Staff Nurse - The Lotus Assessment Suite

Promote choice and hopefulness and ensure a recovery orientated approach. Carry out and lead on robust assessments, crisis planning and discharge planning. Demonstrating ability to practice independently as a senior nurse in assessing and managing patient and knowing when to seek clinical guidance. Be required to make clear decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options. This will include those related to the admission and discharge of patients Utilise a wide variety of clinical skills appropriate to the needs of individual patients using psycho-social including therapeutic engagement, grounding techniques, de-escalation techniques. Have an ability to engage challenging and /or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations. Demonstrate sound understanding of the legal and ethical issues in caring for the mentally ill. In particular, demonstrating sound understanding of the Mental Health Act (1983) / Mental Capacity Act / Common Law. Develop positive working relationships with other professionals and agencies including the police, AMPH service and local councils. Have a good knowledge of local teams and resources and their referral processes, working closely with relevant teams/services to ensure optimum care for patients. Work collaboratively with patients carers, family members and friends Promote and initiate any actions to safeguard vulnerable children and adults Ensure the promotion of the health and safety, well-being and interests of the patients, staff and all visitors who come into contact with the team and its service environment Be required to co-ordinate the running of the assessment suite in the role of Nurse In Charge Be required to co-ordinate the running of the Health Based Place of Safety, including having a sound knowledge and understanding of the seclusion policy. Provide supervision to junior nursing staff, nursing associates and healthcare facilitators Play a senior role in the team, supporting colleagues in managing the risk of complex cases, and at times be the most senior member of staff on duty. Demonstrate a consistent ability to contain the emotions of others despite ones own reaction to be the container more often than needing to be contained Take on a lead role within the team and lead on QII and service improvement projects in this area