Mental Health Nurse

Medacs Healthcare - Middle East; England; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for compassionate and skilled Mental Health Nurses to deliver high-quality care to patients in Gloucestershire. You will support individuals facing various mental health challenges while fostering trust and providing essential emotional support in a flexible shift environment. If you are a dedicated professional with a passion for improving lives, this opportunity in a dynamic setting may be perfect for you.

Benefits

Access to Care4Carers support service

Competitive pay rates

First sight of agency nursing shifts across multiple trusts

Next-day payroll

Block bookings in preferred locations

Excellent support from your consultant

Revalidation support

24/7 access to support services

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Mental Health Nurse registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Understanding of mental health conditions and their treatments required.
• Ability to establish trusting relationships quickly.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored support plans in line with patients’ specific needs.
• Monitor patients' mental and physical health, administering medications as needed.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals on treatment plans.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Judgment

Organization

Teamwork

Stamina

Education

Registered Nurse qualification with Nursing and Midwifery Council registration

Job description

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Location: Gloucestershire

Role: Mental Health Nurse

Rates: £15.66 - £31.96

Shifts: Flexible hours, with shifts available throughout the day, night and at weekends.

Benefits

• Access to Care4Carers - our support service to help support your mental health and wellbeing and enable you to deliver outstanding care.
• Competitive pay rates
• First sight of agency nursing shifts across multiple trusts
• Next-day payroll
• Block bookings in your favourite locations
• Excellent support from your own dedicated consultant
• Revalidation support
• 24/7/365 service - we're available when you need us
  
  

Medacs Healthcare is looking for nursing professionals who specialise in mental health to work flexible shifts at [Insert Hospital name(s)]. Responsible for forming trusting relationships with your patients, your goal will be to help those individuals to lead happier, healthier lives. You should be a fully qualified Mental Health Nurse, who is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

You will primarily be working with people experiencing a range of mental health illnesses including, but not limited to; depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, OCD, eating disorders, paranoia, psychosis, schizophrenia and generalised behavioural or emotional problems. It is a varied position where you will not only use traditional medical and nursing techniques to monitor patients' physical and mental health but will provide a great deal of emotional support too. You will assist people in taking medications correctly, advise on social activities and available therapies to help their wellbeing. Often you will be a shoulder to cry on and an ear to listen.

Communication and interpersonal skills will be key to your role when working with patients and their families/carers too. Often, those requiring mental health support will be vulnerable, frightened, or distressed and you will need to be confident and well-practised in providing both reassurance and encouragement. You should be empathetic, caring and have a good understanding of the full range of mental health disorders so that you can treat patients with differing needs accordingly.

General Key Skills

In addition to your qualifications, as a Mental Health Nurse, you will have:

• A good understanding of mental health conditions, symptoms, and treatments
• First-class communication skills
• The ability to establish trusting relationships quickly
• Strong judgement
• The ability to make important, life-changing (and lifesaving) decisions
• Persuasiveness
• Empathy and understanding
• Excellent listening skills
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Stamina and good under pressure
• Resilience, the ability to instil some emotional distance and switch off outside of work
• The ability to work as part of a wider team
• A genuine passion for improving people's lives and wellbeing
  
  

Main Duties/Responsibilities

As an RMN, you will:

• Playing a key role in the care and rehabilitation of mental health patients
• Meeting patients daily, providing tailored, support plans in line with their specific diagnosis/prognosis
• Arranging any ongoing, long-term support for after a patient leaves your care
• Building trusting relationships with patients, putting them at ease
• Listening and talking to patients, offering advice and reassurance
• Working closely with other mental healthcare professionals to agree the most appropriate treatment plans for those in your care
• Working with and advising relatives and carers on patient conditions, outlooks, treatment, and progress
• Keeping medical records up to date
• Regularly carrying out any standard physical health checks that may be required, such as monitoring patients' vital statistics, blood tests, etc.
• Administering medication as appropriate
• Talking through available therapies, support networks, social activities that may help to improve mental health and wellbeing
• Managing workloads and shift patterns for yourself (and sometimes others)
• Maintaining a positive attitude, even in difficult situations
  
  

If you think you have what it takes to be an exceptional Mental Health Nurse, we can't wait to hear from you. Apply today.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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