Registered Nurse - Manchester, United Kingdom - Medacs Healthcare

Description

Client Name:
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Role :
Band 6 Mental Health Nurse

Shifts :
Block bookings and ad hoc available. flexible hours, with shifts available throughout the day, night and at weekends.

Access to Care4Carers - our support service to help support your mental health and wellbeing and enable you to deliver outstanding care.

~ Competitive pay rates
~ First sight of agency nursing shifts across multiple trusts
~ Next-day payroll
~ Medacs Healthcare is looking for nursing professionals who specialise in mental health to work flexible shifts at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust . 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; 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, those requiring mental health support will be vulnerable, frightened, or distressed and you will need to be confident and well-practised in providing both reassurance and encouragement.

You should be empathetic, caring and have a good understanding of the full range of mental health disorders so that you can treat patients with differing needs accordingly.

In addition to your qualifications, as a Mental Health Nurse, you will have:
A good understanding of mental health conditions, symptoms, and treatments
A genuine passion for improving people's lives and wellbeing
As an RMN with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust , you will:
Playing a key role in the care and rehabilitation of mental health patients
Arranging any ongoing, long-term support for after a patient leaves your care
Building trusting relationships with patients, putting them at ease
Working closely with other mental healthcare professionals to agree the most appropriate treatment plans for those in your care
Keeping medical records up to date

Regularly carrying out any standard physical health checks that may be required, such as monitoring patients' vital statistics, blood tests, etc.

Talking through available therapies, support networks, social activities that may help to improve mental health and wellbeing
Managing workloads and shift patterns for yourself (and sometimes others)
Promoting mental health initiatives, reducing stigma associated with mental health
Staying up to date with mental health best practice and theory
At least 2 years post-graduate experience.
~If you think you have what it takes to be an exceptional Mental Health Nurse, we can't wait to hear from you.