Psychiatric Nurse

Mental health nurses require strong communication skills, empathy, and resilience to effectively support their patients. They should have the ability to complete assessments independently and support young people.

Their responsibilities typically include:

• Providing care and support to patients experiencing conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, PTSD, and addiction.
• Administering medication and monitoring its effects.
• Facilitating therapy sessions, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT).
• Building therapeutic relationships with patients and their support networks.
• Conducting risk assessments and developing comprehensive care plans.
• Responding to distressed patients using verbal de-escalation techniques and, when necessary, physical intervention.
• Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and occupational therapists.
• Working in various settings, such as hospitals, residential facilities, prisons, and community health centres.
• Can work to thresholds for the organisation.
• Complete care and hospital discharge plans
• Experience of working with risk and adapting changing risk plans
• Can work to systems in place, complete discharge planning
• Can look to support the team and work collaboratively
• Experience triaging / duty support for a team and prioritizing caseload and work
• Experience of working with young people with variety of wellbeing and mental health presentations.
• Can signpost to appropriate services and make safeguarding referrals when needed.
• Experience of CAMHS/ Children’s child protection work

Face to face workers only

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From £25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 23/06/2025

Reference ID: Social worker / Mental Health Nurse

Expected start date: 25/06/2025