mental health counselor United Kingdom
Job description
By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
Job Title: Registered Mental Health Nurse
Trust Location: St Albans, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Pay Rates: £16.44 - £23.13 Per Hour
About the Trust: West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS 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 go access 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 Trust access 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 will be responsible for:
- Assessing and talking to patients about their problems and discussing the best way to plan and deliver their care.
- Building relationships with patients to encourage trust, while listening to and interpreting their needs and concerns.
- Ensuring the correct administration of medication, including injections, and monitoring the results of treatment.
- Responding to distressed patients in a non-threatening manner and attempt to understand the source of their discomfort.
The role will involve, but not to be limited to you performing above.
You’ll have the following qualification/experience:
- A minimum of 6 months paid experience in an Acute hospital environment within the last 3 years.
- Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices.
- Ensure accurate records are kept in accordance with CHS policy and NMC guidelines.
- Undertake regular mandatory training*
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialize in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members. As an equal opportunities organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges.
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave.
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want.
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.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £16.44-£23.13 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Work Location: In person
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £16.44-£23.13 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- St. Albans, AL3 5PN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- NMC (preferred)
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: M0042-23-2590
