Night Nurse Manager - RMN

TN United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading provider in Neuro and Mental Healthcare as a Night Nurse Manager in Birmingham. Oversee night operations, ensure staffing levels, and support colleagues in a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to mental health treatment. This role requires a qualified Mental Health Nurse with leadership skills and a commitment to quality care.

Benefits

Birthday leave

Participation in the Active Learning Hub

Discounts via the Active Reward App

Confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Health plan options

Recognition programs

Enhanced sick and maternity pay

Referral bonuses

Support for career development

Qualifications

• 2+ years post-registration experience required.
• Active NMC registration needed.

Responsibilities

• Ensure appropriate staffing levels during the night shift.
• Monitor standards of care and adherence to policies.
• Manage out-of-hours referrals and coordinate admissions.

Skills

Leadership

Adaptability

Commitment to quality

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

Come and join one of the UK's largest providers in Neuro and Mental Healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We'd like you to join us as a Night Nurse Manager - Registered Mental Health Nurse - at our Kings Norton service in Birmingham.

Kings Norton Hospital is a purpose-built adult mental health service with capacity for 32 people. The Hospital supports adults of all genders with severe and complex mental health conditions. In this state-of-the-art hospital, we provide high quality intensive treatment in a safe, caring, and secure environment.

The Night Nurse Manager will be responsible for the hospital during the night shift, ensuring appropriate staffing levels, supporting colleagues, monitoring standards of care, and ensuring adherence to policies and standards.

This role involves taking on the Night Nurse Manager responsibilities during the night, supporting other wards with breaks, and providing effective leadership.

The Night Nurse Manager will also manage out-of-hours referrals, liaise with on-call managers and medics, and coordinate admissions.

This is a Mental Health Nurse qualified role

Shift timings:

19:15 - 07:30

Key responsibilities include:

1. Taking handover from all wards, including incident updates and staffing levels.
2. Ensuring each ward has the right staff mix and staffing levels are balanced across all wards.
3. Adjusting staffing as needed to ensure appropriate allocation of permanent and agency staff, considering skills and gender mix.
4. Covering shifts not filled via the Matrix system.
5. Recording incidents, seclusions, sickness, and DNA’s reported by wards on the Night report.
6. Preparing and sharing the Night Report with relevant senior staff.
7. Visiting wards throughout the night to ensure observations and colleague alertness.
8. Completing reports, notifications, and documentation as required.
9. Handover to Ward Managers/CTLs in the morning.
10. Night Report contents include staffing numbers, incidents, interventions, hospital trips, leave, contractors, and referral updates.

Essential requirements:

• Legal right to work in the UK
• Qualified Mental Health Nurse with 2+ years post-registration experience and active NMC registration
• Knowledge of NMC standards, guidelines, and professional practices
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Positive attitude, adaptability, and commitment to quality
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act
• Physical ability to undertake PRICE training
• Experience in a duty nurse or senior nursing role, ideally in an acute inpatient setting

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and are a Disability Confident employer.

What you can look forward to:

• Birthday leave
• Participation in the Active Learning Hub and development opportunities
• Discounts via the Active Reward App
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Health plan options
• Recognition programs
• Enhanced sick and maternity pay
• Referral bonuses
• Support from clinical and leadership teams for career development