Mental Health Nurse Older Adult In-Patients

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Shrewsbury is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse to deliver high-quality clinical services. The role involves administering medication, evaluating care needs, and supporting student nurses. Candidates must be NMC registered. The position offers competitive benefits including career development, flexible working options, and health support.

Benefits

NHS Pension scheme

Generous leave options

Health and Wellbeing support

Flexible working options

Free car parking

Qualifications

• Must be NMC registered.
• Ability to work within the NMC Code of Practice and Professional guidelines.
• Experience in mental health care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality clinical service to service users and their families.
• Participate in therapeutic group work programmes.
• Administer medication and develop care plans.
• Support student nurses on placement.

Skills

Clinical service delivery

Medication administration

NMC registration compliance

Support for student nurses

Job description

Overview

As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high quality clinical service to service users and their families and carers. You will participate in therapeutic group work programmes as well as taking the lead where appropriate. You will be required to administer medication and assess each individual's care needs in order to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care. You will also be required to support student nurses on placement. You will need to be NMC registered and you will be required to work within the NMC Code of Practice and Professional guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality clinical service to service users and their families and carers
• Participate in therapeutic group work programmes and take the lead where appropriate
• Administer medication and assess individuals\' care needs to develop, implement and evaluate care plans
• Support student nurses on placement
• Maintain NMC registration and comply with the NMC Code of Practice and Professional guidelines

About the ward and centre

Redwoods Centre is situated in the rural town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The hospital offers mental health care and treatment across a variety of different age ranges and presentations. Oak Ward is a mixed gender, Dementia Service ward, made up of 16 beds. We also support older adults with a functional mental health diagnosis. By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
• And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.