Registered Mental Health Nurse - Acute Ward

Location Bristol
Job type Permanent
Salary £34,900 - 37,227 per year
Consultant Ryan Mann
Call 07485 387 525
Reference 199180

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 400+ reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Registered Mental Health Nurse to work in Bristol on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Registered Mental Health Nurse job is £34,900 - £37,227 per annum.

Day shifts: 7am to 7:30pm

Night shifts: 7pm to 7:30am

Benefits:

  • Excellent salary
  • Free on-site parking
  • Supplemented meals
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
  • Enhanced maternity pay
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
  • Access to development opportunities
  • Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
  • Leadership & management development
  • Long service award
  • Refer a friend bonuses
  • Welcome bonus
  • Fully funded DBS
  • Fully funded NMC registration
  • Return to Practice support
  • Mentorship experience
  • CPD top up

Main Duties:

  • Deliver prescribed care to a defined group of patients that reflect their individual needs.
  • Assess, plan and deliver, with the patient and their carer/family, nursing care which takes account of  patient choice and wishes and acting as the patients named nurse. This includes the evaluation and review of these plans, with the patient/Service User, on a frequent basis, that is reflective of their needs.
  • Contribute to a team approach to patient care in conjunction with all members of the Care team.
  • Build relationships and effectively communicates and engages with external professionals and stake holders.
  • Accurately communicate with, observe and engage with residents/Service Users in order to assess need and evaluate progress.
  • Understand and participate in relevant quality improvement processes and clinical governance.
  • Provide accurate information about care in an accessible format to residents/service Users and their families.
  • Prioritise nursing duties and delegate appropriately and effectively within the shift co-ordination Framework, working as nurse in charge as required, ensuring as far as reasonable practicable a safe environment.
  • Ensures record keeping is accurate and documentation is completed contemporaneously including daily notes and incident reports.
  • Escalate concerns appropriately regarding resident/service user well-being, incidents or staffing concerns in a timely manner.
  • Maintain a continued level of personal professional development to demonstrate contemporary practice and meet the requirements of revalidation, as a minimum.
  • Support new/junior/agency staff as required supporting colleagues to complete induction, and deliver person centred care to the standards required.
  • Completes all mandatory training and competency assessments required within the specified timescales.
  • Develops and maintains a good professional relationship with residents, colleagues and visitors responding promptly and courteously to requests, enquiries, concerns, complaints and suggestions.
  • Actively Participate in clinical supervision and reflective practice at least monthly.

Requirements of the Registered Mental Health Nurse:

  • Qualified Registered Nurse Mental Health/ Learning Disability
  • 6-12 months post registration experience with active NMC Registration and completed preceptorship or equivalent programme.
  • Knowledge of NMC standards 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.
  • Excellent verbal , interpersonal and written communication skills
  • IT literate

Contact:

This Registered Mental Health Nurse job is advertised by Ryan Mann; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.