Mental Health Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Registered Mental Health Nurse

Trust Location: Greater Manchester

Pay Rates: £15.04 - £23.61 excluding Holiday pay

Shift Patterns: Long days, Nights, Twilight and Split shifts

As a Mental Health Nurse, youre not only supporting service users and patients in their most challenging times, but also mentoring them to become the best version of themselves.

Having an open mind and a flexible approach to care is key within this sector. This will enable you to establish the best possible ways to care for your service user or patient. You will develop exceptionally positive and robust relationships with patients and their families, building trust and confidence.

The Greater Manchester Mental HealthTrust provides care and treatment for people with mild to moderate conditions such as depression, anxiety and dementia, through to high-level mental health illnesses such as schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder.

As a Mental Health Nurse with NHS professionals, youll be working across one of our mental health units located across six boroughs: Bury, Glossop, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside. With over 88 different locations youll be able to choose the most appropriate for your skill set.

NHS Professionals Mental Health Nurse Testimonial:

A typical day is varied with different roles and levels of responsibility; youre kept busy but not taken advantage of. What I love most about the role is variety, being made part of the team even if just for a shift. Staff on the wards are very supportive and give good orientations and information to support me in my role.

Whatever your motivations, if you have a passion for mental health nursing and would like to join a supportive team with inspiring leadership and support, wed love to hear from you.

We currently have work available on:

Working Age Adult Wards

Older Mental Health Wards

Forensics/ Secure Units

A&E Liaison Units

CAMH wards and Secure Units

Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit

Home based / Community Treatment Teams

Youll receive the following benefits:

Exclusive access to first choice of shifts or placements at your Trust before they are made available to agency

Wellbeing incentives take advantage of the wellbeing hub

Competitive pay rates work this week, get paid next week

Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go access your My Bank shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone

Essential support when you need it 24/7 365 days Call us anytime

Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts if you wish to

Varied working options to suit your lifestyle access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements

Training and development opportunities

Build holiday allowance for every shift you work

Stakeholder pension scheme available

What youll be responsible for:

You will be involved in providing a high level of safe and effective care

Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care

Adhere to all Trust policies, procedures and guidelines

Liaise with the multidisciplinary team

Provide mentorship and support to others

The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

Youll need to have the following qualification/experience:

A minimum of 6 months paid experience in a Mental Health Hospital environment within the last 3 years

NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices

Restraint and ILS Training completed within the last 12 months (desirable)

Who are NHS Professionals?

We are NHS Professionals (NHSP), working together to care for patients in the NHS. Providing you with the power to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of 6 months paid experience in a Mental Health Hospital environment within the last 3 years
• NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices

Desirable

• Restraint and ILS Training completed within the last 12 months (desirable)

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Tameside General Hospital

Fountain Street

Ashton-under-lyne

Lancashire

OL6 9RW

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)