Developmental Senior Mental Health Nurse/Practitioner

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Developmental Band 5 Staff nurse to develop into Band 6 Senior Mental Health Nurse or Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our Cove Ward team at Longreach.

At Cove, we support patients that may be admitted informally or detained under a section of the Mental Health Act. Patients may need intensive assessment and immediate intervention.

We aim to provide a holistic approach to recovery and rehabilitation within a safe environment. We value positive risk taking to enable clients to move forward with their lives and promote recovery. We aim to provide person-centred care in every aspect of our role and promote patient involvement in their care and treatment plans. Within the Cove Team, we all try to listen calmly, respectfully, and patiently to others and treat everyone in a kind courteous manner. We will all try to be open and honest and work together to promote positive change and recovery.

Main duties of the job

This  exciting opportunity focuses on clinical leadership and developing and maintaining   high quality care  within a ward environment .  The successful applicants will support and mentor learners and provide supervision to others as well as providing high levels of clinical care

Working alongside the senior staff nurses the posts enable the successful applicants  to act as  experienced role models and leaders to junior colleagues  but also to develop leadership and managerial skills and enhance  their career in mental health . We will support  the successful applicant in accessing experiential learning and training .

This is a post that require a high degree of resilience , motivation and  commitment and a willingness to help manage team to deliver high quality patient care through being an effective role model.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.