Job overview
Thank you for your interest in this exciting position of Staff Nurse for our Mental Health Acute Wards in Hammersmith and Fulham mental health unit, we currently have vacancies on our male PICU.
This role is an exciting and challenging opportunity for the right candidate. You will be required to demonstrate excellent communication skills while providing first line advice, support, and information to a wide range of patients that are in the acute phase of a mental health crisis. The post holder will provide support when someone, both known to services and unknown comes to the unit.
You will need to have important nursing assessment skills, knowledge of the legal frameworks that inform acute mental health care, an understanding of mental health diagnosis and a well-informed understanding of psychosocial interventions. Note: Applicants must be RMN qualified and have experience working within an acute or PICU ward setting.
Main duties of the job
To provide support and supervision to a group of nursing staff
- To develop and maintain communication with individuals or groups of patients, carers and staff, about difficult or complex matters, overcoming any problems in communication in different situations.
- To develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others.
- To promote, monitor and maintain best practice in health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.
- To appraise, interpret and apply suggestions, recommendations and directives to improve services.
- To contribute to quality improvement.
- To promote people’s equality, diversity and rights.
- To contribute to promoting health and well-being and preventing adverse effects on health and well-being.
- To assess complex health and well-being needs and develop, monitor and review care-plans to meet those needs.
- To plan, deliver and evaluate care to address people’s complex health and well-being needs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Inpatient Mental Health
- Experience of completing assessment and providing plans of care for patients that are in acute state of crisis
- Working with other professions within a multi-disciplinary team and contributing to the joint plans following on from a MH assessment
- Experience of working with patients that are acutely distressed and are at risk of becoming violent or aggressive
- Experience of leading a team and appropriately delegating tasks to ensure the highest level of care is delivered within a service
- Experience of completing Risk Assessments and using them to develop care plans for acutely unwell mental health patients
- Experience of engaging in change projects in a work setting
Desirable
- Experience of working with individuals that have complex physical health care needs and ensuring the receive the correct nursing care
- HCA Experience of working in a health care setting
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to approach challenging discussion in an open and calm manner
- Open to new ideas and different ways of working
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- To understand and have experience of risk management
- Good communication skills both verbally and written
- Able to contribute to complex discussions around patient’s care
- Able to challenge decisions that are not in line with best practice
- A clear understanding of the Mental Health Act Code of practice and its relationship to the detention and treatment of mental health patients
- Understanding the relationship between restrictive practice and violence
- Clear understanding of how to engage with patients who are distressed and in Crisis
- A clear understanding of the safeguarding process and when to escalate concerns
Desirable
- An understanding of Quality Improvement
- An understanding of a variety of psychological interventions that will help support the management of patients in crisis
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable
- PMVA Training
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This advert is for Band 5 Staff Nurse with West London NHS Trust in Southall, London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inclusive of 20% HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Jul 2026.
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