Registered Mental Health Nurse

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization based in East Midlands is looking for an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse to join Kingfisher House. This newly established 14-bed male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit supports individuals facing acute mental health challenges. Responsibilities include delivering patient-centred care and promoting service user involvement. Benefits include flexible working, generous annual leave, and ongoing training opportunities. Ideal candidates are dynamic, organized, and motivated with strong communication skills.

Benefits

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Incremental pay progression

Health service discounts

Support networks for LGBTI+, BAME, and Christian communities

Free confidential employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with full NMC registration and preceptorship.
• Dynamic, organised, and enthusiastic.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient/client centred care as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Promote and support service user involvement and autonomy.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Assessment skills

Ability to lead and coordinate a shift

Clinical supervision

Knowledge of professional accountability

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Supervision training

Completed student mentorship programme

Job description

Within Derbyshire we are building brand new healthcare facilities as part of our Making Room for Dignity programme. This is a chance to join our team at Kingfisher House as an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse.

Kingfisher House is a 14-bed male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. This service is new to Derbyshire, making this post an exciting opportunity to be part of the development of the service.

Our team support those with a acute mental health illness, requiring an enhanced level of care to support and improve their mental health in an acute inpatient environment. As an Multi-Disciplinary Team we work proactively with our patient group and their loved ones, promoting independence and choice in their care, aiding their recovery.

Main duties of the job

Kingfisher House have a wide multi-disciplinary team approach to supporting those in our care. This consists of Nursing staff, Medical staff, Occupational Therapy, Psychology and many other professionals.

As a Registered Mental Health Nurse you will:

• Work as part of a team responsible for the delivery of Patient/Client Centred Care.
• Promote and support service user and carer involvement as autonomy and choices are an integral part of the philosophy of the Trust.
• Respond to the needs of people in an honest, non-judgemental and open manner which respects the rights of individuals and groups.
• Work closely with colleagues to ensure that clinical services are delivered to the highest standard and in accordance with the most recent evidence based guidance.
• As a registered nurse, be personally accountable for your professional practice that will be delivered in accordance with the legal and professional responsibilities outlined by the NMC.
• Ensure that services are provided in a safe and supportive environment and at all times adopt a professional approach to your work promoting a positive image to services users/carers and the general public.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Post preceptorship and full NMC registration required.

Are you:

• Looking for a new opportunity
• Returning to the profession after a break
• Seeking to develop in your role
• Looking for a challenge and committed to driving change

You must be dynamic, organised, enthusiastic and motivated with evidence of continued professional development. It is essential candidates have excellent communication and assessment skills, and are able to use their initiative and keep calm in a busy and unpredictable environment.

You will join a nurturing team providing individualised recovery focused assessment and care planning.

The post will provide an ideal opportunity to extend your skill base in acute care with opportunities to become involved in a variety of work streams including patient, service and staff development.

You will be expected to work shifts across a 7 day week, including weekends and Bank Holidays.

Person Specification

Education

• Supervision training completed or willing to complete
• Completed student mentorship programme or willing to undertake

Experience

• Demonstrate the development of post registration clinical competence
• Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of professional accountability and codes of conduct and their application in practice
• Demonstrate knowledge and developing expertise of CPA / Risk Assessment and Management skills
• Demonstrate up to date evidence based knowledge
• Able to work shifts
• Ability to lead and co ordinate a shift
• Awareness of named nurse framework
• Able to support Junior staff with clinical supervision

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.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum, pro rata