About this role
Job summary
Make a Difference Every Day
Waterloo Manor Hospital stands as a leading provider of specialised services for women with complex mental health issues, offering an integrated care pathway from low secure environments to open rehabilitation settings. Through robust multi-disciplinary collaboration, a strong focus on personal recovery, and carefully designed facilities, we enable each individual to make meaningful steps towards improved mental health and functional independence.
We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our team.
Main duties of the job
What You'll Be Doing
Deliver high-quality clinical care and administer medication safely Develop and lead tailored care plans in collaboration with the wider team Build strong relationships with service users, families, and healthcare professionals Maintain accurate records and uphold CQC standards
About us
Waterloo Manor Hospital is a specialist hospital dedicated to supporting women with complex mental health needs, particularly personality disorders. Situated in serene, landscaped grounds on the outskirts of Garforth, Leeds, our facility blends exceptional clinical expertise with compassion, dignity and hope.
The team at provide compassionate, person-centred, and evidence-based care for individuals experiencing a wide range of mental health conditions including personality disorders, mental illness, and secondary conditions such as challenging behaviour, substance misuse, learning disabilities, disordered eating and dissociative identity disorder.
Individuals are supported by a highly experienced Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), which includes Consultant Psychiatrists, Doctors, Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and Social Worker. Approaches include Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Schema Therapy, with a strong focus on trauma-informed care. Occupational Therapists help develop practical coping strategies through meaningful daily activities and vocational support, alongside a social worker who co-ordinates family involvement, legal matters, and discharge planning to ensure continuity of care within the community.
Job description Job responsibilities Main function of the role
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, or long-term service users.
Behave in a professional and discreet manner at all times and in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code. Maintain confidentiality of documents, knowledge of residents and information obtained as part of the role. Be competent and confident in managing people with long-term health conditions. Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate interventions/treatments for service users with complex needs. Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for service users (as appropriate). Order supplies, maintain stock, ensure hygiene and cleanliness of equipment and environment, and safeguard medication. Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist service users in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care. Recognise and work within own competence level. Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of service user interaction and consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures. Support, manage and guide support workers on a daily basis. Maintain an awareness of the Health and Safety requirements. Maintain client and business confidentiality at all times. Continual personal development to develop oneself and the role.
In addition to these tasks, employees may at times be asked to carry out other reasonable duties as required by the service or line manager.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care. Ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care, working autonomously and collaboratively. Effective organisational skills. Evidence of experience in embracing and implementing change to provide high-quality health outcomes. The ability to work in a changing, demanding and stressful situation. Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing. IT systems skills. Friendly and approachable. Good presentation of self, enthusiastic, innovative and flexible. Self-motivated, positive and committed. Have the ability to work on own initiative, acknowledging limitations and recognising when referral is needed. Maintain accurate, comprehensive records of all consultations and treatment. Be flexible in order to cover annual leave and sickness of team members.
Qualifications Essential
UK registered mental health nurse with significant post-registration experience and active PIN. You must h year have 2 year or more experience.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name InMind
Address Waterloo Manor Hospital
Selby Road
Leeds
LS25 1NA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.inmind.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)