Mental Health Nurse

1 month ago


Southampton, United Kingdom Priory Healthcare Full time

Job summary

As an RMN on Skylark you would be working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team to provide excellent bespoke care to enable our patients to fulfil their recovery goals and work towards building a bright future after discharge for all within your care.

Main duties of the job

As a registered nurse on the ward you will have a key role in the planning of care and implementation of care for people admitted both formally and informally.

About us

Priory Group is the leading healthcare provider for mental health services in the UK with an established track record of delivering high-quality clinical care. The Priory Hospital Southampton is part of the Priory group offering outpatient, day care and inpatient treatment for a wide range of mental health difficulties. The hospital is located in Marchwood on the outskirts of Southampton and comprises 40 inpatient beds across three wards.

Sandpiper Ward: This is an acute admissions unit comprising 17 beds.

Skylark Ward: 11 bedded specialist eating disorders Unit

Starling Ward: This is acute admissions unit comprising 12 beds

The hospital has well established multidisciplinary teams in all wards including medical, nursing, occupational therapy and psychology input. The non-consultant doctors in the hospital include specialty doctors and resident Medical Officer

Mixed gender Specialist Eating Disorder Units(SEDU) providing treatment for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, the service is well established. We work closely with the NHS to provide specialist inpatient eating disorder treatment for patients across the South. We work with local community eating disorder teams to ensure a smooth care pathway offering intensive multidisciplinary assessment and treatment. This includes physical monitoring, management of re-feeding syndrome, weight restoration, symptom interruption, meal plan management, NG feeding, Individual/Group and family Psychological interventions.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a registered nurse on the ward you will have a key role in the planning of care and implementation of care for people admitted both formally and informally. The role will include monitoring of patients physical and mental health, escalating and responding to issues and ensuring that practice is safe and effective. You will play a key role in MDT decision making working with the therapy team, psychology team and the medical team in reaching decisions with the patient at the centre. The role is an ideal development opportunity with a clear pathway into more specialist clinical work and into leadership roles if desired.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Education/Skills

Essential

Qualified Registered Mental Health / Learning Disability Nurse with 6-12 months post registration experience with active NMC Registration and completed preceptorship or equivalent programme. Knowledge of NMC standards guidelines, requests and professional practices. Evidence of post registration continuing professional development. Demonstrates a positive attitude and commitment to change, improvement and quality. Ability to develop and use flexible and innovative approaches to practise. Excellent verbal , interpersonal and written communication skills IT literate

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