Client Name: Midlands Partnership Trust, St.Georges hospital NHS
Role: Band 5 Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
Rates: Paye £15.18, LTD/Umbrella £20
Shifts: Ad hoc, days monday to friday
Location: St.georges hospital Corporation St, Stafford ST16 3SR
Benefits:
1. Access to Care4Carers - our support service to help support your mental health and wellbeing and enable you to deliver outstanding care.
2. First sight of agency nursing shifts
3. Payment once a week
4. Excellent support from your own dedicated consultant
5. Revalidation support
6. Dedicated consultant and a 24/7 service - we're available when you need us
Medacs Healthcare is looking for nursing professionals who specialise in mental health to work flexible shifts at St.Georges Hospital (part of Midlands Partnership Trust NHS) Responsible for forming trusting relationships with your patients, your goal will be to help those individuals to lead happier, healthier lives. You should be a fully qualified Mental Health Nurse, who is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
You will primarily be working with people experiencing a range of mental health illnesses including, but not limited to; depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, OCD, eating disorders, paranoia, psychosis, schizophrenia and generalised behavioural or emotional problems. It is a varied position where you will not only use traditional medical and nursing techniques to monitor patients' physical and mental health but will provide a great deal of emotional support too. You will assist people in taking medications correctly, advise on social activities and available therapies to help their wellbeing. Often you will be a shoulder to cry on and an ear to listen.
As an RMN, you will work closely with a wider team of colleagues comprising doctors, therapists, psychiatrists, and social workers. For this reason, it is important to be a team player, with excellent communication skills.
General key skills
In addition to your qualifications, as a Mental Health Nurse, you will have:
7. A good understanding of mental health conditions, symptoms, and treatments
8. First-class communication skills
9. The ability to establish trusting relationships quickly
10. Strong judgement
11. The ability to make important, life-changing (and lifesaving) decisions
12. Persuasiveness
13. Empathy and understanding
14. Excellent listening skills
15. Excellent organisation and time management skills
16. Stamina and good under pressure
17. Resilience, the ability to instil some emotional distance and switch off outside of work
18. The ability to work as part of a wider team
19. A genuine passion for improving people's lives and wellbeing
Main Duties/Responsibilities
As an RMN with St.Georges hospital NHS, you will:
20. Playing a key role in the care and rehabilitation of mental health patients
21. Meeting patients daily, providing tailored, support plans in line with their specific diagnosis/prognosis
22. Arranging any ongoing, long-term support for after a patient leaves your care
23. Building trusting relationships with patients, putting them at ease
24. Listening and talking to patients, offering advice and reassurance
25. Working closely with other mental healthcare professionals to agree the most appropriate treatment plans for those in your care
26. Working with and advising relatives and carers on patient conditions, outlooks, treatment, and progress
27. Keeping medical records up to date
28. Regularly carrying out any standard physical health checks that may be required, such as monitoring patients' vital statistics, blood tests, etc.
29. Administering medication as appropriate
30. Talking through available therapies, support networks, social activities that may help to improve mental health and wellbeing
31. Managing workloads and shift patterns for yourself (and sometimes others)
32. Maintaining a positive attitude, even in difficult situations
33. Promoting mental health initiatives, reducing stigma associated with mental health
34. Staying up to date with mental health best practice and theory
Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications
Essential
35. Be a registered nurse.
36. At least 2 years post-graduate experience.
37. 6 months recent NHS experience within the last 3 years.
38. You will need to pass an enhanced background check
If you are ready to demonstrate your exceptional nursing skills and passion for outstanding patient care in this RMN role, we can't wait to hear from you. Apply today.