Mental Health Nurse (RMN) – Dementia Care
Location: Bridlington, East Yorkshire (YO16)
Job Type: Temporary (Initial 3-Month Contract)
Shift Pattern: Long Days & Nights (12-Hour Shifts)
Pay Rates: Up to £30.14 per hour (PAYE)
Sanctuary Personnel is recruiting experienced Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMNs) with dementia care experience to join a brand-new specialist dementia service in Bridlington. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a modern, purpose-built environment delivering high-quality mental health nursing care to adults with complex dementia and long-term mental health conditions.
This temporary contract offers flexible long-day and night shifts, providing the chance to work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team supporting residents with complex clinical and behavioural needs.
Pay Rates (PAYE):
- Days: £23.18 per hour
- Nights (Monday-Friday): £24.00 per hour
- Saturdays: £25.50 per hour
- Saturday Nights: £26.50 per hour
- Sundays: £28.59 per hour
- Sunday Nights & Bank Holidays: £30.14 per hour
Shift Pattern:
- Long Days: 07:30 – 20:30
- Nights: 19:30 – 08:30
Please note: This role is for 12-hour day and night shifts only. Early and late shifts are not available.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver person-centred nursing care to adults living with moderate to advanced dementia.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based mental health care.
- Support individuals experiencing behavioural and psychological symptoms associated with dementia.
- Safely administer and monitor complex medication regimes.
- Manage challenging behaviour using appropriate de-escalation and intervention techniques.
- Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to achieve positive outcomes.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and comply with all professional standards.
About the Service
You'll be joining a newly established specialist dementia unit supporting adults with:
- Moderate to advanced dementia.
- Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD).
- Stable long-term mental health conditions.
- Dual diagnoses involving dementia and mental illness.
- Complex medication requirements requiring ongoing clinical monitoring.
- Challenging behaviours requiring skilled nursing assessment and intervention.
Applicant Requirements
To be considered for this Mental Health Nurse (RMN) position, you must have:
- Current NMC registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN).
- Previous experience working within dementia nursing, mental health nursing, or complex dementia services.
- Experience supporting adults with challenging behaviours and complex mental health presentations.
- A valid Full PMVA certificate. If your initial course was completed previously, annual refresher training must have been maintained, and the original full 2–3-day certificate must be available.
- Excellent communication, clinical assessment and care planning skills.
About Sanctuary Personnel:
Sanctuary Personnel is an award-winning recruitment agency committed to quality, care, and inclusion. Twice recognised for Best Candidate Care at the Recruiter Awards, we work with trusted public sector organisations to offer professionals access to meaningful opportunities that contribute to community wellbeing.
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Pay: £23.18-£30.14 per hour
Experience:
- dementia nursing, mental health nursing or similar: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- NMC registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse (required)
- Full PMVA certificate (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
