MENTAL HEALTH NURSE (RMN)
- Employer
- Priory Group
- Location
- Preston, Lancashire
- Salary
- £28333 - £33779 per annum + Dependent on experience
- Closing date
- 6 Jun 2021
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- Sector
- Mental Health Nursing
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Setting
- Independent Sector
- Job Role
- Staff Nurse
- Salary
- £20,000 - £30,000, £30,000 - £40,000
Job Details
Priory Hospital Preston is a 38-bedded independent mental health hospital, specialising in the management and treatment of acute. Opened in 1998, the hospital has established an excellent reputation for providing the highest standards of care together with an extensive range of services delivered across three units:
Bartle Ward - 10-bedded eating disorders
Cottam Ward - 12-bedded acute mental health
Rosemary Ward - 16-bedded acute mental health
Our services work in partnership with the NHS to provide the best quality outcomes for all the patients in our care.
Knowing that you are making a difference to people's lives is rewarding in itself. As well as helping you grow and develop your talent, we want you to feel proud of where you work and what you do.
We are looking for Staff Nurses (RMNs) to work on our wards for mental ill health and eating disorders
Main Responsibilities:
- Provide a high standard of care to people with mental illness
- Develop therapeutic relationships to optimise patient engagement
- Contribute to patient assessments, compiling a plan of care alongside the individual, and monitoring patient progress
- Follow all codes of conduct, standards and legislation, respecting the rights of others and promoting ethical practice
To be successful as an Registered Mental Health Nurse you'll need:
- A relevant nursing qualification and registration (RMN or RNLD)
- Excellent team working skills, a high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach - our units operate 24 hours 7 days a week where flexible working patterns would be considered
- A commitment to patient-centred care and to values-based and evidence-based practice
- The drive to continually push your own personal learning and development
About our benefits
- In return for your expertise and hard work you can move onto a career pathway to suit your ambitions and further your career at Priory.
- Priory Benefits portal to be redeemed on various items including discounted shopping, red letter days, gym membership etc
- Many benefits in line with the NHS
Flexible shift patterns available
Whether you have previous experience working as a Nurse with the NHS, or have mental health experience in a private hospital, we'd love to hear from you.
Company
Nursing at Priory Healthcare
At Priory Healthcare, we’re passionately committed to making a real and lasting difference for everyone we support. But that’s just the start. As a recognised leader in the healthcare sector, we’re equally passionate about harnessing the potential of everyone on our team – including our rapidly growing community of RMN’s.
So join us and we can promise you one of the most dynamic and supportive career environments in the sector.
We are already the largest mental health provider in Europe and treat upwards of 80 conditions in over 275 facilities around the country. But look beyond our size and you will also discover an unrivalled reputation for providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivery value for our service users.
What does this mean for you? More than you might imagine.
For a start, there’s greater clinical diversity here than anywhere outside of the NHS. This offers you the chance to develop your career at the forefront of nursing practice in one or more of our six specialist areas – Acute Mental Healthcare, Secure, Rehabilitation and Complex Care, Eating Disorders and Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
You will enjoy excellent learning and development resources, too. In addition to benefiting from our award-winning e-learning programme, your structured career progression could include supported study for specialist diplomas, preceptorships if you are newly qualified, a range of other externally accredited courses, the option of becoming a trainer on your own site, and much more besides.
Our working environment and culture are also exceptional. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of doctors, psychiatrists, therapists and other health care specialists. We don’t just work together. We listen to each other, share ideas, explore new ways of doing things and actively pursue innovation and excellence is all that we do. So while the work can be incredibly demanding, you will never lack the support, collaboration and encouragement you need to perform to your best and achieve your true potential.
As for recognition and rewards, they are everything you would expect from an organisation that values your expertise and commitment. And your career prospects? Well, the sheer scope and scale of our behavioural care services – and the pace of our development as a business – means that you can grow as far and fast as we do.
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