Natalie Jones

• Lead complex Tier 4 cases for children aged 12-18 years suffering with acute mental health issues. Deliver DBT informed skills. Work closely with other agencies to work collaboratively to deliver holistic care.
• Assess, diagnose and treat within my non medical prescriber competencies. I work with many young children with a diagnosis of ASD/ADHD alongside other mental health conditions.
• Provide support to carer's and families within the home environment. Develop treatment plans in alignment with patient diagnosis, consistently promoting patient wellness and putting them in the centre of their care.
• Educate patients and families on diagnosis, prognosis and treatment options to support informed medical decisions.
• Monitored and enforced medical practice compliance, supporting CQC and NHS/CCG quality monitoring inspections.
• Documented patient medical history and data in company Paris system to retain accurate charts.
• Prescribe medication to treat diagnosed conditions or illnesses.

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate programmes of care for those clients allocated to myself.

Provide clinically effective and evidence based nursing care for patients

Supervise the work of junior staff.

Carry out risk assessments and ensure the unit manager is made aware of any patient they consider to be at risk and/or vulnerable.

Maintain an accurate and up-to-date record of patient presentation and progress using the relevant documentation.

Participate in the review of at risk/vulnerable patient.

To adopt the role of named nurse for those patients/ clients allocated.

Promote a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approach to patient care on the ward. To arrange meetings regarding patient care as directed by the MDT including writing Care and Treatment Plan (CTP) reports for identified patients. Seek appropriate community placements in conjunction with the MDT To support the patient to access advice in relation to the appropriate benefits.

Act up in absence of the unit line manager

Delegate tasks and duties responsibly, considering skills and competency.

Provide support and advice as required by junior members within the team.

Participate in managerial supervision of support

Participate in meetings as directed by the unit line manager.

Ensure that the unit line manager is made aware of any untoward incidents. . Assist the unit line manager in providing statistical information as and when required. To participate in the training of nursing students and students of other disciplines To participate in the Personal Appraisal Development Review (PADR) process promoting professional development Personal Responsibilities: To develop their range of clinical skills

Maintain a positive attitude

Keep abreast of most recent professional nursing issues

Manage their own health and wellbeing, whilst promoting a sensible work life balance.

Ensure that all mandatory and statutory training is completed.

Maintain their individual personal profile as per revalidation requirements.

Administer medication safely to patients.

Worked closely with fellow nurses, doctors and clinicians for consistent communication and continued best care practices.

Established positive rapport with patients and families through active listening and compassionate care.

Recognise own professional accountability in line the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) code of conduct

• Triage and determine urgency of new referrals to the service
• Carry out comprehensive assessments of an individuals health and social care needs in a variety of settings and agree the most appropriate course of action
• To assess, evaluate and manage clinical risk
• To formulate a plan of care based on identified need
• Deliver evidence based crisis interventions as appropriate
• Review effectiveness of care plan at regular intervals
• To work collaboratively with service users, carers and partner agencies
• To coordinate the clinic work of a day by day basis
• To maintain computer held care records in an accurate and timely fashion
• Undertake all work in a culturally sensitive manner
• Act in accordance with the Care Programme Approach, Care Management System, Acute and Schedule Care Pathways as appropriate.
• Develop effective working relationships with inpatient, community and voluntary organisations.
• Regularly review own clinical work with supervisor to promote efficacy and contribute to the overall management of the HTT
• Deliver supervision and facilitate annual PDR with more junior members of staff
• Participate in own PDR process, identifying training and development needs, and pursuing relevant actions to maintain and improve level of competence and effective contribution
• Act as mentor to learners, keep up to date with relevant course and curriculum developments, and maintain sign off status
• Participate in training relevant to role, including training needs for the team.
• Promote insight and understanding of mental health issues to service users, carers, and other agencies
• Contribute to audit, research and evaluation as appropriate
• Contribute to service development and review of development within the team.