Part-Time Registered Mental Health Nurse

Part-Time Registered Mental Health Nurse

We are seeking an experienced and progressive Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) / Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) with a passion for delivering outstanding care. The role is part-time with a total of 22 hours a week, including both day and night shifts. The working pattern is 07:30 hrs to 20:00 hrs for the day shift and 19:30 hrs to 08:00 hrs for the night shift.

Main duties of the job

Cygnet Lodge Kenton is a female high support inpatient rehabilitation (level 2) service in North West London. It provides a care pathway for service users preparing to step down from hospital and bridging the gap between hospital stays and community living. The service offers a high level of support and employs a recovery focused model.

Job responsibilities

• Produce outstanding written reports based on nursing assessments and observations.
• Work closely with the management team to develop the service, audit, and improve quality.
• Attend all training and engage in CPD to further knowledge and promote nursing.
• Under NMC guidelines, ensure that individual care plans are complete and maintained collectively with residents, relatives, and other healthcare professionals.
• Administer medicines within healthcare procedure and Healthcare Commission guidelines.

Qualifications and experience

• Current Pin Number and a minimum of one year's experience in a mental health setting.
• Good understanding of the latest nursing practices.
• A commitment to patient recovery in order to effectively monitor, manage, and reduce risk.
• Compassion, resilience, and dedication to empower and support service user independence.
• Ability to maintain documentation, undertake audits and demonstrate integrity in the role.
• Ability to deputise in a clinical lead role.
• Interest in leadership, research, and assessment.
• Experience working with Personality Disorder patients in a PD service.

Benefits

• Opportunity to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme.
• Expert supervision and support.
• Free Health Cash plan.
• 24 hour free GP support line.
• Free life assurance cover, free eye tests, and free mortgage broker and insurance cover.
• Car lease discounts, discounted gym membership, employee NHS discount savings, and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Smart Health Toolkit - providing fitness programmes, nutrition consultation, and health checks.

Disclosures

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and a submission for Disclosure under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.