Registered Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a compassionate Registered Mental Health Nurse to join their dedicated team in Birmingham. This role offers the opportunity to provide critical care to individuals experiencing acute psychiatric crises, ensuring their safety and wellbeing. You will be responsible for assessing and planning care, providing crisis intervention, and mentoring others in a supportive environment. With flexible shifts and a focus on professional development, this position allows you to make a meaningful difference in the lives of service users while enjoying a healthy work-life balance. Join a team that values your expertise and commitment to mental health care.

Benefits

Flexible shifts

Wellbeing resources

Competitive pay rates

Access to training and development

Paid annual leave

Essential support 24/7

Varied working options

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months experience in a Mental Health Hospital within the last 3 years.
• Nursing Qualification & NMC Registration required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level safe and effective nursing care.
• Assess and implement care for service users in crisis.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

Crisis Intervention

Assessment and Planning

Emergency Response

Mentorship

Education

Mental Health Nursing Degree or Diploma

NMC Professional Registration

Tools

Restraint Training (Avert or CPI/Mapa)

Job description

This Birmingham Based Trust provides care and treatment for people who are experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis of such severity that it cannot be managed safely at home with the involvement and interventions of staff in the community. Some service users will have chosen to be admitted to an inpatient ward, whereas others will be detained under the Mental Health Act.

Main duties of the job

• You will be involved in providing a high level of safe and effective Nursing care
• Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care
• To provide crisis intervention to service users experiencing mental health difficulties and self harm suicidal behaviours.
• To assess mental and physical fitness of service users.
• To attend and respond to emergencies occurring in the service during their span of duty.
• Adhere to all Trust policies, procedures and guidelines
• Liaise with the multidisciplinary team
• Provide mentorship and support to others

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Registered Mental Health Nurse

Trust Location: Birmingham

Shift Patterns: Long days, Nights, Twilight and Split shifts

As a Mental Health Nurse, you’re not only supporting service users and patients in their most challenging times, but also mentoring them to become the best version of themselves build on service users strengths, maintaining levels of independence and promoting wellbeing.

Having an open mind and a flexible approach to care is key within this sector. This will enable you to establish the best possible ways to care for your service user or patient. You will develop exceptionally positive and robust relationships with patients and their families, building trust and confidence.

This Birmingham Based Trust provides care and treatment for people who are experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis of such severity that it cannot be managed safely at home with the involvement and interventions of staff in the community. Some service users will have chosen to be admitted to an inpatient ward, whereas others will be detained under the Mental Health Act.

As a Mental Health Nurse with NHS professionals, you’ll be working across one of our Adult Inpatient units, you’ll be able to choose the most appropriate for your skill set.

NHS Professionals Mental Health Nurse Testimonial:

A typical day is varied with different roles and levels of responsibility; you’re kept busy but not taken advantage of. What I love most about the role is variety, being made part of the team even if just for a shift. Staff on the wards are very supportive and give good orientations and information to support me in my role.

Whatever your motivations, if you have a passion for mental health nursing and would like to join a supportive team with inspiring leadership and support, we’d love to hear from you.

You’ll receive the following benefits:

• Exclusive access to first choice of shifts or placements at your Trust before they are made available to agency
• Wellbeing incentives take advantage of the wellbeing hub
• Competitive pay rates work this week, get paid next week
• Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go access your My Bank shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
• Essential support when you need it 24/7 365 days Call us anytime
• Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts if you wish to
• Varied working options to suit your lifestyle access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
• Training and development opportunities
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work

What you’ll be responsible for:

• You will be involved in providing a high level of safe and effective Nursing care
• Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care
• To provide crisis intervention to service users experiencing mental health difficulties and self harm suicidal behaviours.
• To assess mental and physical fitness of service users.
• To attend and respond to emergencies occurring in the service during their span of duty.
• Adhere to all Trust policies, procedures and guidelines
• Liaise with the multidisciplinary team
• Provide mentorship and support to others

The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

You’ll need to have the following qualification/experience:

• A minimum of 6 months paid experience in a Mental Health Hospital environment within the UK within the last 3 years
• Nursing Qualification & NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices
• Restraint and ILS Training completed within the last 12 months
• Working knowledge of local and national policies and legislation that govern current service provision.

Who are NHS Professionals?

We are NHS Professionals (NHSP), working together to care for patients in the NHS. Providing you with the power to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community.

Apply Today

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Person Specification

Experience

• 6+ Months UK based Mental Health Hospital experience (NHS or Private)

Restraint Training

• Avert or CPI/Mapa Training - Evidence of in date Certificate &/or Card

Qualifications

• Mental Health Nursing Degree or Diploma

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.