Bank Mental Health Nurse

Practice Plus Group Holdings Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Bank Mental Health Nurse to join their Inpatients team. This role involves delivering compassionate care in a secure setting, focusing on both mental and physical health needs. Candidates should be NMC registered and possess experience in multi-disciplinary teams. Competitive hourly rates apply, enhancing your skill set in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC as a Mental Health Nurse.
• Experience in a hospital or prison environment (ideal but not essential).
• Ability to assess patients effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a nurse-led service and prevent hospital admissions.
• Undertake medication rounds and dispense controlled medication.
• Contribute to the nursing strategy by providing evidence-based care.

Skills

Compassionate approach

Understanding of mental health policy

Experience in multi-disciplinary team

Education

NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bank Mental Health Nurse to join our Inpatients team at HMP Thameside, a Category‐B Prison located in Greenwich, South‐East London. Our 18-bed unit provides 24‑hour care to patients with a mix of mental and physical health needs. You will work with a multi‑disciplinary team that supports you and helps you succeed.

Hours – Monday to Sunday, Days: 07:00‑19:30, Nights: 19:00‑07:30.

Responsibilities

• Work within a multi‑disciplinary team to deliver a nurse‑led service and prevent hospital admissions.
• Undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication, attend emergency response situations, assess patients, and undertake reception screening.
• Use your skills and knowledge to deliver nurse‑led clinics to your patient group whilst being supported by a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Contribute to our nursing strategy and vision by providing outstanding evidence‑based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to, and acting on their feedback so that care is personalized and informed by what matters to them.
• Deliver non‑judgmental care that makes a real difference, as defined throughout our bespoke Health in Justice competency framework.

Qualifications & Experience

• NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse.
• Experience of the complexities of multi‑disciplinary and multi‑agency working.
• A non‑judgmental and compassionate approach.
• Understanding of mental health policy including clinical governance, the quality and outcomes framework, and national standards such as NICE.
• Experience in a hospital, community or prison environment (ideal but not essential).

Secure environments are extremely challenging yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across more than 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We are the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first regardless of their background.

Core Values

• We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated.
• We act with integrity.
• We embrace diversity.
• We strive to do things better together.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to unlock your best work life and we stand by these core values.

This is a bank role and you will receive an hourly rate of £26.05 (weekdays) and £28.12 (nights & weekends).