Bank Comm MH Nurse Band6

The Methodist Church in Britain; South Shields; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Staff Bank is seeking a Bank Registered Mental Health Nurse to cover shifts across its community mental health services. The role focuses on safe, person-centred nursing for adults with complex mental health needs, including rehabilitation care coordination and family intervention.

Shifts are self-set, suiting experienced RMNs who want broader clinical exposure across teams. Applicants need RMN registration and at least three years post-registration experience.

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Registration with NMC as RMN
• Minimum of 3 years post-registration experience
• Experience supervising junior staff
• Experience in multidisciplinary teams
• Experience with adults with mental health problems

Responsibilities

• Cover shifts across Oxleas departments where the MDT identifies a need for an RMN
• Provide safe, person-centred nursing care under the direction of a nurse in charge
• Develop and deliver face-to-face self-management programmes for psychosis information, medication, symptom management and relapse prevention
• Coordinate care using recovery-based planning across health and social care needs
• Deliver family intervention when trained and supervised
• Address cultural and ethnic differences in beliefs about mental states and treatment
• Work with people in rehabilitation using biopsychosocial formulation and negotiation of treatment options
• Collaborate with families and other agencies to support recovery

Skills

RMN registration

Post-registration experience

Team supervision

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clozapine and depot meds

Communication skills

Policy framework knowledge

Community experience

Agency liaison

Group facilitation

Job description

Bank Registered Mental Health Nurse post on the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Staff Bank, covering shifts across its community mental health services. The work is safe, person-centred nursing for adults with complex and enduring mental health needs, including rehabilitation care coordination and family intervention. Shifts are self-set, suiting experienced RMNs who want broader clinical exposure across teams. Applicants need RMN registration and at least three years post-registration experience.

What the job involves

• Cover shifts across Oxleas departments where the multidisciplinary team identifies a need for an RMN to care for patients with complex and enduring mental health needs
• Provide safe, person-centred nursing care under the direction of a nurse in charge, with accountability for organising and directing that care
• Develop and deliver face-to-face self-management programmes covering psychosis information, medication, symptom management, crisis planning, relapse prevention and recovery goals
• Coordinate care using recovery-based care planning, working flexibly to meet individual goals across health and social care needs including housing, benefits and debt advice
• Deliver family intervention when trained and supervised
• Address cultural and ethnic differences in beliefs about the causes of unusual mental states, treatment expectations and adherence
• Work with people in rehabilitation using skills in engagement, biopsychosocial formulation, assessment, explanatory models of illness, explaining treatment options and negotiation
• Work with families of people with psychosis and apply conflict management and resolution

What’s required

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• NMC registration
• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) registration

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years post registration
• Experience of supervising junior staff
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working with adults with mental health problems

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge and skills in managing clients on clozapine and depot medication
• Experience of working within policy frameworks in a regulated patient care setting
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to have

• 2 years community experience
• Experience of liaising with other agencies
• Experience of facilitating, planning or supporting groups in a healthcare setting, smoking cessation or activities