Psychiatric Nurse at Freedom Foundation

Job Description

• As a mental health nurse you'll play an important role helping clients and will need to show empathy along with excellent observational skills
• Mental health nurses provide support to people suffering from various mental health conditions. The work involves helping the client to recover from their illness or to come to terms with it in order to lead a positive life.
• Work is often carried out in multidisciplinary teams, liaising with psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers and other health professionals.

Responsibilities

• Assessing and talking to clients about their problems and discussing the best way to plan and deliver their care;
• Building relationships with clients to encourage trust, while listening to and interpreting their needs and concerns;
• Ensuring the correct administration of medication, including injections, and monitoring the results of treatment;
• Responding to distressed clients in a non-threatening manner and attempting to understand the source of distress;
• Applying 'de-escalation' techniques to help people manage their emotions and behaviour;
• Preparing and participating in group and/or one-to-one therapy sessions, both individually and with other health professionals;
• Providing evidence-based individual therapy, such as cognitive behaviour therapy for depression and anxiety;
• Organising social events aimed at developing clients' social skills and helping to reduce feelings of isolation;
• Preparing and maintaining client records and producing care plans and risk assessments;
• Ensuring that the legal requirements appropriate to a particular setting or group of clients are observed;
• Working with clients' families and carers, helping to educate them and the client about their mental health problems.