Staff Nurse (Mental Health Nurse)

Job description

Job responsibilities

What you'll be working:

We're flexible, so you'll work a total 37.5 hours per week, on a rota basis

(Days & Nights) 

What you'll be doing:

• Protecting and supporting the health of individual patients / residents
• Assessment of care and health education needs
• Development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient
• Under supervision, to gain experience and skills in:
• Clinical practice
• Facilitation and teaching
• To take charge of the ward/department/unit in the absence of senior nursing staff following performance review.
• To adopt a flexible approach to hours of duty, in order to meet the needs of the service over a 24 hour period.

What you'll have:

• A current NMC Pin number (Registered Mental Health Nurse)
• A Legal Right to work in the UK

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

•  Free lunchtime meal whilst on duty

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline &  App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 for Nurses, Therapists & Doctors, £500 all other roles, by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A current NMC Pin number (Registered Mental Health Nurse)
• A Legal Right to work in the UK

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Active Care Group

Address

Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre

London

Greater London

SE10 8AD

Employer's website

https://activecaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)