Registered Mental Health Nurse

New Forest Care Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

New Forest Care Ltd is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse in Southampton to join their clinical team. The role focuses on providing support and therapeutic interventions for children experiencing mental health challenges. The successful candidate will join a supportive environment with no agency staff, ensuring high staff-to-child ratios and continuous training opportunities.

Benefits

High staff to child ratios

Regular in-house training

Funded professional qualifications

Company Sick Pay Scheme

Six weeks annual leave

Eligibility for Blue Light Card

On-site parking

Enhanced DBS coverage

Refunded NMC registration costs

Qualifications

• Experience working in mental health with children.
• Ability to respond to challenging behavior.
• Driving license and access to a car due to site locations.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic assessment and intervention for children.
• Work closely with multiple teams in care and education settings.
• Ensure continuity of care and support systems around each child.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Crisis intervention

Organizational skills

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC

Clinical Supervision Training

Post qualification experience at Band 5

Job description

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Client:

New Forest Care Ltd

Location:

Southampton, United Kingdom

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Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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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 practice
• Application 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.
• Regular in-house training for all staff to support their role.
• Funded professional qualifications.
• Discretionary Manager & Peer rewards – Amazon vouchers.
• Company Sick Pay Scheme.
• 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.