PERMANENT Registered Mental Health Nurse

Here at Staff Partners Mental Health, we have an exciting opportunity for a Permanent Registered Mental Health Nurse for an established private hospital based in Cardiff. 

Job Description:
This role is a full-time permanent position.
This is a 14 bedded, specialist eating disorder service for mixed gender adults.  Hospital is located just outside in an outer suburb of High Wycombe.

Experience:
Minimum 6 months post registration experience within Mental Health Care environment with evidence of continued professional development in relevant field.

Responsibilities:

• The Clinical Lead plays a key part in developing and delivering the hospital strategy, providing operational and clinical leadership to the team.
• Deputises for Hospital Director in their absence.
• Overall responsibility for all clinical departments’ performance and governance.
• Acts as a highly visible role model, mentor and leader, creating a culture that promotes learning, development, inquiry and professionalism, celebrates achievements and shares learning to the benefit of the ward, hospital and wider division. Manages the delivery of the clinical services business plan ensuring the effective and efficient management and control of staffing, budgets, materials and equipment.
• Promotes an effective working relationship across the multidisciplinary teams.
• To ensure relevant staff work within the standards and frameworks of professional codes of conduct and to take remedial action as appropriate
• As part of the Senior Management team will carry out on-call duties as directed by the Hospital Director.
• Ensure site objectives are being met and encouraging a high quality of service.
• Provides leadership, organisation and co-ordination to ensure effective clinical governance.
• Responsible for the implementation of effective clinical interventions and ensures that treatment is designed to enhance the operation and quality of clinical services and is aligned to best practice.
• Ensures that Incident reporting is completed promptly and takes corrective action where required, engaging colleagues in the process, where appropriate.
• Leads Team reviews of incidents; makes sure that staff receive incident debriefs in a timely way.
• Deliver coaching and training as necessary in relation to developing and improving quality and practice.
• Contributes to the development of Priory policies, procedures, processes and initiatives.
• You will be expected to provide cover and support to the wider team and site as and when needed.
• Liaise with the ward pharmacist and acts promptly regarding items identified by pharmacist audits, or other requirements.
• Undertakes and completes clinical investigations and complaints and also HR investigations, ensuring these are completed thoroughly, promptly and to a high standard. 

Knowledge / Education / Skills:

• Registered nurse with active NMC PIN
• Relevant clinical experience
• 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 

Benefits:

• Excellent salary
• Free on-site parking
• Supplemented meals on duty
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses
• Relocation support (including payment for accommodation or moving costs) up to £3000 (Terms apply)

If this role is of interest to you, please apply now and one of our dedicated recruiters will contact you.
Alternatively, you can reach Chelsea in our team on 01992 245 330. 

Not for you but know someone ideal? 

If you register with Staff Partners Mental Health and recommend a friend to us, you can earn up to £500, terms and conditions apply.