Mental health nurses are essential members of the EPUT team, operating in diverse environments such as hospitals and community mental health teams, where they deliver exceptional care to those in need.
They foster strong connections with patients and their families or caregivers, offer guidance on suitable therapies and social activities, and assist patients in managing their medication effectively.
To become a mental health nurse you need to have completed a three-year undergraduate degree in mental health nursing and must also be a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
At EPUT, we offer many benefits for our mental health nurses, including opportunities for training and professional growth.
- Competitive salaries and options for fast career progression.
- Excellent benefits, including pension, health insurance, and paid leave.
- A place to develop clinical leadership while maintaining hands-on nursing skills.
- Great opportunity to develop leadership and problem-solving skills.
- A chance to make a real difference in people’s lives.
You’ll work as part of a team which includes GPs, psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, arts therapists and healthcare assistants.
We have number of different roles in Bands 5, 6 and 7 such as:
Staff Nursing
- Responsible for assessing, implementing and evaluating care plans for individual service users.
- Is a key worker for individual patient needs.
- Assists the team in setting and maintaining high standards of care and evaluating quality outcomes.
- Participates in a range of assessments provided during a 24-hour period.
Charge Nurse
- Responsible for the clinical leadership of a team of nurses in an Acute setting.
- Responsible for assessing, implementing and evaluating care plans for individual service users.
- Work as key worker advising and supporting colleagues as required
- Assists the Ward Manager in setting and maintaining high standards of care and evaluating quality outcome.
Senior Practitioner
Band 6 Senior Practitioner with the Hospital Liaison Team in providing high-quality, evidence-based, holistic assessments to patients attending Accident and Emergency or admitted to the general ward within the hospital with additional mental health needs.