Mental Health Nurse

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mental Health Nurse to join the team at Chadwick Lodge in Milton Keynes. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team that works collaboratively to make a real difference in the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society. The role offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

As a qualified Mental Health Nurse (RMN), you will be responsible for providing high-quality, effective, and compassionate nursing care to service users with a range of mental health conditions in this medium and low secure service. Your day-to-day duties will include assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, providing mentorship and support to team members, and maintaining accurate records of care provided.

Elysium Healthcare is an established and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales, covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is ample opportunity for you to grow and develop your career.

Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse wanting to work in an environment where kindness and teamwork is integral? Where you'll be invested in, with opportunities to develop and grow your career to achieve your goals? Then join the team at Chadwick Lodge in Milton Keynes and come and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

As an experienced Mental Health Nurse from the NHS or private sector in the UK, you can join a multidisciplinary team that works well together to change lives for the better as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society. Your career at Elysium will be rewarding and fulfilled, where you can take pride in knowing that you've made a difference.

While you're caring for service users, improving their lives and looking out for your colleagues, we'll be looking after you. With Wellbeing support and activities to support your mental health, a range of benefits that can save you money and make a difference, and development to nurture your career.

What you will be doing

As a qualified Mental Health Nurse (RMN), you will ensure service users with a range of Mental health conditions in this medium and low secure service receive high-quality care, while also supporting your colleagues and promoting positive teamwork.

The wards are busy, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated, and a good amount of routine and variety. Your day-to-day will include:

• Providing high-quality, effective and compassionate nursing care to service users
• Being responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care
• Providing mentorship and support to team members
• Observing, recording and reporting all service user changes, and maintaining records of care provided

Skills and knowledge you will have:

• A relevant nursing qualification
• At least 3 post qualification experience
• NMC registration
• Strong team-working skills
• A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
• A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
• A commitment to high-quality care and to values and evidence-based practice

Where you will be working:

Location
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Chadwick Drive (off Saxon Street), Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LS

You will be working at Chadwick Lodge and Eaglestone View, a medium and low secure services providing specialist treatment programmes for service users who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) and have a history of offending behaviour.

The service offer a broad spectrum of evidence-based therapeutic interventions, involving service users at every stage. The hospital’s consultant-led multidisciplinary team has a wealth of clinical and research experience in forensic psychiatry. All programmes are designed to reduce the risk of re-offending and to maximise the potential and enhance the quality of life of each service users.

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