Job Ref: 212457698

Date: 2020-09-17 15:46:24

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Winlight Recruitment are delighted to have been appointed to supply
Registered Nurses to one of the UK's largest independent nursing homes in the UK.

If you're passionate about providing the very best care in a nursing home setting, Winlight are offering to new nurses registering permanent or part time assignments at various nursing homes throughout the country.

You must be a qualified Nurse with a current pin number

Support people with issues ranging from anxiety and depression to personality and eating disorders or addiction to drugs or alcohol.

Mental health nurses may specialise in working with a particular group, for example young people or offenders.

Typical duties of the job include:

* assessing and planning nursing care requirements

* organising workloads

* visiting patients at home

* building relationships with, reassuring, listening and talking to patients

* combating stigma and helping patients and their families deal with it

* administering medication

* agreeing and reviewing care plans and monitoring progress

* giving advice and arranging support for patients, relatives and carers

* liaising with doctors, social workers and other professionals

* assessing treatment success at case conferences and meetings

* writing and updating patient records

* encouraging patients to take part in therapeutic activities such as art and role play

Key skills for mental health nurses

* Good health and fitness

* The ability to empathise with people

* Good understanding of the theories of mental health and illness

* Excellent teamwork skills

* Verbal and written communication skills

* Resilience

* Stamina

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