Job Description

Your Day-to-Day...

 

• Produce outstanding written reports based on your nursing assessments and observations
• Work closely with the management team to develop the service, audit, and improve quality
• Attend all training and engage in CPD to further knowledge and promote nursing
• Under NMC guidelines, ensure that individual care plans are complete & maintained collectively with residents, relatives and other healthcare professionals
• Administer prescribed medicines with Healthcare procedure and Healthcare Commission guidelines.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Essential: • Experience as a Registered Nurse Mental Health / RMN or Learning Disability / RNLD or General Nurse / RGN with a current Pin Number • Experience in a learning disability service/ward or with those who have learning disabilities. • The ability to maintain documentation, undertake audits and demonstrate integrity in your role • Well informed of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 & have an understanding of latest nursing practices • A commitment to patient recovery in order to effectively monitor, manage and reduce risk • Compassion, resilience and a dedication to empower and support service user independence. Desirable: • The ability to deputise in a clinical lead role • An interest in leadership, research and assessment • Experience working in a residential service