Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Registered Mental Health Nurse

Trust Location:West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Pay Rates: £16 - £23 per hour

Shift Patterns: Flexible

About Trust: West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute hospital-based and specialist healthcare services to around half a million people living in Hertfordshire, north London and further afield. The Trust was the first hospital in Europe to treat patients with Puritan Bennett 980 ventilators, a type of ventilator that helps patients to breathe more naturally and recover more quickly. Hertfordshire has the best of both worlds, surrounded by beautiful countryside but with good road and rail links to both London and Cambridge, as well as comprehensive bus services across the main towns (Hemel Hempstead, St. Albans and Watford).

As a member, you will have fantastic benefits:

• Competitive pay rates-work this week, get paid next week.
• Manage your shifts and timesheets on the goaccess your - My Bank shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone.
• Essential support when you need it 24/7 365 days - Call us anytime.
• Multi-locational- work across neighbouring Trusts.
• First choice of shifts or placements at your Trustaccess before they are made available to agency.
• Varied working options to suit your lifestyle - access to the Bank gives you options of adhoc shifts or fixed term placements.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work.
• Stakeholder pension scheme available.

What you'll be responsible for:

• You will be involved in providing a high level of safe and effective care.
• Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
• Adhere to all Trust policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Liaise with the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide mentorship and support to others.

The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

Who are NHS Professionals?

We are NHS Professionals (NHSP), working together to care for patients in the NHS. Providing you with the power to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of 6 months paid experience in a Mental Health Hospital environment within the last 3 years
• NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices.
• In addition to experience, all Registered Nurse roles will be required to provide evidence of
• Statement of NMC Registration
• Degree /Diploma in Nursing

Desirable

• Restraint and ILS Training completed within the last 12 months (desirable)

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 .

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Hemel Hempstead Hospital

Hillfield Road

Hemel Hempstead

Hertfordshire

HP2 4AD