Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity within our Acute Inpatient Older Adult Mental Health Service for a Senior Acute Care Nurse to join our Team. We are looking for an experienced and passionate clinician who is self-motivated, compassionate and willing to work as part of a team, with a can-do attitude to be successful in this role.



Brant Ward is an 18-bedded inpatient mental health ward supporting older adults, 65 and over, who present with mental illness. As a Senior Acute Care Nurse, you will be responsible for coordinating the shift and supporting the delivery of excellent nursing care. The role requires close working relationships as part of the Multi-disciplinary Team including the Consultants, Physical Health Nurses, Therapy Team, Psychology, Matron and Advanced Clinical Practitioner.



We need someone who has the flexibility to work shift patterns across 24 hours a day, 7 days per week in a very busy inpatient environment, with each day being varied and at times challenging, but above all, extremely rewarding. In return, we will support you in developing skills and opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.



We are currently engaged with the culture of care programme as we seek to develop and transform mental health services, providing staff with being involved in quality improvement projects.



The role will involve clinically leading and managing a team of staff nurses and healthcare assistants when on shift.



Supporting the Ward Manager with some operational duties and helping develop and maintain clinical standards.



You will be able to demonstrate a capacity for clinical excellence, have a high level of emotional resilience, and be able to support the ward with developing and enhancing services.



To risk assess and manage complex and challenging behaviours of acutely unwell patients and implement reducing restrictive practice to manage these presentations.



To ensure and undertake the assessment, planning, evaluation and review of individualised plans of care in conjunction with the patient.



Completing assessments of needs and delivering individualised care to support a successful transition and discharge to the appropriate environment when their recovery has been optimised.



Be visible and accessible to patients, families and carers working together to ensure efficient, effective and caring services.



You will need to possess sound clinical skills and the ability to formulate collaborative care plans.



A high standard of written and verbal communication is essential.



Work alongside service users and carers/relatives to continually work towards improving and maintaining high standards.



Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.



You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!



We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.



Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life . Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more .



Operational hours are over 24 hours, 7 days a week.



Provide a high standard of clinical care, ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.



To delegate aspects of the patient treatment plan to other members of the team whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients' care, where appropriate.



Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet people's identified needs and manage their inherent risk with comprehensive Clinical Risk Formulation



To assess carers' and families' needs and develop, implement and review programs of support for carers and families.



Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.



To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making with other professionals and agencies.



To maintain accurate and timely clinical records and to coordinate and monitor those of the team.



To adhere to N.M.C. or other professional codes of conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.



To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit.