Band 5 Mental Health Nurse

Atlantis Medical; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a passionate and experienced mental health nurse to join a well-established team in a South West England acute hospital. The role involves delivering critical nursing and psychosocial interventions, ensuring high standards of patient care, and supporting colleagues in complex situations. This opportunity is ideal for a dedicated professional with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to mental health care.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of working in a mental health setting.
• Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct and adult safeguarding procedures.
• Ability to manage demanding situations and exposure to aggressive behavior.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of nursing and psychosocial interventions.
• Provide one-to-one nursing for distressed patients.
• Support hospital colleagues in complex treatment decisions.

Skills

Mental Health experience

Adult safeguarding

Interpersonal skills

Emotional management

Dealing with aggression

Workload planning

Knowledge of Mental Health presentations

NMC Code of Conduct

Risk management knowledge

Job description

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We need passionate and experienced mental health nurse to work in a well-established team at an acute hospital in the South West England, to assist and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.

Description:

The priority for the post holder will be to provide

• High level of nursing and observation
• Delivering a range of nursing and psychosocial interventions to help reduce the patients' distress.
• Assist and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.
• Provide one-to-one nursing for behaviorally disturbed, distressed, or confused patients
• Offer support and advice to patients presenting with a range of undifferentiated mental health, psychological problems, and psychiatric illnesses
• Deliver a range of nursing and psychosocial interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate
• Assist and support general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations
• Represent mental health services within the general hospital

Skills:

• Demonstrable experience of working in mental health setting
• Knowledge and experience of adult safeguarding procedures
• Restraint of patients using approved techniques
• Handling patient valuables and storing appropriately
• Ability to deal with emotional and distressing situations
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Respects the privacy and dignity of individual
• Ability to manage demanding situations
• Ability to cope with exposure to aggressive behaviour
• The ability to plan own workload
• To have knowledge of Mental Health presentations and appropriate interventions.
• NMC Code of Conduct.
• Knowledge of risk management and how to plan care to account for risk.

To apply to this role please reply with your updated CV and the job reference number - BS//RMN2