Registered Nurse - Mental Health Older Adult

Registered Mental Health nurses are responsible for the application of the Framework of the Nursing Process to deliver high standards of client / patient nursing care for patients with a range of mental disorders, substance misuse, learning disability or co-morbidity, under the clinical supervision of the caseload holder / charge nurse / team leader, senior charge nurse or practitioner. The registered nurse has delegated responsibility for the appraisal and clinical supervision of students and clinical / healthcare support workers in the provision of care and treatment within a defined clinical service, under the management and leadership of the team leader / senior charge nurse or practitioner Additional for those with 2 years post registration Acting as Named Nurse (or equivalent), responsible for the application of the framework of the Nursing Process to ensure a high standard of client / patient care, delegated by the charge nurse / team leader, senior charge nurse or practitioner who provides clinical supervision to the post holder and retains overall responsibility for patient care. Coordinating and supervising a small team of junior nurses or practitioners, students and clinical support workers in delivering care. Where required the post holder will undertake a delegated range of duties of the charge nurse, team leader / senior charge nurse or practitioner in their absence, including taking charge of the clinical area,

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From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37. 5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings. NHS Lanarkshire will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37. 5 hours per week until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37-hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.


• Registered Mental Health Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• The post holder will be required to demonstrate excellent teamwork skills with the ability to work using own initiative
• Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology
It would be great if you also have
• Up to date with NHS mandatory training
• Open to newly qualified or experienced staff
• Recent experience in old age psychiatry
• Good knowledge of mental health legislation
• Demonstrate evidence-based practice
• Clinical practice skills, Phlebotomy, ECG interpretation etc
• Car driver with a full, valid UK / EU / EEA licence and access to vehicle essential for community posts, Care experienced applicants are people who live / have lived with foster parents / kinship carers or who live / have lived in a residential children's setting / secure unit.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interviews may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations. Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK / EU / EEA licence. NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire! Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provides hospital-based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension ) Paid sick leave increases with length of service Occupational health services Employee counselling services Work-life Balance policies and procedures NHS Lanarkshire has a range of support services on topics that can impact both your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling.