Registered Nurse Mental Health RMN

We are currently recruiting on behalf of one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, for Mental Health Nurse to join the established team within Adult Acute Services in an independent mental health hospital in Cheadle, Stockport.

The hospital is a specialist provider of complex mental health services, providing clinical excellence across 12 wards which include acute adult wards, Eating Disorder Service, CAMHS, Rehabilitation, Acute and PICU services.

Their acute mental health units for adult male and female patients offer a 24-hour admission service to support local NHS services and PICU wards. The ethos of the acute wards is to provide support in a crisis and offer therapeutic engagement during the in-patient stay. The specialist inpatient acute teams are committed to providing the highest quality of care, supporting patients with a wide range of mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia, personality disorder, depression, bipolar disorder and other diagnoses, in safe and highly therapeutic environments.

This is a full time permanent role and offers a competitive salary of £36,291-£38,716.08 per annum plus

• £5,000 Welcome Bonus
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised lunches
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off
• Online benefits and cashback rewards
• Dedicated career pathway
• Funded training opportunities
• Competitive salary
• NMC payment in full
• Pay enhancements:

Job Description

The duties of the role include but are not limited to:

• Providing and supporting nursing care to the ward and acting as a named nurse for a defined group of patients
• Assessing, planning and delivering, with the patient and their carer/family, nursing care which takes account of patient needs, choices and wishes.
• Accurately communicating with, observing and engaging with Service Users in order to assess need and evaluate progress.
• Promotion of and adherence to the DBT model
• Understanding and participating in relevant quality improvement processes and clinical governance
• Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to Service Users and their families
• Acting as the Nurse in charge of the Ward ensuring as far as reasonable and practicable a safe environment
• Maintaining good clinical records and team communication
• Supporting and contributing to MDT practice
• Adhering to codes of practice and national guidelines

About You

• Active Registration with the NMC
• Knowledge of NMC standards guidelines, requests and professional practices.
• Demonstrates a positive attitude and commitment to service improvement and quality.
• Ability to develop and use flexible and innovative approaches to practice
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills, IT literate

For further information please contact Maxine or alternatively forward your CV for consideration