Job Description
Are you a compassionate and dedicated Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with a passion for making a real difference in the lives of residents living with complex mental health conditions?
Do you thrive in a supportive environment where your expertise can help create a thriving, safe, and engaging community? If so, we want you to be part of our exceptional team!
At our care home, we don’t just provide care; we create a vibrant, respectful, and nurturing environment for residents to live in. As a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), you will be at the heart of this mission—delivering clinical excellence and promoting the dignity and well-being of every resident. You’ll be more than just a nurse—you’ll be a leader, mentor, and advocate for mental health care in our home.
What You’ll Do
- Craft Personalized Care Plans: Work closely with residents, their families, and healthcare professionals to design and implement care plans that address mental health needs, ensuring a person-centered approach.
- Manage Complex Cases: Utilize your expertise in mental health to provide high-quality nursing care, managing challenging behavior with compassion and professionalism.
- Ensure Accuracy: Monitor and document care, ensuring all records are precise, legal, and easily understood by the team.
- Lead with Confidence: Organize and guide your care team each shift, ensuring everyone is equipped to provide outstanding care.
- Facilitate Seamless Transitions: Oversee shift handovers, ensuring clear communication and continuity of care.
- Monitor Health: Perform routine observations and respond to signs of deterioration, ensuring patient safety at all times.
- Administer Medications: Safely manage and administer medications, adhering strictly to MAR sheets and protocols.
- Build Relationships: Create strong, trusting relationships with residents, families, and healthcare professionals, addressing concerns with empathy and understanding.
- Support Mental Well-being: Encourage residents in their daily activities, fostering autonomy while offering hands-on support where needed.
- Champion Respect and Dignity: Advocate for the individual needs and preferences of each resident, ensuring they are treated with respect.
- Respond to Feedback: Be proactive in responding to team and resident input, always prioritizing mental and emotional health.
- Engage Residents: Facilitate social and therapeutic activities that support mental health, helping residents engage with their community.
- Maintain Safety: Ensure a safe and supportive environment, following health and safety protocols and managing any risks.
- Act Swiftly in Emergencies: Be prepared to act promptly in emergencies, ensuring the well-being of residents.
About You
- You are a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with a valid NMC PIN.
- You have experience working with patients with complex mental health conditions and managing challenging behavior in a care home or similar environment.
- You possess strong clinical assessment skills, especially in recognizing changes in a resident's condition and escalating concerns appropriately.
- You are dedicated to continuous professional development and strive to improve your skills in mental health care.
- You have excellent communication skills, whether you're connecting with residents, guiding your team, or updating family members, all with empathy, patience, and clarity.
Our care home is part of Care Concern Group, a market-leading, family-owned care group operating close to 80 homes across the UK. We are passionate about creating fantastic homes for our residents and providing a supportive, fun environment for our team.
If you’re ready to make a difference in mental health care, join us and be part of something special. Let’s create a home where everyone feels supported, respected, and truly at home.
Apply Today and Become a Key Part of Our Dedicated Team!
Benefits
- Pay rate: £21.00 per hour
- 48 Hours per week
- Pension
- 5.6 Weeks annual leave
- (based on FT contract)
- Uniform provided
- Paid DBS & NMC Registration
- Free Parking
