Registered mental health nurses

Description

Registered mental health nurses support and care for people with a range of mental health conditions, in hospital and community settings, and help them towards recovery and management of their conditions.

Tasks

• Provides day to day support for and, in some cases, physical care for patients with a variety of mental health conditions
• Participates in the preparation for physical and psychological treatment of patients with mental health conditions
• Monitors patient’s progress, encourages patients to participate in different therapies
• Administers drugs and gives other forms of treatment
• Works with other mental health professionals
• Provides information to patients and their families about a patient's condition, how to manage it and possible treatments

Educational Requirements

Entrants will need a degree level qualification in mental health nursing, an enhanced DBS check, and registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.