Rmn Long Line Of Work - Wales

Medacs Healthcare Limited; Wrexham; In loco; GBP 29.000 - 42.000; Tempo pieno

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Medacs Healthcare is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join our team across NHS Wales sites. The role focuses on holistic, evidence-based mental health care delivered within acute inpatient and community pathways, with leadership to support safe discharge planning.

The RMN will assess, plan and evaluate patient care in collaboration with the MDT, supervise HCSWs and students, and ensure high standards of documentation and governance within a busy ward environment.

Mansioni

• Assess and plan care collaboratively with patients, carers and MDT.
• Provide therapeutic engagement and patient participation in ward routines and activities.
• Manage medications safely in line with policy.
• Identify early crisis signs and apply de-escalation techniques.
• Report safeguarding concerns and participate in multi-agency procedures.
• Act as shift coordinator when required and supervise HCSWs and students.
• Contribute to ward rounds, CPA meetings and discharge planning.
• Maintain accurate electronic records and report incidents via Datix.

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Job Title: Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

Band: 5

Location:

Reports To: Ward Manager / Sister / Charge Nurse

Responsible For: Delivery of holistic, evidence-based mental health care, supervising Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs) and student nurses.

Job Purpose

To act as a primary or associate nurse responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualized, evidence-based mental health nursing care.

Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team (MDT), the post holder will deliver high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals experiencing acute, complex, or enduring mental health challenges, facilitating safe pathways toward recovery and community discharge.

The Three Sites & Clinical Contexts

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board operates across three distinct geographical areas. An RMN may be deployed or stationed at any of these primary hubs depending on the specific vacancy:

Context:

Serving Gwynedd and Anglesey. The Hergest Unit is an acute inpatient mental health facility providing specialized adult and older-person psychiatric care.

Acute admission wards, high-dependency units, and close links to local community mental health teams (CMHTs).

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Context:

Serving Conwy and Denbighshire. This site delivers a broad range of adult mental health services, psychiatric intensive care (PICU), and older people's mental health (OPMH) care.

Environment: Rapidly evolving acute ward structures, crisis resolution, and home treatment integration.

Context:

Serving Wrexham and Flintshire. Mental Health services here cover acute adult admission wards (such as Mason Ward) and specialized psychiatric consultation-liaison services to the main district hospital.

Environment: Busy urban psychiatric environment, dealing with diverse dual-diagnosis (co-occurring mental health and substance misuse) and emergency presentations.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Practice & Patient Care

Assessment & Care Planning:

Complete comprehensive, collaborative risk assessments and design person-centered care plans in partnership with patients, carers, and the MDT.

Therapeutic Engagement:

Establish meaningful therapeutic relationships, utilizing evidence-based psychological interventions and encouraging patient participation in structured ward routines and community activities.

Medication Management:

Safely administer, store, and monitor psychotropic medications in strict accordance with the NMC Code and Health Board policies.

Crisis & De-escalation: Identify early signs of behavioral distress and use proactive de-escalation techniques.

Resort to Restrictive Physical Intervention (RPI) only as a last resort, using approved techniques to maintain patient safety.

Safeguarding: Actively recognize and report safeguarding concerns for vulnerable adults and children, participating in multi‑agency safeguarding procedures.

Leadership & Teamwork

Shift Coordination: Act as a shift coordinator or "nurse in charge" when required, delegating tasks effectively to skill‑mix teams.

Supervision:

Support, guide, and formally supervise Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs), Assistant Practitioners, and pre‑registration nursing students.

Actively contribute to ward rounds, clinical reviews, CPA (Care Programme Approach) meetings, and discharge planning.

Clinical Governance & Quality Assurance

Documentation: Maintain precise, timely, and legally defensible electronic patient records (via NHS Wales systems).

Promptly report all clinical and non‑clinical incidents via Datix, assisting in investigations to improve ward safety.

Evidence‑Based Practice:

Participate in ward audits, service developments, and the ward accreditation process to advance clinical excellence.