#MentalHealthNursing #Job post in #Community #Nursing in #Nottingham
A great team to work with, #supportive, #friendly & #dynamic
Which I would say as the team manager
Please RT & share as we want great #candidates to come and work with us and our clients
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#MentalHealthNursing #Job post in #Community #Nursing in #Nottingham
A great team to work with, #supportive, #friendly and #dynamic.
Which I would say as the team manager.
Please toot and share as we want great #candidates to come and work with us and our clients.
https://recruitment.nottshc.nhs.uk/recruitment-current-vacancies#!/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham/Nottinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_Mental_Health_Community/Adult_Mental_Health_Community-v4902504?_ts=9194

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#CriticalMentalHealth #MentalHealthNursing
#Autoethnography

1/2 I’m co-editing a new Routledge volume:Autoethnographies in Psychology and Mental Health:New Voices. We’re looking for 5 more chapter contributors, specifically mental health system survivors - patients or worker..

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@freddie The advice I would give you is to break #MentalHealthNursing into seperate #hashtags -> #Mental #Health #Nursing thus inscreasing your foot print on #Mastodon :)

I hope you've found my #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing toots interesting today and you've learnt a bit more about the reality of the role. Of course no two days are the same in my job so this is just a sample. Any questions?

Time to hand over, I let the incoming nurse know that Bob wants to have a chat with him about booking a visit home for his mum's birthday and give an update on the other patients as well as the management plan for Sam's increased observations overnight. Then I thank my colleagues for everything they've done through the shift, check everybody's ok and they don't need any extra support then it's time to go home ready to do it all again tomorrow #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing

Time for the last medication round of my shift, I'll check that I've signed for everything and that the clinic's tidy for the night staff. Then I'll update the e-staffing system ready for the night shift and check with my colleagues whether there's anything they need me to hand over to the night shift. #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing

Time to make a start on writing some notes while the patients are having their dinner, I'll document what each patient has done during the day such as going out on leave or therapeutic activities and document how their mood and mental state has been as well as whether they've taken medication or not. These notes will get used as part of the weekly MDT summaries so it's important to make sure they're accurate #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing

Ron* wants to go out on ground leave before it gets dark, I write a risk assessment on the system to say I've assessed his suitability for leave, he's a bit anxious but knowing Ron I know stretching his legs and getting a bit of fresh air will help him. He's got a really good relationship with Andy, one of the support workers so I ask him to escort him and suggest trying out the new menu in the canteen (*not his real name) #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing

Psychotropic drugs can cause weight gain and increase the likelihood of physical health issues like diabetes so regular physical activity is encouraged. For transferred prisoners or others with no leave going the unit gym might be their only way of exercising #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing

It's my turn to sit on Sam's obs for an hour, as well as physically being next to a person to keep them safe it's a chance to speak to them and build a relationship. As well as chatting about what's been on TV over the weekend Sam tells me how he's coping after his recent bereavement and the effect it's had on his mental health. We talk about coping strategies he could use and how compassionate leave for the funeral would be arranged #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing

Time for midday medication, once everyone's had their medication I go and see Tom* and let him know his depot (long acting medication injection) is due today, he agrees to have it and says he'd prefer it in his bedroom so I give one of my colleagues a call to come and check the depot with me. Then I give Tom his injection and ask him to let me know if he experiences any problems afterward (*not his real name) #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing

Lunchtime, we give the patients a shout then I'll send a couple of colleagues through to supervise the dining room while patients eat. While the patients are having their lunch I'll quickly grab a bite to eat myself before I review the lunchtime medication cards #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing

One of the doctors has come down the ward to review a patient's observation levels. Over the weekend nursing staff had been concerned about an increased risk of self harm after he'd received some bad news and put him on what we call "close obs" meaning he'll be within a nurse's eyesight all the time. After a chat with Sam* it's decided the most appropriate thing is to maintain his obs and to look at some grief counselling sessions (*not his real name) #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing

All the patients under my care are what's known as formal or sectioned patients. Some have come in through the criminal justice system, others have come from other hospitals where they haven't been able to manage their risks effectively #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing

While the OT is running the group I take the opportunity to check whether any leave sheets are due to expire during the week and call the secretary to ask for them to be renewed. This is a really important job because an out of date leave sheet means legally I can't let a patient out of the building #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing

Straight after this meeting the occupational therapist (OT) will usually do an activity with patients, this morning it's the coffee and current affairs group. Being in hospital can leave you cut off from what happens outside the 4 walls. This a good opportunity to talk about what's in the papers and the social aspect helps a lot of patients #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing

Time to chair the morning meeting, this is a chance for patients to book activities like time in the IT suite or leave off the unit (commonly known as Section 17) for the week #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing

There's still Bob's* summary to be done so I'll go through the notes to write up how he's been over the past week. There's also a section to pass on any requests from the patient. Bob comes to ask if there's been any post this morning so I can ask him myself. It's his mum's birthday next week so he'd like to ask if he can have a home visit to go and see her. I tell him I'll speak to his primary nurse and promise to let the MDT know (*not his real name) #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing

Medication round out of the way it's time to send any orders that need filling to pharmacy and check the weekly patient summaries are done ready for the multidisciplinary team meeting #ADayInTheLife #MentalHealthNursing