Night Service Co-Ordinator
Active Care Group
- Stafford, Staffordshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 37.62 Hours (Monday - Sunday rota)
- To take a handover from all wards including updates on any incidents, staffing levels and actions required to be carried forward.
- Make any required changes to staffing ensuring each ward has an equal allocation of permanent/agency staff, skill/gender mix.
- Attempt to cover any shifts not covered by using the Matrix system.
- Each ward should report all incidents, seclusions, sickness, DNA's to the Night Coordinator to be recorded on the Night report at the end of each shift.
- Prepare a Night Report detailed below which should be shared with Ward Managers, Matron and Hospital Director
- Visit each ward throughout the night to ensure observations are being carried out and all colleagues are alert.
- Completion of 24 hour reports and CQC notifications alongside other documentation as advised by on call management
- Handover to the Ward Managers/CTLs in the morning.
- The Night Report will include:
- Actual staffing numbers against Budgeted staffing numbers
- Young people on enhanced support and what level
- Any incidents that have occurred
- Any planned interventions that have been missed (e.g. a missed NG feed) including reasons
- Any trips to General or other hospitals
- Anyone on overnight leave
- Any out of hours contractors (e.g. emergency carpenter) that needs to be called
- A legal right to work in the U.K.
- Qualified Mental Health Nurse with 12 months plus post registration experience with active NMC registration
- Knowledge of NMC standards and guidelines, requests and professional practices
- Evidence of post registration continuing professional development
- Demonstrates a positive attitude and commitment to change, improvement and quality
- Ability to develop and use flexible and innovative approaches to practise
- Good working knowledge of the Mental Health Act
- Ability to undertake physical requirements of PRICE training
- Responsive and flexible
- Minimum 2 years experience post registration in mental health and ideally CAMHS with evidence of continued professional development in the relevant field.
- Minimum 2 years experience of working as a CTL/deputy ward manager or similar senior nursing role ideal but not essential