Registered Mental Health Nurse - Male PICU

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

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Enhanced maternity pay

Birthday Holiday - extra annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including gym access

IPD sponsorship

Leadership & management development

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Job summary

Priory Group Bristol is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the male PICU ward on a full-time basis. You will provide high-quality, person-centred care, assess and implement care plans, and work with a multidisciplinary team to support patients with complex needs.

You will hold active NMC registration, have 6–12 months post-registration experience, and complete a preceptorship. The role offers professional development and a supportive environment within Priory's well-regarded mental

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with active NMC registration.
• Completed preceptorship.
• 6–12 months post-registration experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, person-centred care by assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating individualised care plans.
• Act as the patient's named nurse and work with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and recovery-focused care.
• Demonstrate clinical judgement, communication and leadership while complying with safeguarding, medicines management and the MCA/NMC Code.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Communication

Leadership

Education

RMN registration (NMC)

Job description

Interested in this role You can find all the relevant information in the description below.
Priory Hospital Bristol
Salary £36,176 to £38,596
Full Time role of 37.5 hours per week
Priory Hospital Bristol has an opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse with an active NMC Registration to join our team on the male PICU ward.
You will be working on the Male PICU ward. Our PICU services have been designed to support people in a severe phase of illness who cannot be managed in acute services. Our dedicated PICU services place us at the forefront of specialised intensive care, and our highly trained teams can support people with complex needs and challenging behaviours, along with co-existing issues (such as substance misuse).
Located 5 minutes away from Bristol Parkway train station and 10 minutes away from Bristol Temple Meads train station. Nearby motorway network, providing access to the South West, Wales and London.

What you'll be doing

You will be part of a compassionate team that is committed to supporting people's wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future.
We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join our team. In this role, you will provide high-quality, person-centred care by assessing, planning, delivering, and evaluating individualised care plans while acting as the patient's named nurse. You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and recovery-focused care, responding proactively to changes in patients' needs and supporting their families and carers.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent clinical judgement, communication, and leadership skills, prioritising and delegating workload effectively while maintaining compliance with safeguarding, medicines management, the Mental Capacity Act, the NMC Code, and organisational policies. You will also be committed to continuous professional development, clinical supervision, reflective practice, and supporting newly qualified staff through preceptorship.
Applicants must be a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with active NMC registration, completed preceptorship, 6-12 months of post-registration experience, and a commitment to delivering high-quality, compassionate mental health care.
You can find additional information in the attached job description.

What you'll bring to the role

Essential for the role

Qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), with 6-12 months post registration experience with active NMC Registration and completed preceptorship programme.

About Priory

Priory is the UK's leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions - including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children's mental health - and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader-Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here. All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. xohmjla Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.

Healthcare benefits

• 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