Mental Health Nurse (HR-20032)

Mental Health Nurse

• Location: Nottinghamshire
• Priory Group Division: Healthcare
• Vacancy Type: Permanent - Full-Time
• Salary: £31,500 - £44,648 +
• Hours: 37.5 Per Week

Winner of the 2020 APT-RAID Award for Excellence in Working with Challenging Behaviour.

Priory Hospital provides acute adult mental health servicesat our purpose-built facility in partnership with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust. After two years of successfully providing services for women, we opened a second service in May on behalf of the Trust for male patients, and we are about to open our brand new PICU service.

'Priory Hospital currently holds an Inadequate rating from the CQC. The hospital now has an all-new, experienced Senior Management Team, and we are looking for nurses who want to be part of our journey to be 'Outstanding' and who put patient care at the forefront of everything they do.' We are looking to build a proactive and dedicated team to positive change to help us turn this around.

Our RMN role involves:

• Providing a high standard of care to people with mental illness and personality disorders.
• Developing therapeutic relationships to optimise patient engagement.
• Following all codes of conduct, standards, and legislation, respecting the rights of others, and promoting ethical practice
• Contributing to patient assessments, compiling a plan of care alongside the individual, and monitoring patient progress
• At a more senior level, you will also need to lead shifts as well as mentoring and supporting student nurses and other members of the team

To be successful as an RMN, you will need:

• A relevant nursing qualification and registration
• Excellent teamwork skills, high self-motivation and a flexible approach - our units operate 24 hours, 7 days a week, and our nursing staff work shift patterns including weekends, bank holidays and nights.
• A commitment to patient-centred care and to values-based and evidence-based practice
• The drive to continually push your own personal learning and development.

In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• An established preceptorship programme.
• Relocation support (including payment for accommodation or moving costs), paid as a lump sum - Moving less than 100 miles up to £1,500 / If more than 100 miles up to £3,000.
• The benefits of working within a large organisation, including reduced rates and access to new schemes: gym memberships, IT technology and private healthcare.
• The opportunity to extend your skills within other specialisms.
• Leadership and management development
• Payment of NMC fees
• Enhanced maternity pay.
• Full induction and training package
• Supplemented meals
• Free parking
• Option to progress across Priory Network