Senior Acute Care Nurse/Clinician

To 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 work within the Section 136 suite, Triage Car and Rapid Response service. To work flexibly across a 7-day-a-week service. To ensure the clinical caseload and clinical practice is of the highest standard of clinical care. To manage case-load and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements. To ensure up to date care plans, risk assessments and reviews are in place. Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behaviour. Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet peoples identified needs and manage their inherent risk. To assess carers and families needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support for cares and families. Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm. Enable individuals to develop independent living skills and live in the community. To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, both within the Crisis Team and with external agencies. To maintain accurate and timely clinical records and risk assessments, and to co-ordinate and monitor those of the team. To adhere to N.M.C. or other relevant codes of professional conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation. To develop clinical practice having due regard to Department of Health and other guidelines. To demonstrate empowering leadership skills within the Crisis Team and seek opportunities in local and national area as to promote and develop the profession. To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including: induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit. To provide Management Supervision to Band 5 and Band 3 staff. To undertake specific project work or any other duties as negotiated with the Criss Team. Develop effective and supportive links with other health and social care staff. To create networks that improve the pathway of care for clients referred to the Crisis Team. Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments including post registration education, training and continuing professional development.

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