This bank post with Prometheus Safe & Secure covers secure transfers, hospital bed watches and places of safety work for the NHS, local authorities and private providers. The nurse leads patient safety during these moves, de-escalates crises and gives full clinical handovers. It is frontline work on a 24/7 rota, with the nurse coordinating colleagues on shift. Applicants need NMC registration as an RMN with two years' post-registration experience, plus a full UK driving licence.
What the job involves
- Lead patient safety and care during transfers, hospital bed watches and places of safety work, including PSS, PCC and Section 136 pathways
- Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate evidence-based interventions during time-critical moves and at the bedside
- Provide crisis intervention and de-escalation, including physical intervention when required and proportionate
- Take ownership of full handovers covering risk history, presentation and care plan
- Brief the shift, allocate tasks and coordinate staff, modelling compassion and professionalism
- Work with ward teams, AMHPs and other multidisciplinary and external partners
- Safeguard children and adults, applying local and national policy and the Mental Health Act
- Record promptly and precisely, reporting incidents, concerns and near misses to the Clinical Logistics Manager
- Uphold confidentiality, equality, diversity and data protection
- Check vehicles and clinical equipment before departures and report restock needs
- Work flexibly across a 24/7 rota, attending base in company uniform as instructed
What’s required
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration as an RMN with a valid PIN
Experience
- At least two years' post-registration experience
Skills & knowledge
- Strong clinical assessment, risk management and crisis intervention skills
- Excellent communication, teamwork and leadership abilities
- Staying calm, professional and decisive in challenging situations
Checks & eligibility
- Full UK driving licence for manual and automatic vehicles
- Right to work in the UK
- Enhanced DBS check
What’s offered
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free on-site parking at company bases
- Free company uniform
- Company-provided mandatory training
- Enrolment in The People's Pension, subject to eligibility
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
