Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) - Hooper Ward

Cygnet Hospital Beckton; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist mental health service provider in London is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join their team. This full-time position involves developing therapeutic relationships, collaborating for effective care, and maintaining accurate patient records. The successful candidate will have a strong background in nursing practices and a commitment to patient recovery. This role offers a competitive hourly rate with significant benefits, including life assurance and bespoke career pathways.

Benefits

£24.48 per hour plus benefits

Increase in hourly rate after 18 months of employment

NHS and employee discount scheme

50% of NMC registration renewal paid by the company

Free meals

Employee discount savings & cycle to work scheme

Bespoke career pathways

Company-paid life assurance scheme

Smart Health Toolkit – fitness programmes, nutrition consultation and health checks

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with a current PIN.
• Ability to maintain documentation, undertake audits and demonstrate integrity in your role.
• Well informed of the Mental Health Act 1983 and understanding of current nursing practices.
• A commitment to patient recovery to monitor, manage and reduce risk.
• Compassion, resilience and dedication to empower and support service user independence.

Responsibilities

• Develop therapeutic relationships alongside service users and carers to motivate and support recovery.
• Collaborate with others to ensure the delivery of safe and clinically effective care.
• Apply skilled and meaningful interventions based on assessed needs.
• Maintain contemporaneous records and care plans for service users.

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join our dynamic team on Hooper Ward, an acute service. The role is full-time (38.5 hours per week) with day and night shifts on a rota (7:30am – 8:00pm; 7:30pm – 8:00am). The post offers opportunities to develop skills across specialties (e.g., DBT) and knowledge from other specialist pathways under one roof. Hooper Ward is a 13-bed acute mental health service for women at Cygnet Hospital Beckton, providing a safe environment for individuals experiencing an acute episode requiring emergency admission. Cygnet Hospital Beckton is a specialist service for women in the East End of London with a good overall CQC rating. The hospital provides a comprehensive service across four specialist wards: Acute, PICU, Tier 4 Personality Disorder, and Complex Personality Disorder for women with complex mental health needs. This is a forward-thinking hospital that embraces new ideas and supports high-quality care delivery as part of a supportive team.

Responsibilities

• Develop therapeutic relationships alongside service users and carers to motivate and support recovery
• Collaborate with others to ensure the delivery of safe and clinically effective care
• Apply skilled and meaningful interventions based on assessed needs
• Maintain contemporaneous records and care plans for service users

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with a current PIN
• Ability to maintain documentation, undertake audits and demonstrate integrity in your role
• Well informed of the Mental Health Act 1983 and understanding of current nursing practices
• A commitment to patient recovery to monitor, manage and reduce risk
• Compassion, resilience and dedication to empower and support service user independence

Desirable qualifications

• The ability to deputise in a clinical lead role
• Interest in leadership, research and assessment
• Interest in learning and applying psychological interventions such as DBT
• Ward-specific experience (e.g., Personality Disorder, Disability Confident)

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Benefits

• £24.48 per hour plus benefits
• Increase in hourly rate after 18 months of employment
• Full-time contract of 38.5 hours per week
• NHS and employee discount scheme
• 50% of NMC registration renewal paid by Cygnet
• Free meals
• Employee discount savings & cycle to work scheme
• Bespoke career pathways
• Company-paid life assurance scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit – fitness programmes, nutrition consultation and health checks
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