Casual Mental Health Nurse

As a leading Learning Disability and Mental Health Charity, we provide healthcare and support for people with serious mental illness along a recovery pathway influenced by a psychosocial intervention framework., To take charge of the service in the absence of the Clinical Lead and Senior Nurse Practitioner to ensure its smooth running and that standards of care are maintained

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes with service users, and to ensure that support is provided in accordance with individual plans for the people we support

To establish and maintain good relationships between the people we support, relatives and staff

To ensure the delivery of an individualised treatment plan for the people we support

To deliver on medication management as per the company Policies and Procedures for Medicine Management, NMC and The Care Quality Commission

An interest in mental health rehabilitation and promoting independence would help, however, skills can be transferred across from other professional training.

You may be involved in clinical reviews with our Responsible Clinician and liaise with GPs, MDTS and families. A full Supervision/Appraisal approach will be available. Daily support and guidance is available from peers and supervisors.

Lea Court Independent Hospital is a 26 bed Independent Hospital in Dallam, Warrington that supports people with mental health problems who have been assessed as having the potential to improve their level of functioning andindependence. We are a mixed gender unit and offer a range of treatment andtherapies to enable people to move along their recovery journey. We employ a rangeof roles including Nurse therapists, Occupational Therapists and Support Workerswith knowledge and skills to ensure service users receive individualised rehabilitationprogrammes to achieve their goals and positive outcomes.

Nurses at Lea Court are trained in encouraging people we support along theircatered rehabilitation pathway whilst working with dedicated therapy staff in thedelivery of interventions to bring each person back to a position where they canestablish themselves in the community.This is a truly fantastic package and with that we request that all RMNs we recruit areflexible to new ideas and are willing to work with the rest of the team includingtherapists and work on a of long days, nights and weekends.

We ensure the people we support can move along a pathway towards independence at their own pace and build their coping and lifestyle skills gradually within a therapeutic environment.

We value our people and truly believe in making a difference through the service we provide.

We value our people and truly believe in making a difference through the service we provide. As well as working within a great team and within a great culture, you can expect to earn a competitive salary ranging from £16.83 - £20.58 per hour dependent upon experience as well as an annual holiday allowance of 33 days inclusive of bank holidays.Salary based on post-qualification experience, pro rata depending on actual working hours -£32,909 per annum (£16.83 per hour) As a preceptorship nurse£35,353 per annum (£18.08 per hour) At the end of your preceptorship or for those with up to 2 years post-preceptorship experience£40,241 per annum (£20.58 per hour) For individuals with 2 years or more post-qualification experience

We are committed to providing ongoing training and development opportunities for our staff and support newly qualified nurses through preceptorship. We also provide support with revalidation with the NMC, and ongoing professional development and career progression.