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Job Title: Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) - Band 6
Location: Altham Meadows/De Vitre House, Morecambe
Service: The Bay
Contract Duration: 01/09/2024 - 30/11/2024
Working Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Job Summary:
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join our multi-disciplinary Memory Assessment Service (MAS) team at The Bay, Morecambe. As an independent specialist practitioner, you will play a key role in ensuring the effective assessment, planning, consultation, and formulation towards the diagnosis of dementia within our service.
Key Responsibilities:
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Specialist Assessment and Diagnosis: Conduct comprehensive assessments and contribute to the accurate formulation of diagnoses for patients presenting with memory-related concerns.
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Dementia Treatment Expertise: Apply your specialist knowledge of strategies and interventions in the treatment of dementia, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of care.
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Risk Management: Identify risk factors in patient care confidently and take appropriate action to mitigate these risks.
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Collaborative Communication: Facilitate effective communication between GPs, LCFT services, non-statutory services, and other relevant agencies to ensure continuity and the highest possible standards of patient care.
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Mentoring and Supervision: Provide mentoring and clinical supervision to other staff members and trainees on placement, fostering professional growth and development within the team.
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Leadership Support: Assist the team manager in leading the MAS team, ensuring that the assessment, formulation, planning, and monitoring of care provided to patients and their carers are of the highest quality.
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Promotion of Trust Values: Actively promote and uphold the Trust values within the MAS service, ensuring compliance with the NMC and HPC codes of conduct.
Skills and Experience Required:
- Qualifications: Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with current NMC registration.
- Experience: Significant experience in mental health services, particularly in dementia care, and experience in a similar role at Band 6 or equivalent.
- Specialist Knowledge: Advanced knowledge of dementia care, assessment tools, and intervention strategies.
- Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams and external agencies.
- Leadership: Proven ability to mentor and supervise staff, and to support team leadership in a clinical setting.
- Risk Management: Strong skills in identifying and managing risk within mental health services.
Application Information:
This is a full-time, fixed-term position from 01/09/2024 to 30/11/2024. If you are a compassionate and experienced RMN with a passion for dementia care, we encourage you to apply for this role.
