Registered Mental Health Nurse

Nhs Professionals Limited; Southampton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Prompt payment

First choice of shifts

Flexible shifts

Manage shifts online

24/7 support

Holiday accrual

Job summary

NHS Professionals Limited is recruiting Registered Mental Health Nurses to join the bank at Southampton General Hospital. You will promote recovery, provide compassionate care, and work Monday to Friday day shifts.

This Bank role offers flexible hours with competitive pay and beneficial shifts through NHS Professionals’ Trust partner network. We require a MH Nursing Degree, UK RMN registration, and PMVA certification, with at least 6 months of recent MH nursing experience.

Qualifications

• NMC registration is essential.
• MH Nursing Degree and PMVA certificate are required.
• Minimum 6 months MH RN UK experience in the last 2 years; NHS or private sector.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care.
• Build relationships with patients and families; listen and communicate effectively.
• Administer medications and monitor patient safety and dignity.
• Support daily living activities and maintain a clean, safe ward environment.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Patient-centered care

Education

MH Nursing Degree

PMVA Certificate

Job description

Job summary

Are you compassionate, caring and communicative? Would you like to work at one of the Countries leading teaching hospitals? If so, NHS Professionals are currently recruiting for Registered Mental Health Nurses to work at Southampton General Hospital to join the bank. As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, you will be promoting and supporting a persons recovery. We have flexible bank shifts, long term placements for Band 5 Mental Health Nurses available at University Hospital Southampton.

University Hospital Southampton has a rich tradition of developing Nursing and Midwifery practice, and of delivering excellence in patient care. Whilst proud of their heritage, their focus is the future, and central to this vision is providing evidence and value-based individualised care to the people supported.

We are looking for high calibre individuals with good interpersonal and communication skills. The successful candidate should relish the challenge of a fast paced and exciting environment whilst wanting to deliver the highest standard of care.

Excellent transport links mean their location is commutable from:

• Southampton
• Portsmouth
• Winchester
• New Forest
• Bournemouth

PLEASE NOTE WE ARE ONLY LOOKING FOR RMN WHO CAN WORK MONDAY-FRIDAY DAY SHIFTS - NO NIGHTS OR WEEKENDS AVAILABLE

Main duties of the job

• Assessing and planning nursing care requirements
• Building relationships with, reassuring, and listening to and talking to patients
• Combating stigma and helping patients and their families manage it
• Administering medication
• Supporting the patient with everyday tasks including personal care

As well as competitive rates of pay you will be eligible for the following:

• Prompt Payment - work this week, get paid next week!
• First choice of shifts at your Trust
• Access to shifts before they are available to agency.
• Flexible working to suit your lifestyle
• Take control of when you want to work.
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work.
• Book and manage your shifts on the go
• Access shifts anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone.
• Support when you need it 24/7 365 days

Call us anytime on 03332 407 552.

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

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don't have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS.

Details

Date posted: 27 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £19.33 to £25.41 an hour, rate dependant on day/shift time

Contract: Bank

Duration: 6 months

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: M0042-26-0318

Job responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to patients
• Planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care
• Work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families
• Maintain a safe and clean environment

Person Specification

Minimum of 6 months MH RN UK (Private or NHS) hospital/Prison experience within the last 2 years or Completion of a Return to Practice within the last 2 years

NMC registration

Experience of working within a mental health hospital setting

Excellent communications skills

Ability to maintain a high standard of record keeping

Be able to work as an independent practitioner

Be proficient in the delivery of care to patients

Undertake regular mandatory training

Availability

Essential

• Please be aware we currently are only looking for MH nurses who can work MONDAY-FRIDAY DAYS. We have no demand for nights or weekends
• This role is to work at SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL & is bank so we are looking ideally for candidates who are local as no transport or accommodation costs are provided

Experience

Essential

• Must hold Valid PMVA Certificate

Qualifications

Essential

• To apply for this post, you must have at least 6 months experience as a Mental Health Registered Nurse (or equivalent position) in a mental health hospital or Prison setting within the last 2 years. Along with the skills to carry out basic clinical observations. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications without the required experience.
• Hold a MH Nursing Degree and have valid NMC registration

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: NHS Professionals Limited

Address: Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:

UHS Recruitment, [e-mail]

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