rounds in line with trust policy. You will work with service users on a team and a 1-1 level to make them feel safe and comfortable during their admission.
You will have good IT skills, and use these to record daily notes, write and review care plans and risk assessments, and also ward round or CPA notes.
In return, you will be offered a unique opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge within an acute admission ward for people with dementia.
You will be supported to gain expertise in Dementia Care through training and development. Dune Ward also offers a unique learning opportunity through its rolling training programme, involving bespoke and targeted learning every week all year round for the whole team. This covers topics in relation to physical health care, mental health care, older adult, dementia care and inpatient nursing skills.
You will be offered monthly supervision, with a specific focus on your health and wellbeing, in addition to any developmental requests.
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

To carry out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided. This will include:

• Undertaking a comprehensive, person-centred, nursing assessment and prepare care plans in consultation with the service users to provide the best nursing care.
• Implementation of care and rehabilitation programme.
• Evaluation of effectiveness of care provided in partnership with users.
• Ability to implement research-based practice.
• Following successful completion of preceptorship, ability to supervise junior and unqualified staff.
• Ability to administer medicine within relevant Trust and legislative guidance e.g., NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010 and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
• Ability to undertake risk assessment and develop risk management strategies for individual clients; ICPA/SAP to people who present with mental health problems.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of relevant mental Health Legislation.
• Ensure the ordering storage, administration and disposal of medication complies with relevant trust and legislative guidance e.g., NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010, Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and MHA (1983).

To use own skills, knowledge and resources to provide mentoring opportunities for staff within designated areas and promote positive attitudes towards mental health. This will include:

• Regular provision of advice and mentoring to staff.
• Support the provision of an appropriate learning environment for pre and post-registered students, novice practitioners, and new team members as directed.

To maintain and develop professional knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure that practice reflects best practice, remains evidence based, is current and responsive to meet changing patient and NHS service needs, as outlined in the NHS Plan (2000).

• Abide by the legal rules, statutory regulations and professional responsibilities relating to practice as outlined in the NMC’s ‘The Code’: Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives.
• Take responsibility for post-registration education and for continuing professional development as outlined in NMC Standards.
• To receive clinical supervision in accordance with a contracted and regular basis from an identified Senior Practitioner, as per trust Clinical Supervision Policy.
• To be aware of the need for appropriate management support and supervision from the line manager, and to maintain records of these meetings.
• Maintain Health and Safety in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974).
• Work to the Clinical and Personnel Policies and Procedures of AWP Trust.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant medicines, related medication management issues and act in accordance with the appropriate NMC standards and Trust policy, and ensure that others also work within these guidelines.

Please refer the Job description for details