Bank Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job overview

Are you a registered mental health nurse looking for a new challenge? Do you want to work in an outstanding hospital? If so, you should keep reading…

On occasions, a patient may need specialist mental health input whilst receiving physical care. This can involve a high level of one-to-one nursing for a range of conditions and behavioural disturbance, including drug and alcohol withdrawal, delirium, risk of falls, confusion, psychosis, self-harm and suicide risk.

We are currently recruiting for Bank Band 5 RMN’s to assist and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.

The ideal candidates for this role will be available to work at short notice as these shifts will more often than not be last minute.

In return for your hard work, we will give you:

• A competitive hourly pay rate of £18.53 per hour basic rate (inclusive of A/L)
• Access to a range of national and local discounts including shopping, holidays & insurance
• An industry leading pension where your employer contributes of 20.6% pro rata!
• An environment that encourages development, recognises success and is excited by change
• An opportunity to know that your work makes a difference in creating a sustainable, efficient and reliable workforce

Make the right choice , make Bristol NHS Foundation Trust your first choice and apply today!

Main duties of the job

The priority for the post holder will be to provide

• High level of nursing and observation
• Delivering a range of nursing and psychosocial interventions to help reduce the patients’ distress.
• Assist and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.

As a Bank RMN, the post holder will be expected to support and manage patients who are being looked after in a variety of settings.

These may include:

• Emergency Department
• Medical assessment areas
• All wards and clinical areas across the Trust

Patients being nursed with physical health problems may also present with mental health problems. On these occasions, a Bank RMN will be employed to:

• Provide one-to-one nursing for behaviourally disturbed, distressed or confused patients
• Offer support and advice to patients presenting with a range of undifferentiated mental health, psychological problems and psychiatric illnesses
• Deliver a range of nursing and psychosocial interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate
• Assist and support general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations
• Represent mental health services within the general hospital

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.