Mental Health Nurse - Occupational Health

NHS Band 6 Salary:  £39,959 - £48,117 per annum

Hours Per Week:  Full time 37.5 hrs

Contract Type:  Permanent

Location Base:  Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY OR
St Mary's Hospital, The Apex Centre, St Cross Business Park, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5XW

Are you an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for an opportunity to use your skills differently and make a real difference to the wellbeing of NHS staff?

We are looking for an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our Occupational Health and Wellbeing Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your specialist mental health expertise in a role focused not only on supporting individuals, but also on helping to create a healthier, more resilient and psychologically safe workforce.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary Occupational Health service, you will provide specialist mental health assessment, advice and evidence-based support to staff experiencing psychological, emotional or mental health difficulties that may be affecting their health, wellbeing, attendance or ability to work.

This is a varied role that goes beyond traditional case management. You will have the opportunity to support early intervention, contribute to preventative mental health and wellbeing initiatives, and work collaboratively with colleagues and managers to improve staff experience and wellbeing across the organisation. This role includes staff in both Portsmouth Hospital University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust so travel across both sites is an essential part of the role.

As a Mental Health Nurse working in Occupational Health and Wellbeing, you will:

• Undertake holistic mental health assessments and develop appropriate, evidence-based support plans.
• Provide specialist advice, brief interventions, psychoeducation and wellbeing support to staff.
• Assess and manage clinical risk, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Work collaboratively with Occupational Health colleagues, managers, Human Resources and external services to support staff wellbeing and retention at work.
• Provide specialist advice around workplace adjustments to OH Advisors, wellbeing interventions and supportive approaches to mental health at work.
• Contribute to proactive wellbeing programmes, workshops, campaigns and preventative initiatives.
• Promote early intervention, psychological safety and positive help-seeking behaviours.
• Use themes and emerging trends to help identify opportunities for service development and preventative interventions.
• Facilitating classroom based workshops on supporting staff to manage symptoms of mental health such as anxiety and stress
• Contribute to service evaluation, quality improvement and the continued development of our mental health and wellbeing offer.

You will bring significant post-registration mental health experience together with excellent assessment, communication and clinical decision-making skills. Most importantly, you will be compassionate, approachable and committed to making a positive difference to the experience and wellbeing of NHS staff.

For full job details and person specification please refer to the enclosed job description.

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