Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse in London

An exciting opportunity has opened up for you to join our ward at St Charles Hospital. We are committed to providing a quality standard of care, with training and development opportunities that have seen many Band 5 nurses promoted to Band 6. We also support nurses to complete further training to develop their careers.

Main duties of the job include:

• Engaging in quality improvement projects.
• Identifying new projects as we evolve.

In return you will be offered:

• Development opportunities to help you progress in your career (secondment opportunities, rotations, funded courses).
• Career mapping with focus on your progression and development within the service.
• Flexible shift working hours to provide a healthy work‑life balance.
• Working within a dynamic team with visibility of the Senior Management Team (Matron, Service Manager & Borough Director).
• Excellent staff benefits: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
• Award-winning staff networks and annual award ceremonies.

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 patients and service users.

Service description:

Ganges Ward is an acute inpatient mixed ward for adults aged 18‑65 with mental health and learning difficulties. The ward provides 24 hour service, 7 days a week. Band 5 nurses work closely with the therapy team to deliver quality standard of care to patients, ensuring carers involvement throughout clinical care, and play an important role in providing compassionate care to aid patient recovery.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities include:

• Using 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 and escalating concerns when necessary.
• Acting as an effective advocate for those who use our services.
• Being open and transparent about own practice.
• Supervising the work of others.
• Reflecting on everyday practice to identify safety or quality improvements.
• Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement.
• Maintaining compliance with mandatory training requirements.

Band 5 nurses contribute to the effectiveness of services by providing skilled, evidence‑based nursing care, working with patients and families throughout care planning, acting as patient advocates in the multi‑disciplinary team, and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients.

Supporting yourself and others includes:

• Providing supervision and annual appraisals to other staff.
• Participating constructively in own supervision and appraisal processes.
• Using continuing professional development funds to consolidate clinical skills and gain mentorship skills to support student nurses.

Person specification:

• Registered Nurse Mental Health.
• Mentorship or equivalent.
• Completed preceptorship programme.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Keeping accurate records.
• Knowledge of medication rounds and safe administration of drugs.
• Practical experience of providing high quality care.
• Experience in Acute Mental Health and facilitating group work.
• Experience of managing other staff.

Skills and abilities include:

• Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy using good communication skills.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Use of initiative under minimal supervision.
• Understanding of needs of people with mental health problems.
• Able to provide supervision & support to junior staff & students.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Understanding of implementing person‑centred care.
• 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.
• Working knowledge of the Care Programme Approach Framework.
• Knowledge of new developments in nursing.
• Working knowledge of risk assessment and management.
• Current developments in mental health care and nursing practice.
• Respect & dignity for service users with culturally sensitive approach.
• Understanding of clinical governance and its impact on practice.

Other information:

• Due to high response levels vacancies may expire prior to the advertised closing date; submit application promptly.
• Applications requiring sponsorship will be considered pending eligibility under UKVI points‑based system.
• Employment contracts are subject to a 13 week probationary period.
• Upon offer, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
• You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and a Disclosure to the DBS will be required.

Points of contact:

Argo House, 180 Kilburn Park Road, London, NW6 5FA

Telephone: #J-18808-Ljbffr