About this role
Job summary ABOUT THE ROLE As a Senior Nurse (RMN) at a Barchester Independent Mental Health Hospital, you'll use your leadership skills to deliver the quality care and support we're known for. We'll look to you to be a hands-on clinical leader who provides expertise on mental health to our multi-disciplinary team. You'll create a safe and supportive environment where our patients with a range of mental and physical needs are always treated with dignity and respect. Your professional judgement will be used to make critical clinical decisions, from assessing the needs of a new patient to ordering, administrating and auditing medicines in line with NMC regulations. As part of your wide range of responsibilities, you'll closely manage the team rota and support your team to deliver the highest standards of nursing through mentoring and appraisals. To enable you to provide the best possible care we will provide you with ongoing opportunities for CPD and career progression.
Main duties of the job This position for a Senior Registered Nurse (RMN) involves utilizing leadership skills to deliver high-quality care in a mental health hospital setting. The role requires serving as a clinical leader, providing mental health expertise, and creating a supportive environment for patients with diverse needs. The nurse will make critical clinical decisions, manage team rotas, and mentor staff to maintain high nursing standards. Continuous professional development opportunities are provided to ensure optimal care. Candidates must possess a current NMC registration, a mentor or supervision qualification, and experience in creating care plans and conducting risk assessments.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a healthcare provider known for delivering high-quality care and support in various settings, including mental health hospitals. The organization is committed to creating safe and supportive environments where patients receive respectful and dignified treatment. Barchester promotes continuous professional development and offers career progression opportunities for its staff. As part of its rewards package, it provides generous benefits, including learning and development, profit-sharing, and various discounts. The company values the clinical and people skills of its employees and strives to create a rewarding and empowering workplace.
Job description Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Senior Nurse (RMN) at a Barchester Independent Mental Health Hospital, you'll use your leadership skills to deliver the quality care and support we're known for. We'll look to you to be a hands-on clinical leader who provides expertise on mental health to our multi-disciplinary team. You'll create a safe and supportive environment where our patients with a range of mental and physical needs are always treated with dignity and respect. Your professional judgement will be used to make critical clinical decisions, from assessing the needs of a new patient to ordering, administrating and auditing medicines in line with NMC regulations. As part of your wide range of responsibilities, you'll closely manage the team rota and support your team to deliver the highest standards of nursing through mentoring and appraisals.
To enable you to provide the best possible care we will provide you with ongoing opportunities for CPD and career progression. As a Senior Nurse specialising in mental health, you'll have the freedom and autonomy to do things the right way and be truly valued and respected for what you do.
ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Senior Nurse (RMN), you'll need to be a Registered Nurse (RMN) with a current NMC registration and a mentor or supervision qualification. Experience of delivering excellent care to patients with mental ill-health, producing care plans and detailed risk assessments is important. We'll also look for an up-to-date knowledge on the most recent clinical practices and regulatory frameworks, including MHA/DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines. You'll be a natural leader and problem solver who has worked with people with a range of mental illnesses and acted as a clinical mentor, including supporting newly qualified nurses through their preceptorship. Dedicated, ambitious and resilient, you'll have a strong track record of delivering improvements to achieve quality care.
REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:
Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus schemes Offer to pay Skilled Worker visa application fee for eligible nurses
If you'd like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd want for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse (RMN) with current NMC registration and a mentor/supervision qualification.
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 Barchester Healthcare
Address Barchester Healthcare
Hull
HU7 4FG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)