Bank Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN)

About the Role

Type: Zero Hour – Flexible over 24/7-day period
Locations: Birmingham, Stevenage and Warrington
Shift Patterns: Day Shift: 5.30am – 22.30 and Night Shift 17.30 – 07.30
Rate: £23.50 – £25.50
Reporting to: Service Delivery Managers

Open to UK applicants only as we do not offer sponsorship

Benefits:

• Enrolment to company’s pension scheme (The People Pension)
• Access to Employee Assistant programme
• Free on-site parking

Job Role Purpose:

To provide high quality care to all patients transported by Prometheus in all its business streams including hospital bed watches in places of safety and any other business involving mental health patients, this may include trust ward or private units.

Job Summary:

The ideal candidate is responsible for the safety and wellbeing of patients whilst in the care of Prometheus. The candidate must hold responsibility of equality and diversity as well as ensuring patients dignity is maintained. The ideal candidate will act within their sphere of responsibility managing themselves and other members of the team. The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of the Mental Health Act as well as local and national policies.

Key Communication & Working Relationships:

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• To provide high quality evidence-based nursing care.
• In the unfortunate event that physical intervention with a patient is required, it is integral that you can carry out this duty for your role.
• To lead the team of staff throughout the patient transfer.
• To ensure you have adequate handover of patient’s details, including the risk history, current presentation from either the Clinical Logistics Manager, RMN or nurse responsible for the patient at collection address.
• To provide crisis intervention to patients experiencing mental health difficulties during a transfer.
• The ideal candidate has a responsibility to be aware of relevant national and local policy regarding safeguarding children and adults.
• To attend all relevant training, meetings, and reviews.
• To ensure by attitude, approach, and response the continuation of good working relationships between staff and patients throughout the transfer.
• To report accidents, complaints, and any untoward incidents promptly to the Clinical Logistics Manager.
• Attend the Prometheus base your instructed to attend for the requested time by the Clinical Logistic Manager wearing company uniform.
• Any other tasks deemed reasonable by the management team for the smooth running of the company.
• To assist the operations Manager/ phone rota holder in ensuring all staff follow agreed policies and procedures detailed by Prometheus.

Responsibility for Resources:

• Adhere to company guidelines for checking of vehicles and equipment prior to journey commencing.
• Any issues or replacement of stock required are reported to the Fleet Manager/Supervisor

Security:

• To take all possible precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of staff, patients, and the public by implementing all policies and procedures relating to security.

Organisational:

• The candidate is responsible for ensuring that they contribute and work towards the companies aims and objectives.
• The candidate as an individual is required to understand their responsibility for respecting and promoting issues of equality, diversity, and rights in accordance with legislation and good practice.
• Responsible for reading, understanding, and complying with all relevant company policies and procedures.

Communication:

• The candidate is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely records are kept which comply with company policy, reporting any issues as appropriate.
• The candidate is responsible for ensuring they clearly communicate with patients, both Prometheus staff and staff at collection and delivery addresses, actively listen to adhere to patient needs.

Person Specification Essential:

Qualifications:

• Demonstrate excellent English language and communication skills, both written and verbal

Experience:

• Previous experience working as a Health Care Assistant in primary care and in mental health.
• Act honestly and with integrity and demonstrate a caring and patient-centred approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and focus on accuracy.

Skills:

• Strong attention to detail and focus on accuracy.
• Proactive and positive self-starter.
• Excellent teamwork skills.
• Well-organised with good time management skills

Communication Skills:

• Excellent written and communication skills.

Desirable:

• Healthcare related NVQ, BTEC or equivalent at Level 3 National Care Certificate
• Experience of working within a nursing team and dealing with vulnerable patients.

Evidence:

• Application
• Interview

General:

Equal Opportunities

• Prometheus is committed to an equal opportunities policy that affirms that all staff should be afforded equality of treatment and opportunity in employment irrespective of sexuality, marital status, race, religion/belief, ethnic origin, age or disability. All staff are required to observe this policy in their behaviour to fellow employees.

Confidentiality

• All employees are required to observe the strictest confidence with regards to any client information that they may have access to, or accidentally gain knowledge of, in the course of their duties.
• All employees are required to observe the strictest confidence regarding any information relating to the work and its employees.
• You are required not to disclose any confidential information either during or after your employment with Prometheus, other than in accordance with the relevant professional codes.
• Failure to comply with these regulations whilst in the employment of Prometheus could result in action being taken under the Policy on Conduct and Capability in Employment.

Data Protection

• All employees must adhere to the Policy on the Protection and use of Personal Information, which provides guidance on the use and disclosure of information.

Health and Safety

• Prometheus expects all staff to have a commitment to promoting and maintaining a safe and healthy environment and be responsible for their own and others welfare.

Risk Management

• You will be responsible for adopting the Risk Management Culture and ensuring that you identify and assess all risks to your systems, processes and environment and report such risks for inclusion within the Risk Register. You will also attend mandatory and statutory training, report all incidents/accidents including near misses and report unsafe occurrences as laid down within the Integrated Governance Policy, contributing to Organisational Learning.

Safeguarding

• Prometheus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Staff should ensure that they are aware of MHC policy and procedures for safeguarding and discharge their responsibilities for safeguarding effectively. It is individual staff member’s responsibility to maintain competences with regards to levels of safeguarding training commensurate with individual roles. Staff should report and safeguarding concerns to appropriate agencies in line with the safeguarding policy.