Staff Nurse - The Lotus Assessment Suite

Staff Nurse - The Lotus Assessment Suite

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Staff Nurse Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 294-AAUC-8394616-AZ

Site Springfield Hospital Town London Salary £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 23/11/2026

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

As a Senior Staff Nurse in a developmental Crisis Care Practitioner Rotation working in Lotus Assessment Suite, Home Treatment Team and Liaison Psychiatry setting, you will promote and deliver evidence-based care for service users with mental health conditions across the acute care pathway.

Band 5 developmental roles vary and the specifics of the clinical setting in which you work are covered during induction and will be explained by your line manager and colleagues; this addendum sets out the expectations of all staff working in Band 5 developmental roles, and should be read alongside the detail of the requirements for a Band 5 set out in the generic Job Description.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver high quality safe nursing care, ensuring
consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.

The role includes leading the delivery of comprehensive service user
assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of person-centered
care in a collaborative way. The post holder will co-ordinate a first class
service that includes assessment and monitoring of physical health,
maintaining service users rights, supervising junior staff and students, working collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team and maintaining a safe and therapeutic working environment and accurate records.

Working for our organisation

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. T he Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a varietyofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Promote choice and hopefulness and ensure a recovery orientated approach.
• Carry out and lead on robust assessments, crisis planning and discharge planning. Demonstrating ability to practice independently as a senior nurse in assessing and managing patient and knowing when to seek clinical guidance.
• Be required to make clear decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options. This will include those related to the admission and discharge of patients
• Utilise a wide variety of clinical skills appropriate to the needs of individual patients using psycho-social including therapeutic engagement, grounding techniques, de-escalation techniques.
• Have an ability to engage challenging and /or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations.
• Demonstrate sound understanding of the legal and ethical issues in caring for the mentally ill. In particular, demonstrating sound understanding of the Mental Health Act (1983) / Mental Capacity Act / Common Law.
• Develop positive working relationships with other professionals and agencies including the police, AMPH service and local councils.
• Have a good knowledge of local teams and resources and their referral processes, working closely with relevant teams/services to ensure optimum care for patients
• Work collaboratively with patient’s carers, family members and friends
• Promote and initiate any actions to safeguard vulnerable children and adults
• Ensure the promotion of the health and safety, well-being and interests of the patients, staff and all visitors who come into contact with the team and its service environment
• Be required to co-ordinate the running of the assessment suite in the role of Nurse In Charge
• Be required to co-ordinate the running of the Health Based Place of Safety, including having a sound knowledge and understanding of the seclusion policy.
• Provide supervision to junior nursing staff, nursing associates and healthcare facilitators
• Play a senior role in the team, supporting colleagues in managing the risk of complex cases, and at times be the most senior member of staff on duty. Demonstrate a consistent ability to contain the emotions of others despite one’s own reaction – to be the container more often than needing to be contained
• Take on a ‘lead role’ within the team and lead on QII and service improvement projects in this area

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse

Experience & Knowledge

• Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice.
• Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

• BME (Evolve) Staff Network
• DiverseAbility
• Mental Health Staff Forum
• Women's Staff Network
• LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

Please note:

• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3 rd party e-recruitment system
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
• That we are a smoke-free Trust

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. The contact details published on our official website are the Trust’s authorised contact channels and should be used for all recruitment communications, job applications, and verification of employment offers.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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