Job summary
Are you a registered mental health nurse looking for a new challenge? Do you want to work in an outstanding hospital? If so, you should keep reading...

On occasions, a patient may need specialist mental health input whilst receiving physical care. This can involve a high level of one-to-one nursing for a range of conditions and behavioural disturbance, including drug and alcohol withdrawal, delirium, risk of falls, confusion, psychosis, self-harm and suicide risk.

We are currently recruiting for Bank Band 5 RMN's to assist and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.

The ideal candidates for this role will be available to work at short notice as these shifts will more often than not be last minute.

In return for your hard work, we will give you:

• A competitive hourly pay rate of £18.53 per hour basic rate (inclusive of A/L)
• Access to a range of national and local discounts including shopping, holidays & insurance
• An industry leading pension where your employer contributes of 20.6% pro rata!
• An environment that encourages development, recognises success and is excited by change
• An opportunity to know that your work makes a difference in creating a sustainable, efficient and reliable workforce

Make the right choice , make Bristol NHS Foundation Trust your first choice and apply today!

Main duties of the job
The priority for the post holder will be to provide

• High level of nursing and observation
• Delivering a range of nursing and psychosocial interventions to help reduce the patients' distress.
• Assist and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.

As a Bank RMN, the post holder will be expected to support and manage patients who are being looked after in a variety of settings.

These may include:

• Emergency Department
• Medical assessment areas
• All wards and clinical areas across the Trust

Patients being nursed with physical health problems may also present with mental health problems. On these occasions, a Bank RMN will be employed to:

• Provide one-to-one nursing for behaviourally disturbed, distressed or confused patients
• Offer support and advice to patients presenting with a range of undifferentiated mental health, psychological problems and psychiatric illnesses
• Deliver a range of nursing and psychosocial interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate
• Assist and support general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations
• Represent mental health services within the general hospital

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• RMN NMC registration

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Knowledge of working therapeutically with individuals following self-harm
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and the Mental Health Act and their use in the general hospital
• Knowledge of the clinical and demographic risk factors associated with self-harm and suicide

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Evidence of effective organisational and time management skills
• Skills in assessing, planning implementing and evaluating mental health nursing interventions
• Ability to interact therapeutically with distressed and/or disturbed individuals and/or those in crisis
• Skills in interacting effectively with colleagues from a range of specialties and departments

Health, safety and security
Essential

• Knowledge of Nursing and Psychiatric interventions with patients in an acute phase of mental illness /distress
• Knowledge of risk assessment and management particularly in relation to suicide

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).

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