# Bank Registered Mental Health Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-registered-mental-health-nurse/7c3033f5-c9be-4e6b-a6f5-ba1be662d543 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-registered-mental-health-nurse/7c3033f5-c9be-4e6b-a6f5-ba1be662d543.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Weston General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £18.53 - £29.65 Hourly rate - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - Bank - **Closing date:** 2026-09-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-17T11:30:53.497Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol_Weston/Bristol_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Registered_Mental_Nurse/Registered_Mental_Nurse-v8303303 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8303303?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Evidence of effective organisational and time management skills - Skills in assessing, planning implementing and evaluating mental health nursing interventions - Ability to interact therapeutically with distressed and/or disturbed individuals and/or those in crisis - Skills in interacting effectively with colleagues from a range of specialties and departments ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Knowledge of working therapeutically with individuals following self-harm - Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and the Mental Health Act and their use in the general hospital - Knowledge of the clinical and demographic risk factors associated with self-harm and suicide ### Health, safety and security **Essential** - Knowledge of Nursing and Psychiatric interventions with patients in an acute phase of mental illness /distress - Knowledge of risk assessment and management particularly in relation to suicide ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - RMN NMC registration ## Documents - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005) - [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667) - [bank registered mental health nurse jd (pdf, 641.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10622865) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.