Registered Mental Health Nurse

About the Role

As a Nurse within Alternative futures group, you’ll work with like‑minded colleagues who share our 5 main organisational values, as part of a multi‑disciplinary in‑house team, to provide the highest standards of nursing care for our patients. Our shared values ensure that we maintain high staffing ratios within our hospitals and that retention as an organisation is high. Our approach to nursing focuses on maximising independence, building everyday living skills and empowering people to live fulfilled lives, which means that you’ll be delivering truly person‑centred and holistic care in a community‑based environment.

You’ll work in a close team and build good working relationships with the people you support so you’ll be able to see the difference you make each and every day.

• Provide warmth, enthusiasm and compassion when providing support for our patients.
• Always strive to provide great quality holistic care, making every day better than the last; promoting our core values, maintaining independence and supporting people to achieve their goals.
• Be a team player, demonstrating outstanding communication skills and, as part of a multi‑disciplined team, demonstrate effective teamwork.
• Be up to date with current evidence‑based practice and have a working knowledge of CQC Standards and Regulations and use your initiative to make effective decisions to improve care quality.
• Be confident in your ability to lead teams and develop support staff to achieve their individual performance outcomes.
• Experience of mentorship and a supervisor qualification would be desirable but are not essential.
• Be flexible in your working patterns to support a team which provides 24‑hour support 7 days per week.

• Hold a current NMC Registered Nurse qualification (active PIN number) and ideally have experience of working with service users along a pathway to promote their independence.
• Knowledge of the MHA (1983) would be an advantage; however, updated training will be given.

We value our people and truly believe in making a difference through the service we provide. As well as working within a great team and within a great culture, you can expect to earn a competitive salary ranging from £18.22 – £22.27 per hour dependent upon experience as well as an annual holiday allowance of 33 days inclusive of bank holidays.

Salary based on post‑qualification experience, pro‑rata depending on actual working hours.

• £18.22 (£35,510 per annum) – preceptorship Nurse / OT (not casual nurses as we can only take on casual nurses who have completed their preceptorship)
• £19.57 (£38,147 per annum) – completed preceptorship and up to 2 years post‑preceptorship experience
• £22.27 (£43,419 per annum) – 2 years or more post‑qualification experience

• Paid DBS check – we pay for all new starters to have a DBS check, so you don’t need to cover the cost.
• Blue Light Card – colleagues are eligible to apply for a Blue Light Card and get discounts at 100’s of retailers and restaurants.
• My Rewards Scheme – colleagues have access to our lifestyle benefits scheme where you can get additional discounts on items and holidays.
• Become part of our VIVA engage community to enable you to share stories, say thank you and keep up-to-date with news from across the company.
• Pension plan – You will also have an opportunity to join our pension scheme whereby AFG will match any individual contributions between 3.5% and 6% of salary.
• Online UMatter services – colleagues can access online support services which include improved access to GP appointments and talking therapy services as well as a host of reward and recognition schemes.

This role is Band I as per our structure.

We’re Alternative Futures Group, a health and social care charity providing specialist support for people with a learning disability or mental health condition. We’re proud to have been positively changing lives and enabling people to achieve amazing outcomes for over 30 years.

We have a vision to create a world where amazing people do amazing things every day. Our skilled and experienced teams work with every person we…