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Essential
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- What you'll bring to the role
Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with a valid NMC registration
- What you'll bring to the role
Experience of delivering safe, person-centred care within a mental health setting
- What you'll bring to the role
Good understanding of risk assessment, care planning and medication management.
- What you'll bring to the role
Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- What you'll bring to the role
Commitment to safeguarding and maintaining high standards of patient care.
- What you'll bring to the role
Experience working within a hospital or inpatient mental health environment.
- What you'll bring to the role
Experience supporting patients with complex mental health needs.
- What you'll bring to the role
Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- What you'll bring to the role
Knowledge of recovery-focused and therapeutic approaches.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Priory Hospital Preston£36,176 - £38,596Full Time - 37.5 hours per weekPriory Hospital Preston has an opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our team. Based in Bartle, near Preston, Priory Hospital Preston is a 50-bedded mental health hospital, offering an extensive range of services, delivered across four wards. We can support adult males and females with acute mental health needs and eating disorders, and specialise in the management and treatment of these conditions.Priory’s acute services aim to allow more people to be treated closer to home and we support the NHS to repatriate out-of-area patients back to local areas.
What you'll be doing
- Deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing care to patients throughout their recovery journey.
- Complete assessments, care plans, risk assessments and clinical documentation, ensuring these are regularly reviewed.
- Administer medication safely and monitor patients’ physical and mental health.
- Work closely with the MDT, patients and families to support treatment plans and positive outcomes.
- Support patients with therapeutic interventions, daily activities and their recovery goals.
- Respond appropriately to changes in patients’ presentation, escalating concerns where required.
- Contribute to a safe, supportive and therapeutic ward environment.
What we will give you in return
- 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
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This advert is for Registered Mental Health Nurse with Priory Healthcare in Bartle, England. It is listed as a Mental health nurse role. The advertised salary is £36,176 - £38,596 / year. The contract type is Permanent - Full Time. Check the source advert for the latest closing date before applying.
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