Job summary
Are you compassionate, caring and communicative? Would you like to work at one of the Countries leading teaching hospitals? If so, NHS Professionals are currently recruiting for Registered Mental Health Nurses to work at Southampton General Hospital to join the bank. As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, you will be promoting and supporting a persons recovery.

We have flexible bank shifts, long term placements for Band 5 Mental Health Nurses available at University Hospital Southampton.

University Hospital Southampton has a rich tradition of developing Nursing and Midwifery practice, and of delivering excellence in patient care.Whilst proud of their heritage, their focus is the future, and central to this vision is providing evidence and value-based individualised care to the people supported.

We are looking for high calibre individuals with good interpersonal and communication skills. The successful candidate should relish the challenge of a fast paced and exciting environment whilst wanting to deliver the highest standard of care.

Excellent transport links mean their location is commutable from

Southampton
Portsmouth
Winchester
New Forest
Bournemouth

PLEASE NOTE WE ARE ONLY LOOKING FOR RMN WHO CAN WORK MONDAY-FRIDAY DAY SHIFTS - NO NIGHTS OR WEEKENDS AVAILABLE

Main duties of the job
Your main duties could include:

• Assessing and planning nursing care requirements
• Building relationships with, reassuring, and listening to and talking to patients
• Combating stigma and helping patients and their families manage it
• Administering medication
• Supporting the patient with everyday tasks including personal care

As well as competitive rates of pay you will be eligible for the following

• Prompt Payment- work this week, get paid next week!
• First choice of shifts at your Trust
• Access to shifts before they are available to agency.
• Flexible working to suit your lifestyle
• Take control of when you want to work.
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work.
• Book and manage your shifts on the go
• Access shifts anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone.
• Support when you need it 24/7 365 days

Call us anytime on 03332 407 552.

About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts dont have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS.

Job responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to patients
• Planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care
• Work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families
• Maintain a safe and clean environment

Person Specification

• Minimum of 6 months MH RN UK (Private or NHS) hospital/Prison experience within the last 2 years or Completion of a Return to Practice within the last 2 years
• NMC registration
• Experience of working within a mental health hospital setting
• Excellent communications skills
• Ability to maintain a high standard of record keeping
• Be able to work as an independent practitioner
• Be proficient in the delivery of care to patients
• Undertake regular mandatory training

Person Specification
Availability
Essential

• Please be aware we currently are only looking for MH nurses who can work MONDAY-FRIDAY DAYS. We have no demand for nights or weekends

Experience
Essential

• Must hold Valid PMVA Certificate

Qualifications
Essential

• To apply for this post, you must have at least 6 months experience as a Mental Health Registered Nurse (or equivalent position) in a mental health hospital or Prison setting within the last 2 years. Along with the skills to carry out basic clinical observations. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications without the required experience.
• Hold a MH Nursing Degree and have valid NMC registration

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).

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details
Employer name: NHS Professionals Limited
Address: Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: UHS Recruitment, uhs@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

Details
Date posted: 21 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £19.33 to £25.41 an hour
Rate dependant on day/shift time
Contract: Bank
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: M0042-26-0253
Job locations: Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom

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