Bank Registered Mental Health Nurse

>Demonstrate excellent communication skills while providing specialist support and information to patients.

Have excellent nursing assessment and risk management skills, knowledge of the legal frameworks that inform acute mental health care, an understanding of mental health diagnoses and a well-informed understanding of psychosocial interventions.

This post requires that you be highly motivated and professional, flexible in an ever-changing environment, and able to communicate effectively across a multi-professional team.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Job Purpose

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To deliver high-quality, effective and individualised nursing care that is compassionate, caring, and in line with evidence-based professional practice.

To undertake risk assessments and contribute to reducing the number of vulnerable patients who come to harm.

Key stakeholders

Medical and multi-disciplinary teams

Patients and carers

Senior Nurses and ward managers

Clinical site management team

Mental health liaison teams

Security

Mental Health Lead

Key areas of responsibility - Communication and relationships

Possess excellent communication skills and form a positive, therapeutic relationship with people experiencing acute crisis or distress in the context of partnership and trust.

Be an effective communicator and role model in liaising with patients, family/carers, and other healthcare professionals internally and externally.

Be self-aware of how your verbal and nonverbal communication can be interpreted by others and ensure a polite approach is always maintained.

To escalate professional concerns to the nurse in charge of the department and the appropriate senior nurse and always promote professional practice.

To ensure that information of a confidential nature is not divulged to any unauthorised person and is stored in line with the provisions of GDPR.

Ensure all documentation and patient care records are legible, accurate, furnished in a timely fashion, and written in accordance with Trust policy, professional guidance, and best practices.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Demonstrable postqualification experience and knowledge of mental health practice.
• Educated to degree level
• Evidence of continued professional development
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Leadership course/module or qualification
• Management course or qualification
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working as an RMN post registration, demonstrating effective risk assessment and risk management experience
• Have an excellent understanding and experience in working with patients who have experienced psychological trauma, demonstrating trauma-informed care
• Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions
• Evidence of working within a multi-disciplinary team and with external multi-agencies
• Experience working with patients who may be confused or present with challenging behaviour
• Understands the application of children/adult safeguarding processes and application in practice
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in Adult’s and Children’s mental health inpatient settings
  
  

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of relevant legislation, including the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, DOLS and other legislation applicable to the practice area
• Demonstrable knowledge of the post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for patients in the designated field, including specialist knowledge of comorbidity (physical and mental health) about acute and chronic conditions
• Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills
• Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its side effects
• Knowledge of psychological interventions
• Can demonstrate good understanding of clinical risk assessment and management and its application in practice
• Able to demonstrate interpersonal skills
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Has participated in undertaking research and audit
  
  

Special Requirements

Essential criteria

• Work bank shifts within every six-month rolling period to remain active on the temporary staffing pool
• Able to work under pressure and deal with challenging situations
• Punctual and organised

Able to use initiative and demonstrate a proactive approach

Desirable criteria

• Able to work on a range of wards with different patient groups using own skills and experience
  
  

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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