Registered Mental Health Nurse

New Forest Care Ltd; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children’s residential care provider is seeking an experienced RMN for a community-based nursing role in the New Forest. The role involves providing therapeutic assessments and interventions for children up to 18 years old with complex histories. Candidates should have a registered nurse's qualification and post-qualification experience in mental health. The position offers a supportive clinical team environment and comprehensive benefits, including funded qualifications and generous annual leave.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction training

Regular in-house training

Funded professional qualifications

Company Sick Pay Scheme

Workplace Pension Scheme

5.6 weeks annual leave

On-site parking

Refunded NMC registration costs

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC certification is essential.
• In-depth post-qualification experience at Band 5 in mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic assessment, formulation, and intervention to individual children.
• Ensure continuity of care and maintain a therapeutic framework around the child.
• Collaborate with other team members in care and education settings.

Skills

Highly developed communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills

Ability to recognise and respond to behaviour that challenges

Good organisational skills and ability to work autonomously

Crisis intervention skills

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC

Clinical Supervision Training

Job description

Based in the beautiful New Forest in Hampshire, New Forest Care (NFC) are a leading provider of children’s residential care and Education services. We have a thriving clinical team, comprised of Clinical and Forensic Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Creative Therapists, Psychiatric Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists. Working with our children, the clinical team are committed to providing high quality clinical services with the aim of improving mental health and wellbeing for the children.

As our team expands, we are looking for an experienced RMN for this community-based nursing role. You will need to be compassionate and skilled at working with children (up to 18 years old). Many of our children have complex attachment histories and may have experienced trauma in their early years.

As part of the role, you will provide therapeutic assessment, formulation and intervention to individual children. You will be working closely with other members of our different teams in both care and education settings. You will help to ensure continuity of care along with maintaining the therapeutic framework around the child. You will need to ensure a consistent and robust support system is in place around the child. You will be welcomed into a very friendly and cohesive clinical team, with the role reporting to the Head of Clinical Services.

Skills and Knowledge

• Highly developed communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to recognise and respond to behaviour that challenges
• Good organisational and ability to work autonomously
• Experience of mentorship in practiceApplication of the NMC Code of Conduct
• Ability to excise judgement in assessing risk
• Ability to assess problems or issues both clinical and non-clinical and to determine the best course of action
• Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act
• Crisis intervention skills

Experience and qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC.
• In-depth post qualification experience at Band 5 working in mental health.
• Clinical Supervision Training.
• Driving licence and use of a car essential due to site locations.

Why work for us?

• High staff to child ratios and no agency staff.
• Comprehensive induction training.
• Regular in-house training for all staff to support their role.
• Funded professional qualifications.
• Discretionary Manager & Peer rewards – Amazon vouchers.
• Company Sick Pay Scheme.
• Workplace Pension Scheme.
• 5.6 weeks annual leave (inc. Bank Holidays) increasing with length of service.
• Eligibility for Blue Light Card.
• On-site parking.
• Enhanced DBS covered.
• Refunded NMC registration costs

The company is unable to sponsor employment of international workers in this role. You will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.

New Forest Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People; applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check.