Job Title: Senior Registered Mental Health/Learning Disabilities Nurse (RMN/RNLD)
Location: Willenhall
Type: Permanent
Shift Pattern: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £37,922 - £40,455 per annum + £3000 welcome bonus
Sanctuary Personnel is seeking a Senior Staff Nurse to join our client's team at a reputable healthcare facility.
This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a unit where extensive multidisciplinary team (MDT) support is provided to both patients and colleagues. As a Senior Staff Nurse, you will collaborate with professionals such as Ward Managers, Charge Nurses, Doctors, Support Workers, Therapists, Activity Coordinators, and the Senior Management Team. Your primary responsibility will be to care for patients with acute mental health needs who are admitted for assessment and treatment.
Their Nurses work flexible shifts, including days (07:30 am - 20:00 pm) and nights (19:30 pm - 08:00 am), covering 7 shifts over a 14-day period. Flexible and part-time options are also available.
About Our Client:
Their goal is to offer a person-centred approach and therapeutic environment that encourages collaborative care planning to achieve treatment objectives. From admission, they aim to support patients in transitioning safely back to the community for continued progress towards recovery in a less restrictive setting.
Typically, patients are referred to our client from local NHS trusts, and they pride themselves on fostering excellent working relationships with patients, families, and external agencies. This collaboration ensures clear communication throughout the care pathway, promoting individual recovery and facilitating discharge. Their interventions encompass a variety of therapeutic approaches, blending psychiatric and cognitive behavioural perspectives with occupational therapy, psychology, leisure, and recreational activities.
To excel in this role, you must possess:
- Valid NMC registration as RMN or RNLD
- A minimum of 2 years' experience in mental health services
- Evidence of ongoing post-registration professional development
- A positive attitude towards change, improvement, and quality
- Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills
- Knowledge of NMC standards, guidelines, and professional practices
- Familiarity with the Mental Health Act and Code of Practice
In return, they offer:
- Comprehensive support within your role, with a strong emphasis on continuing professional development
- A 6-month preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses
- Supportive day shifts managed by Ward Managers and Charge Nurses, and night shifts overseen by Night Managers
- Access to managerial support through an on-call system
- Availability of medical professionals on-site 24/7, including Junior Doctors, Speciality Doctors, Consultant Psychiatrists, and an on-call Consultant Psychiatrist
- Funding for relevant CPD courses
- Opportunity to undergo Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor training in collaboration with Wolverhampton University
- Extensive training provided through our online academy and face-to-face sessions
- Free access to RCNi
- Fully funded NMC registration
- Chance to support Nursing students
- Pathways for career progression, including roles such as Charge Nurse, Night Manager, and Ward Manager
- Opportunities to take on leadership roles within the hospital, such as Safeguarding Lead or Equality & Diversity Lead
- 25 days of annual leave
- Company pension scheme
- Additional day off for your birthday
- Meals provided on duty
- Access to a shared wellbeing fund aimed at enhancing the health and wellness
- Kitchen facilities with complimentary hot and cold drinks, breakfast, and fruit
- Relocation assistance available
Apply now through Sanctuary Personnel.
