Priory Hospital Kemple View
Salary: £17.67 per hour
Working Pattern: Bank Hours
Priory Hospital Kemple View has an opportunity for a Bank Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our team. Located in Blackburn, Lancashire, Priory Hospital Kemple View is a 90-bedded hospital, offering level 2 rehabilitation, and secure services, for adult males. We can support people with a mental health condition and/or a personality disorder.

You will be part of a compassionate team that is committed to supporting people's wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, plan and deliver individualised mental health nursing care, involving patients and their families or carers in decisions and care planning.
• Act as the named nurse for allocated patients, monitoring their progress and reviewing care plans to ensure their needs are met.
• Recognise and respond to changes in patients' mental health, behaviour or overall condition, taking appropriate action to maintain their safety and wellbeing.
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team, prioritising nursing duties, delegating tasks appropriately and taking charge of the ward when required.
• Ensure safe and compliant nursing practice, including medicines management, safeguarding, accurate documentation and adherence to the NMC Code and Priory policies.

Essential for the role

• Qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with active NMC registration.
• Minimum of 6 months' post-registration experience in a mental health or learning disabilities care environment.
• Completed preceptorship programme.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and knowledge of NMC guidelines and professional practice.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to assess patients, maintain accurate records and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Beneficial Experience

• Experience acting as a named nurse and managing individual patient care plans.
• Experience reviewing patients' progress and responding to changes in their mental health or behaviour.
• Experience coordinating shifts, prioritising nursing duties and delegating tasks appropriately.
• Experience supporting or mentoring newly qualified nurses as a preceptor.
• Experience in medicines management, safeguarding and applying the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

You can find additional information in the attached job description.