Registered Mental Health Nurse

Priory; Preston; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Enhanced maternity pay

Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including gym and IT

Access to development opportunities

IPD sponsorship

Leadership & management development

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Job summary

Priory Hospital Preston in Bartle, near Preston, is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our Nursing team. You will deliver high-quality, person-centred care and work with the MDT to support treatment plans.

You’ll hold RMN with NMC, have experience in mental health settings, and participate in risk assessments, care planning and medication management. The role offers full-time hours (37.5 per week) with NHS-aligned benefits and opportunities for development.

Qualifications

• RMN with a valid NMC registration.
• Experience delivering safe, person-centred care in mental health.
• Knowledge of risk assessment, care planning and medication management.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to safeguarding and maintaining high standards of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing care to patients throughout their recovery journey.
• Complete assessments, care plans, risk assessments and clinical documentation, ensuring these are regularly reviewed.
• Administer medication safely and monitor patients' physical and mental health.
• Work closely with the MDT, patients and families to support treatment plans and positive outcomes.
• Support patients with therapeutic interventions, daily activities and their recovery goals.
• Respond appropriately to changes in patients' presentation, escalating concerns where required.
• Contribute to a safe, supportive and therapeutic ward environment.

Skills

RMN (NMC)

Mental health care

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Job description

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Department: Nursing

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Priory Hospital Preston

Compensation: £36,176 - £38,596 / year

Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

Priory Hospital Preston has an opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our team.

Based in Bartle, near Preston, Priory Hospital Preston is a 50-bedded mental health hospital, offering an extensive range of services, delivered across four wards. We can support adult males and females with acute mental health needs and eating disorders, and specialise in the management and treatment of these conditions.

Priory's acute services aim to allow more people to be treated closer to home and we support the NHS to repatriate out-of-area patients back to local areas.

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing care to patients throughout their recovery journey.
• Complete assessments, care plans, risk assessments and clinical documentation, ensuring these are regularly reviewed.
• Administer medication safely and monitor patients' physical and mental health.
• Work closely with the MDT, patients and families to support treatment plans and positive outcomes.
• Support patients with therapeutic interventions, daily activities and their recovery goals.
• Respond appropriately to changes in patients' presentation, escalating concerns where required.
• Contribute to a safe, supportive and therapeutic ward environment.

What you’ll bring to the role

Essential for the role

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with a valid NMC registration
• Experience of delivering safe, person-centred care within a mental health setting
• Good understanding of risk assessment, care planning and medication management.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to safeguarding and maintaining high standards of patient care.

The following experience would be beneficial

• Experience working within a hospital or inpatient mental health environment.
• Experience supporting patients with complex mental health needs.
• Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of recovery-focused and therapeutic approaches.

What we will give you in return

• Free on-site parking
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses

Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.