The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is recruiting a Registered Mental Health Nurse for mental health services across hospital, residential and community settings. The work centres on assessing patients, delivering recovery-focused care, giving medication and carrying out risk assessments as part of a multidisciplinary team. Shifts include nights, weekends and bank holidays, and the post calls for experience with acute and enduring mental health problems. Active, unrestricted NMC registration is required.
What the job involves
- Assess patients' mental, physical and social needs
- Plan, deliver and review personalised recovery care plans with doctors, psychologists and families
- Safely administer prescribed medication and monitor for side effects or clinical change
- Carry out clinical risk assessments
- Provide calm intervention and de-escalation during acute distress and challenging situations
- Build trusting relationships with service users and their families
- Liaise with social workers, occupational therapists and GPs to ensure seamless support
- Coordinate holistic treatment plans that support long-term healing and independence
What’s required
Qualifications
- Degree in mental health nursing (BSc) or equivalent recognised nursing qualification
Registration & licences
- Active, unrestricted NMC registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse
Experience
- Clinical experience with acute, severe and enduring mental health problems
Skills & knowledge
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and safeguarding frameworks
- Clinical risk assessment and care planning in dynamic or high-pressure settings
- Strong interpersonal, active listening and de-escalation skills
- Calm judgement under pressure and sound clinical decision-making
- Competence in digital record-keeping and electronic patient records
Other
- Empathy and a non-judgmental attitude towards people with mental health conditions
- Commitment to person-centred care, dignity, equality and diversity
- Reliability and readiness to work shifts, including nights, weekends and bank holidays
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
