Mental Health Nurse

Elysium Healthcare; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a qualified Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join their specialist team at the Farndon Unit. This role involves delivering compassionate care, assessing and evaluating patient needs, and mentoring junior staff in a purpose-built facility for women with complex mental health needs.

Benefits

33 days annual leave plus birthday off

Free meals and parking

Career development and training opportunities

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts and offers

Qualifications

• Qualified Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with a nursing qualification and NMC registration.
• Strong teamwork and self-motivation skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, effective nursing care to service users.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Mentor and support team members.

Skills

Teamwork

Self-Motivation

Compassion

Flexibility

Commitment to Quality Care

Education

Relevant Nursing Qualification

NMC Registration

Job description

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Job Title: Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

As a qualified Mental Health Nurse (RMN), you will provide specialist care for people with a diagnosis of severe and enduring mental illness, personality disorder, and/or mild learning disability.

The wards are busy, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated, offering routine and variety. Your daily responsibilities will include:

1. Providing high-quality, effective, and compassionate nursing care to service users.
2. Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
3. Mentoring and supporting team members.
4. Observing, recording, and reporting all service user changes, maintaining accurate care records.

Skills and Knowledge Required

• A relevant nursing qualification.
• NMC registration.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• A high level of self-motivation and flexibility.
• A positive attitude, caring, and compassionate nature.
• A commitment to high-quality care, values, and evidence-based practice.

Work Location

You will be working at the Farndon Unit, a purpose-built low secure hospital offering personalized assessment and recovery-based treatment pathways, including trauma-specific pathways, for women with complex care needs.

You will join a multidisciplinary team providing specialist care for individuals with severe and enduring mental illness, personality disorder, or mild learning disability.

The facility includes general low secure wards and a recovery ward area within the secure perimeter, supporting recovery and rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

As a qualified RMN, your daily tasks will include:

• Providing compassionate nursing care.
• Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
• Supporting and mentoring team members.
• Monitoring, recording, and reporting service user changes, ensuring accurate documentation.

Benefits

• Annual salary of £36,362.
• 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off.
• Free meals and parking.
• Wellbeing support and activities to promote work-life balance.
• Career development and training opportunities.
• Pension scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Enhanced Maternity Package.
• Additional benefits including retail discounts and offers.