Mental Health Nurse / Learning Disability Nurse

Priory; Saltley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced maternity pay

Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including gym access

Development opportunities

IPD sponsorship

Leadership & management development

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Job summary

Priory Hospital Barnt Green is recruiting a Mental Health Nurse / Learning Disability Nurse with active NMC Registration to join our team in Barnt Green, Birmingham. The role includes delivering safe, person-centred nursing care as named nurse within a compassionate multidisciplinary team.

You will work across long days and nights, with rotations, and contribute to preceptorship and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Qualified RMN or RNLD with 6-12 months post-registration experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient progress and respond to changes in needs.
• Act as named nurse and work with the multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, implement and review care.
• Ensure safeguarding, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, and medicines management policies are followed.
• Support preceptorship for newly qualified staff and participate in supervision, reflective practice and meetings.
• Maintain ongoing professional development and revalidation.

Skills

Nursing skills

Education

RMN or RNLD registration

Job description

Mental Health Nurse / Learning Disability Nurse

Priory Hospital Barnt Green has an opportunity for a Mental Health Nurse / Learning Disability Nurse with active NMC Registration to join our team.

Working Long Days- 07:30AM-20:00PM Nights- 19:30PM-08:00AM Fully rotational days and nights. No newly qualified candidates accepted for this role

Priory Hospital Barnt Green, Barnt Green, Birmingham is a purpose-built hospital providing mental health support for adults and young people, including specialist therapy and psychiatry, as well as private autism assessments for adults. It is accessible by public transport, with Barnt Green railway station approximately 1-2 miles from the hospital and local bus routes serving the surrounding area. Due to the semi-rural location of the service, access to a vehicle or the ability to drive is recommended.

You will be part of a compassionate team that is committed to supporting people's wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. The postholder will deliver safe, person-centred nursing care, acting as named nurse and working collaboratively with patients, families, carers and the multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, implement and regularly review care. Responsibilities include monitoring patient progress, responding to changes in needs, addressing concerns and complaints, maintaining a safe therapeutic environment, and prioritising and delegating nursing duties, acting as nurse in charge when required. The role also involves supporting newly qualified staff through preceptorship, participating in clinical supervision, reflective practice and meetings, and maintaining ongoing professional development and revalidation. The postholder will ensure compliance with safeguarding requirements, the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, medicines management policies, Priory Group procedures and the NMC Code.

Essential for the role:

• Qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse (RNLD), with 6-12 months' post-registration experience.

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.

• Enhanced maternity pay
• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses

Priory is the UK's leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions - including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children's mental health - and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader-Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process.