Mental Health Nurse

Service Care Solutions; Crawley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Mental Health Nurse for a forensic hospital in Sussex. This role involves working with male patients and requires strong communication and teamwork skills. The ideal candidate will possess a valid NMC pin and relevant training, with an opportunity for ongoing professional development and bonuses.

Benefits

£250 Referral Bonus after 150 hours

£150 Job Referral bonus

Free Registration Process including DBS Check and Training

Dedicated Specialist Consultant

£250 Yearly CPD/Training Allowance

Qualifications

• Experience working with secure Mental Health and/or challenging behaviours.
• Training in PMVA and current Basic Life Support.
• Ability to be flexible and adhere to varying shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Work within a team under supervision of the Senior Nurse.
• Provide care to male service users in a secure environment.
• Ensure effective communication with team and patients.

Skills

Communication Skills

Team Working Skills

Flexibility

Knowledge of Mental Health Conditions

Education

Valid NMC pin

PMVA Training

Basic Life Support

Mandatory Training

Job description

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Service Care Solutions are recruiting a Mental health Nurse to work with one of our Forensic private hospitals in Sussex. The hours will be split of earlies, lates, long days and night shifts, with a possibility of being block booked going forward.

Service Information

• The service is a forensic secure mental health hospital which consists of only males service users.
• The hospital is set within rural green hospital grounds, within easy reach and comes with free parking on site, making for excellent transport links for staff.
• As a Mental Health Nurse, you will be working within a team that includes a range of professionals.
• You will work under the supervision of the Senior Nurse on shift and will need to have good communication skills, excellent team working skills, be highly self-motivated with a flexible approach, and have some appreciation of mental health conditions.

Person Specification

The successful applicant must have:

• demonstrable Knowledge and experience working within secure Mental Health and/or challenging behaviours.
• Practical PMVA Training and Basic Life Support dated within 12 months.
• Mandatory Training dates within 12 months
• Valid NMC pin
• Fantastic communication skills
• Ability to work flexibly and commit to working hours mentioned above.
• It would be beneficial if the applicant is a driver due to the location and shift start times but there is a local bus service that has an agreement to stop at the end of the main drive for staff.

Service Care Solutions Benefits

At Service Care Solutions, we recognise increasing pressures on care staff, both work-based and financial, and want to help ease that burden.

• £250 Referral Bonus Paid after completion of 150 hours for any newly registered candidates who are referred over.
• £150 Job Referral Find your own job bonus - Receive £150 for bringing your own position to us, alternatively this also applies if you are not happy with your current agency but settled in your role we can pay £150 to switch.
• FREE Registration Process including Enhanced DBS Check, Occupational Health Appointments, Mandatory and Practical Training, Uniform
• Dedicated and Experienced One-to-One Specialist Consultant
• £250 Yearly CPD/Training Allowance/Registration Body Renewal