Registered Mental Health Nurse

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Deputy Manager to work as part of our team at our Moultrie Road service, Rugby.

Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values.

1 x Full-time position available - Monday to Friday, 9am -5pm and part of an on call rota.

Moultrie Road provides a 7 bedded, 24 hour staffed nursing service offering rehabilitation and support to people with severe mental illness. Individuals can be supported to move on into more independent accommodation with the option of move on into our CQC registered Supported Living Service. All our CQC services aim to support people to achieve maximum independence, and to move on to more independent accommodation. We believe in a person-centred approach and the involvement of individuals in all aspects of their support.

How you will make a difference as a Registered Mental Health Nurse:

As a Registered Mental Health Nurse I work according to the Nursing & Midwifery Council code and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse and key worker.

Under the direction of the Registered Manager/Management Team, I work as part of an integrated team delivering high quality recovery focussed care and interventions to individuals who use our services.

I provide the role and function of named nurse, offering nursing interventions in a wide variety of clinical, therapeutic and social forms. I am responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of nursing care, assist in providing psychosocial interventions and activities of daily living.

Who I am?

Some of the essential skills and experience required for this role include:

• A qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), with 6-12 months post registration experience with active NMC validation completed.
• I adhere to NMC code of conduct and professional practices and maintain registration with NMC.
• I have relevant experience of working with Mental Health needs with sound clinical reasoning skills.
• I have working knowledge and understanding of Mental Health issues and the ability to recognise the indicators of deteriorating Mental Health.
• I have working knowledge and understanding of current legislation, such as the Mental Health Act, DoLS and the Mental Capacity Act.
• I am able to deliver a range of treatments /interventions in a person-centered and non-judgmental manner.
• I am able to demonstrate flexibility, creativity and positive risk taking when developing support packages/care plans.

• Appointments will be made at the bottom of the salary banding

Caring for our people.

We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include:

• PULSE – our recognition, rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform. Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc. As well as being able to thank colleagues and nominate them for awards.
• Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and Mental Health support. We also have an Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments.
• Taking time for you: we work flexibly and have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off. We also offer the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave.
• Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.
• Structured Corporate Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.

• £300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member.

Who are we?
We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of Mental Health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy – delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on Mental Health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrate our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact - recruitment@rethink.org

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

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Our work to achieve this is guided by seven core values:

• Commitment
• Equity
• Expertise
• Hope
• Openness
• Passion
• Understanding?

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