Job Purpose
To deliver safe, compassionate, and evidence-based mental health nursing care for individuals experiencing acute, chronic, or crisis-related psychiatric conditions.
The role focuses on holistic care, patient advocacy, and interdisciplinary collaboration to promote recovery, resilience, and reintegration into society.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Care
- Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments, including risk assessments (suicidality, aggression, self-harm).
- Administer prescribed medications, monitor side effects, and ensure medication adherence.
- Implement individualised care plans in collaboration with psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and occupational therapists.
- Provide crisis intervention, de-escalation techniques, and emergency psychiatric care.
- Support patients in managing symptoms, daily living activities, and rehabilitation.
Therapeutic Interventions
- Facilitate therapeutic groups (e.g., psychoeducation, stress management, coping strategies etc).
- Deliver evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) informed techniques, motivational interviewing, and trauma-informed care.
- Educate patients and families about mental health conditions, treatment plans, and relapse prevention.
Patient Advocacy & Safety
- Ensure patient rights, dignity, privacy (whenever required) and confidentiality are maintained.
- Promote a recovery-oriented and stigma-free care environment.
- Implement safety protocols to prevent harm, including suicide prevention strategies.
Documentation & Compliance
- Maintain accurate, timely, transparent, and legally compliant patient records.
- Participate in audits, quality improvement initiatives, and clinical governance activities.
- Adhere to national and institutional mental health policies, protocols, and regulatory frameworks.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Actively participate in case conferences, family meetings, and multidisciplinary ward rounds.
- Coordinate continuity of care during admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Key Competencies
- Clinical Expertise: Skilled in psychiatric nursing, psychopharmacology, and crisis management.
- Therapeutic Communication: Empathetic listening, non-judgmental approach, and conflict resolution.
- Critical Thinking: Ability to analyse complex clinical situations and act decisively.
- Cultural Competence: Sensitivity to diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and psychosocial needs.
- Teamwork & Leadership: Effective collaboration and mentorship of junior nurses.
Qualifications & Experience
- Essential:
- GNM or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (B.sc Nursing).
- Valid nursing license/registration with state nursing council.
- Operating and handling computer and necessary applications to manage workflows
Desirable:
- Minimum 1-2 years of clinical experience, preferably in psychiatric or mental health nursing as a patient facing nurses
- Postgraduate qualification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing.
- Training in evidence-based psychotherapies or de-escalation techniques.
- Research or quality improvement experience in mental health.
Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Patient safety metrics (incidents of self-harm, aggression, or medication administration errors, Early Warning Sign Alerts, Hypoglycaemia, Patient Fall, Incidence of hospital-acquired Pressure Injury including device-associated and Medical Adhesive related injuries, early phlebitis).
- Patient and family satisfaction scores.
- Compliance with care plans and treatment protocols.
- Contribution to quality audits, documentation accuracy, and regulatory compliance.
- Participation in training, supervision, and continuing education.
