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Bank Registered Mental Health Nurse Band 5
Band 5
Main area: Bank Registered Mental Health Nurse Grade Band 5
Contract: Bank
Hours: Flexible working - As and when
Job ref: 391-3635-BANK
Site: Royal Free Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £18.80 Hourly paid
Salary period: Hourly
Closing: 27/04/2025 23:59
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research. We will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
Here at The Royal Free Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we are passionate about delivering the highest quality care to all our patients. In order to help us achieve this, we are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and committed band 5 registered mental health nurses to join our temporary staffing bank.
As a trust bank mental health nurse, you will be able to choose a flexible working pattern to suit your work-life balance in a variety of clinical settings working as part of a committed multidisciplinary team.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust with some of the best clinical outcomes in the country.
Main duties of the job
Working shifts as a bank registered mental health nurse across wards and departments as part of the multidisciplinary team, in a variety of clinical settings to deliver the highest quality care to our patients, in line with our trust values.
As an accountable registered mental health nurse, you will be responsible for delivering excellent care to allocated patients providing mental health care and support for each clinical area you work on.
Clinical duties, across a range of clinical settings, include providing one to one enhanced care for patients requiring support and supervision including patients waiting for mental health assessment, psychosis, dementia, and delirium care.
Working for our organisation
We offer a variety of bank shifts both days, nights, and weekends across all our sites with competitive hourly rates. Our long day and night shifts are paid at 11.5 hours.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for assessing, planning and implementing patient care, whilst ensuring that the Trust’s World class Care values are met.
Maintain a safe environment in the ward/department with particular reference to infection control and the safety and welfare of patients, visitors, and other staff members.
Provide 1:1 specialist care to individual patients (when required).
Maintain care records and other relevant documentation adhering to NMC/Trust record keeping legislation, guidelines, and policy.
Prioritise own workload and meet set deadlines.
Maintain best practice, ensuring compliance with evidence-based practice and research.
Communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, patients, and their carers.
Maintain skills, knowledge, and competencies adhering to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and the Trust’s policies and procedures.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
* Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education
* Registered Mental Health Nurse
Experience
* 6 months experience as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, or possess a nationally recognised preceptorship qualification
* Knowledge and experience of working with patients experiencing mental health problems in an inpatient setting
* Experience of providing 1:1 care to individual patients as necessary
* Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
Skills and aptitudes
* Ability to identify actual and potential risks
* Interest in learning and developing advanced practical and clinical skills relevant to the specialty
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Can demonstrate a good understanding of good customer care
* Knowledge/understanding of basic organisational skills
* Understanding of Clinical Governance and evidence-based practice
* Maintain accurate, appropriate records, in line with NMC guidelines
* Safe administration and disposal of drugs
Personal Qualities
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Positive, professional, and polite
* Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines
* IT literate
* Able to communicate effectively with other members of the multidisciplinary team, and to be responsible for the total care of the patient
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.
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