Registered Mental Health Nurse - Eating Disorders

TN United Kingdom; Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Registered Mental Health Nurse specializing in Eating Disorders. This role offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment focused on patient recovery and care. You'll be part of a dedicated team, delivering exceptional care while engaging in continuous quality improvement. Enjoy a range of benefits including generous annual leave, professional development opportunities, and a welcoming work culture that values your contributions. If you're passionate about making a difference in mental health, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free on-site parking

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Birthday Holiday

Enhanced maternity pay

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including gym membership

Sponsorship of professional qualifications

Leadership & management development

Welcome bonus

Relocation support up to £3000

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with active NMC PIN and 12 months post qualifying experience.
• Demonstrates commitment to quality and improvement in care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, service users focused care.
• Participate in the development of new services and care pathways.

Skills

Registered Nurse

NMC PIN

Communication Skills

Clinical Experience

Positive Attitude

Education

Nursing Degree

Job description

Registered Mental Health Nurse - Eating Disorders, Southampton

Client: Priory Group

Location: Southampton, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 030c555d5768

Job Views: 3

Posted: 30.03.2025

Expiry Date: 14.05.2025

Job Description:

Registered Mental Health Nurse - Eating Disorders

Location: Priory Hospital Southampton, Marchwood Park, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4DA

Hours: 37.5

Vacancy Type: Permanent - Full Time

Priory Hospital Southampton is rated GOOD overall with outstanding in caring. Priory Hospital Southampton sits within 1.5 acres of beautiful grounds. This tranquil setting is approximately four miles from the M27 and two miles from Totton train station, and has free onsite parking. Skylark Ward is a 13 bedded ward which provides treatment for patients with Eating Disorders. You will work alongside an experienced and established MDT.

The hospital prides itself on ensuring that patients’ recovery and care remain its primary focus throughout their stay. Led by an effective and stable management team it has a robust preceptorship programme. The hospital environment, referral screening process and links with the local provider collaborative sees low levels of incidents requiring restraint despite being designated as an ‘acute’ facility.

Job Profile:

1. Deliver high quality, service users focussed care
2. Participate in the development of new services and care pathways
3. Support the local implementation of the Group Nursing Strategy
4. Engage in continuous quality improvement within your service

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Abilities:

1. Registered nurse with active NMC PIN with 12 months post qualifying experience
2. Relevant clinical experience
3. Demonstrates a positive attitude and commitment to change, improvement and quality
4. Ability to develop and use flexible and innovative approaches to practise
5. Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills

Priory Healthcare Benefits:

1. Excellent salary
2. Free on-site parking
3. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
4. Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
5. Enhanced maternity pay
6. Contributory pension scheme
7. Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
8. Access to development opportunities
9. Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
10. Leadership & management development
11. Long service award
12. Refer a friend bonuses
13. Relocation support (including payment for accommodation or moving costs) up to £3000 (Terms apply)
14. Additional benefits for nurses at Southampton:
15. Welcome bonus
16. Fully funded DBS
17. Fully funded NMC registration
18. Return to Practice support
19. Mentorship experience
20. CPD top up
21. Management and Leadership development opportunities

Percentage of pro rata splits for Welcome bonus based on working hours:

16 hours and below contract – 0%
16.5 – 32.5 hour contract – 50%
33 hour + contract – 100%

Job Advert Location Description:

Are Registered Mental Health Nurses Superheroes?
At Priory Group, you don’t have to have superhuman powers to be a hero in our eyes. We want the care our nurses provide to our service users to be super. As a mental health nurse at Priory you’ll be part of a company that is supportive and has your welfare and interests at heart. Mental health nursing is a tough but rewarding career and we want to make sure that our relationship with you is a long-term thing, not a flash in the pan.

It takes a genuine desire to help other people, along with a lot of dedication and compassion to be a Mental Health Nurse. In return, we want to make sure you get the reward you deserve which is why we offer market leading salaries as well as bonuses and benefits, you’ll get job satisfaction and we’ll support you to develop your skills and grow with the company via our Career Pathways programme. You’ll get to build therapeutic relationships with the people you care for so you can help them through their difficult time and find ways to take control over their own health. It’s a chance to make a real and lasting difference to someone.

At Priory, you’ll be joining the UK’s largest provider of high quality mental health care with around 350 services across the country. Since joining forces with rehabilitation specialists, MEDIAN, we aim to be the leading European provider of mental health and rehabilitative services. By joining us, you’d be key to helping us bring the best of MEDIAN and Priory to our patients and residents.