Nurse Clinician

4 days ago


Singapur, Singapore Institute of Mental Health Full time

Overview

Nurse Clinician (Community Mental Health Team) role at Institute of Mental Health. The Nurse Clinician is responsible for providing clinical nursing leadership in the delivery of safe and competent patient care and maintains accountability for clinical standards and nursing practice in Community Psychiatric Nursing Service (CPNS) / Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).

Job Description

The Nurse Clinician is responsible for providing clinical nursing leadership in the delivery of safe and competent patient care and maintains accountability for clinical standards and nursing practice in CPNS / CMHT.

Responsibilities
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Plans and conducts clinical teaching to new staff / trainees
  • Serves as an expert clinical and management resource within the team and provides direct care during home visits
  • Orientates and precepts new nurses and trainees
  • Mentors nurses through intensive clinical supervision, role modelling and nursing practice
  • Conducts on-the-job clinical teaching and identifies learning needs of nursing staff and patient service assistants within the department
  • Conducts staff performance appraisal in collaboration with the Senior Nurse Manager
  • Clinical
  • Conducts home visits and performs bio-psycho-social assessments for clients and their home environment
  • Plans, implements and documents effective and comprehensive care plans with the multidisciplinary team for clients on identified problems/needs
  • Assists clients in developing their own rehabilitation goals and plans
  • Monitors clients’ progress, supervises their medication and administers injections as prescribed by the doctor
  • Assesses client’s mental and physical status and notifies the doctor when there are aberrations or improvements in the patient’s condition
  • Demonstrates knowledge of medication action, mode of administration, side effects and contraindications for commonly used psychiatric and medical medications
  • Administers depot injections and performs treatments as ordered by the doctor
  • Reports all medication errors and near misses promptly to the reporting officer for immediate action
  • Adheres to infection control practices in the delivery of care
  • Maintains required certification in resuscitative techniques
  • Prepares or escorts clients for admission to hospital when necessary
  • Monitors compliance to follow-up and treatment regimes. Encourages clients to be compliant with treatment
  • Maintains safe storage of depot injections (if any)
  • Demonstrates knowledge of therapeutic modalities such as ACT, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Psychotropic Medications, Illness Self Management Recovery, Family Nursing and Patient Education
  • Promotes and demonstrates therapeutic nurse-patient relationship in all patient interactions
  • Assesses, identifies and prioritizes patient and family learning needs, including communication limitations and need for alternative forms of communication
  • Provides relevant educational materials to patient and family
  • Demonstrates effective communication skills with patients and families
  • Provides counselling and psychological support to patients and their caregiver
  • Maintains proper documentation of care given in the patient’s record
  • Care Coordination
  • Assesses the needs of the client and the client’s family, coordinates, monitors, evaluates, and advocates for a package of services to meet complex needs
  • Coordinating delivery of care with available resources
  • Seeks information from other resources for inclusion in assessment and treatment plans for clients in the community
  • Demonstrates awareness of community resources available
  • Identifies client’s need for assistance with community resources and provides relevant information
  • Explores referrals to community resources where appropriate and assists client and family involvement in such services
  • Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team in client management
  • Leads or participates in case presentations and discussions
  • Reports on client progress and facilitates implementation of the multidisciplinary team’s decisions
  • Administers outcome measure tools timely and accurately
  • Training/Outreach
  • Participates in networking with community partners
  • Conducts training for community partners and external agencies
  • General
  • Provides oversight to data collection and maintains records of referrals for the team
  • Ensures all team members collect and submit data accurately and in a timely manner
  • Leads and participates in quality improvement initiatives
  • Assists in the implementation and evaluation of procedures or systems within the program
  • Leads or assists in research studies related to CMHT
  • Assists Team Leader or Senior Nurse Manager in management responsibilities such as supervising, guiding and counselling junior nurses
  • Deputises the Senior Nurse Manager in their absence
  • Maintains and monitors team cohesiveness, productivity, development needs, motivation, and barriers
  • Performs any other duties as assigned by the team leader / senior nurse manager
Requirements Competency
  • Passion to work in the community
  • Possess good interpersonal, communication, writing & IT skills
  • Able to build genuine and trusting relationships with clients
  • Familiar with healthcare environment
  • Able to work independently with good decision-making skills
  • Able to understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with clients across diverse cultures and backgrounds
  • Able to identify and manage acute psychiatric crises including suicidal ideation, self-harm, or aggression with de-escalation techniques and safety planning
  • Able to manage personal well-being to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue
  • Comfort using telehealth platforms, electronic health records, and digital tools for remote patient monitoring and communication
Educational And Professional Requirements
  • Diploma / Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Registered Mental Nurse/ Psychiatric Nursing Certificate/ Adv Diploma in Nursing (Mental Health)
  • Must be registered with Singapore Nursing Board
  • Minimum of 2 years working experience as Nurse Clinician
  • Demonstrates competent leadership, teaching, communication and interpersonal skills
About IMH

The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in Singapore, established in 1928, is a premier 2,000-bed psychiatric hospital nestled in Buangkok Green Medical Park, providing comprehensive mental health services across 50 inpatient wards and 7 outpatient clinics, while also playing a pivotal role in training the next generation of mental health professionals through collaborations with local academic institutions.

Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Health Care Provider
Industries
  • Hospitals and Health Care
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