Registered Mental Health Nurse

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Registered Mental Health Nurse

The closing date is 02 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has opened up for you to join our accredited wards at Riverside Centre. At CNWL, we are committed to working at the highest standards of clinical excellence, and at Riverside, our wards are AIMS accredited (Accreditation for Inpatient Mental Health Services), and this has been recognised and awarded to us by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Through our training and development opportunities,many of our Band 5 Nurses have been promoted to Band 6 roles, and we are also supporting Nurses to complete further training to develop their careers.We are committed to promoting staff development and retention and will offer you these same opportunities.

Main duties of the job

All our wards are currently engaging inQuality Improvement projects as we continually seek to improve service-user experiences and provide high-quality outcomes. You will have the opportunity to engage in these projects and be supported to identify new ones as we continue to evolve. Moreover, our new ward will provide ample scope for progression into more clinical and managerial positions, enabling you to broaden your horizons and take on new challenges.

In return, you will be offered:

• Opportunities to shadow other services across our site, including HTT, CMHT, low-secure unit, first-response service and our highly specialised mother & baby unit
• Development opportunities to help you progress in your career, i.e. secondment opportunities, rotations, funded courses
• Career mapping with a focus on your progression and development within the service
• Flexible shift working hours to provide ahealthy work-life balance
• Working within adynamic teamwith visibility of the Senior Management Team (Matron, Service Manager & Borough Director)
• Excellentstaff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and a cycle-to-work scheme.
• Award-winning Staff Networks
• Hidden Gem & annualaward ceremonies

About us

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and, of course, patients and service users when working in our healthcare settings. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and, of course, patients and service users when working in our healthcare settings.

Situated in the vibrant borough of Hillingdon, London, our ward offers an incredible location to live and work. Hillingdon is renowned for its rich cultural diversity, thriving arts scene, and numerous recreational amenities.There is always something exciting to explore during your downtime.

The borough is well-connected with excellent transportation links, allowing for easy access to Central London and beyond. Hillingdon is a place where you can thrive both professionally and personally, surrounded by a lively community and endless opportunities for leisure and entertainment.

Join us on this ground-breaking journey as we shape the future of mental healthcare.

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.

Band 5 nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:

Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible

• Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their limits and asking for help, and escalating concerns when necessary
• Escalating safety concerns and, by doing so, acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
• Being open and transparent about their practice
• Supervising the work of other
• Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
• Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
• Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training

The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses, and all nurses, including Band 5 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.

Clinical Outcomes

Band 5 nurses contribute to the effectiveness of services by:

• Providing skilled, evidence-based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures
• Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process, including assessing risks and needs
• Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care
• Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but within their limits of competency and confidence
• Contributing to creating and maintaining high-performing teams by:
  • communicating well with all members of the team
  • understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its objectives
  • reflecting on their practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings
  • identifying how care could be improved

Person Specification EDUCATION and QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered NMC Nurse Mental Health
• Mentorship or equivalent.
• To have completed preceptorship programme.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care & act accordingly if untoward changes occur.
• Keeping accurate records
• Knowledge of medication rounds and the safe administration of drugs
• Practical experience of providing high quality care and exceeding expectations
• Experience in Acute Mental Health.
• Experience of facilitating group work.
• Experience of managing other staff.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy using good communication skills (colleagues and service users).
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Use of initiative under minimal supervision.
• To have an understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems
• Able to provide supervision & support to junior staff & students.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• To have an understanding of implementing person centred care
• To be able to participate in and provide management and clinical supervision
• Experience in taking charge of a ward.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

• Up to date knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and amendments.
• Knowledge of the NMC code of conduct.
• A working knowledge of the Care Programme Approach Framework.
• Knowledge of new developments in nursing.
• A working knowledge of Risk assessment and management.
• Current developments in mental health care and nursing practice
• Ability to treat service users with respect & dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
• Understanding of clinical governance and how this impacts on practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£35,763 to £43,466 a yearPer annum incl. HCAS (pro rata if P/T)