Job summary
Knowing that youre making a difference to peoples lives is rewarding
in itself. But our many roles offer much more than that. As well as helping you
grow and develop your talent, we want you to feel proud of where you work and
what you do.
Priory Hospital Preston are
looking for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join their extensive clinical
and nursing team at Priory Hospital Preston to provide the highest standards of
care in line with the excellent reputation we are known for!
Main duties of the job
- Deliver high quality, service users focussed care
- Participate in the development of new services and care pathways
- Support the local implementation of the Group Nursing Strategy
- Engage in continuous quality improvement within your service
About us
The Priory Hospital Preston is part of the Priory Group, Europes
leading provider of specialist treatment in mental health. Set within lush and
green hospital grounds, within easy reach of the M6 and M55 and with free
parking on site, it is a 38-bedded independent mental health hospital which
provides Adult inpatient care across 2 Acute wards and 1 Eating Disorder ward. The hospital sits within close proximity to
the M6 and M55, making for excellent transport links for staff.
The hospital specialises in the management and treatment of patients
experiencing an acute mental health crisis with two dedicated acute wards as
well as a specialised unit to support patients with a diagnosis of an eating
disorder. Services work in partnership with the NHS to provide the best quality
outcomes for all patients. It has an established reputation for providing the
highest standards of care together with an extensive range of services
delivered across the three units.
An extensive clinical and nursing team work alongside therapy
disciplines of Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics and Activity
Coordinators throughout the hospital.
Patients can access ward specific therapeutic programmes aimed at
enhancing skills, self-care, coping strategies etc to support their admission
and discharge into the community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Caring for patients with acute conditions
- Building relationships and responding to the patients physical and
emotional needs, while delivering effective care.
- Administering patients' medications and treatments
- Monitoring patients
- Dealing with the specific symptoms of mental illness, de-escalating
stressful situations and helping patients overcome challenges.
- Interacting with patients' families and other care staff - offering
advice and information on patients' conditions.
- Preparing and maintaining patients records, producing care plans and
risk assessments
- Organizing group therapy sessions, including social and artistic events,
aimed at promoting patients' mental recovery
Priory Healthcare 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
- Relocation support (including
payment for accommodation or moving costs) up to £3000 (Terms apply)
Additional benefits for nurses at Preston:
- Welcome bonus
- Fully funded DBS
- Fully funded NMC registration
- Return to Practice support
- Mentorship experience
- CPD top up
- Management and Leadership
development opportunities
Please get in contact today
with Amy Leadbetter, Talent Acquisitions Partner on
AmyLeadbetter@priorygroup.com or 07872 871 506 - you can text me too!
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Caring for patients with acute conditions
- Building relationships and responding to the patients physical and
emotional needs, while delivering effective care.
- Administering patients' medications and treatments
- Monitoring patients
- Dealing with the specific symptoms of mental illness, de-escalating
stressful situations and helping patients overcome challenges.
- Interacting with patients' families and other care staff - offering
advice and information on patients' conditions.
- Preparing and maintaining patients records, producing care plans and
risk assessments
- Organizing group therapy sessions, including social and artistic events,
aimed at promoting patients' mental recovery
Priory Healthcare 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
- Relocation support (including
payment for accommodation or moving costs) up to £3000 (Terms apply)
Additional benefits for nurses at Preston:
- Welcome bonus
- Fully funded DBS
- Fully funded NMC registration
- Return to Practice support
- Mentorship experience
- CPD top up
- Management and Leadership
development opportunities
Please get in contact today
with Amy Leadbetter, Talent Acquisitions Partner on
AmyLeadbetter@priorygroup.com or 07872 871 506 - you can text me too!
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - Registered nurse with active NMC PIN with 12 months post qualifying experience
- - Relevant clinical experience
- - 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
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - Registered nurse with active NMC PIN with 12 months post qualifying experience
- - Relevant clinical experience
- - 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
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
