Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced mental health nurses to work as a Band 6 and/or band 7 Bank RMN in the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
Have you got the expertise, knowledge and skills to deliver specialist mental health care in an acute medical trust?
Main duties of the job
You will need excellent communication, mental health nursing and risk assessment skills, as well as having at least 12 months experience working as a Band 6 mental health nurse, either in a community or an acute setting.
As a band 6 nurse, you will be providing one-to-one nursing care and support for behaviourally disturbed, suicidal, distressed or confused patients in the BRI.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience mental health nursing, one year of which at band 6 or above
- Extensive knowledge of the various approaches to mental health assessment
- Experience of working autonomously and therapeutically in residential/community settings
- Knowledge of key areas of liaison psychiatry practice, including the psychological effects of physical illness
- Knowledge of the clinical and demographic risk factors associated with self-harm and suicide
- Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and the Mental Health Act and their use in the general hospital
- Knowledge of working therapeutically with individuals following self-harm
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Patients may present with a wide range of mental health and psychological problems, including following an episode of self-harm, psychiatric emergency and as a consequence of physical illness.
- You will be expected to work with individuals experiencing psychosomatic disorders and a variety of psychological and adjustment issues resulting from physical illness.
- You will be required to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems, while utilising effective clinical judgments about the most appropriate treatment, discharge and follow-up options.
- You will use higher-level communication skills, both written and oral and have an ability to engage with challenging and/or acutely distressed individuals, sometimes in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- First Degree or equivalent
- Post qualification Masters Degree or equivalent experience
- Nurse Prescribing qualification
- Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent experience
Person Specification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience mental health nursing, one year of which at band 6 or above
- Extensive knowledge of the various approaches to mental health assessment
- Experience of working autonomously and therapeutically in residential/community settings
- Knowledge of key areas of liaison psychiatry practice, including the psychological effects of physical illness
- Knowledge of the clinical and demographic risk factors associated with self-harm and suicide
- Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and the Mental Health Act and their use in the general hospital
- Knowledge of working therapeutically with individuals following self-harm
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Patients may present with a wide range of mental health and psychological problems, including following an episode of self-harm, psychiatric emergency and as a consequence of physical illness.
- You will be expected to work with individuals experiencing psychosomatic disorders and a variety of psychological and adjustment issues resulting from physical illness.
- You will be required to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems, while utilising effective clinical judgments about the most appropriate treatment, discharge and follow-up options.
- You will use higher-level communication skills, both written and oral and have an ability to engage with challenging and/or acutely distressed individuals, sometimes in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- First Degree or equivalent
- Post qualification Masters Degree or equivalent experience
- Nurse Prescribing qualification
- Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
