# Bank Mental Health Nurse - RMN > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-mental-health-nurse-rmn/f6a20af8-5288-4fcf-9837-650b1678051f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-mental-health-nurse-rmn/f6a20af8-5288-4fcf-9837-650b1678051f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Homerton University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £18.20 - £27.43 per hour - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-04T11:42:17.069Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Homerton_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8274062 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8274062?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.homerton.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team throughout the Homerton supporting temporary staffing requests. They will use their professional skill set and calming influence to identify and support patients presenting with mental health needs, supporting the implementation and engagement of care plans. The RMN will be part of the multi-disciplinary team providing care to patients who present to the Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation trust. ***Vacancy closing date is indicative only and it may close early without notice when sufficient applications have been received*** Interviews will take place on the 23th Sep 2026. ### Main duties of the job - Be able to support patients presenting with mental health needs, on a shift-to-shift basis, supporting the implementation and engagement of care plans ensuring the delivery of high quality and safe care. - Be able to use their specialist knowledge and skill set, to identify and detail deterioration / improvements and fluctuations in patient’s mental health and escalate to the relevant teams where there are significant risks. - To engage directly with patients in a holistic manner and determine any clinical, environmental, and social needs. - Assist in the management of clinical emergencies under the direction of the nurse in charge. - To be part of the multi-disciplinary team, working alongside, providing care to patients that present with physical needs. - Deliver excellent patient care through continuous review of evidence based clinical standards. - Contribute to policy, standards, and development of specialist care delivery strategies. - Be an excellent communicator. Maintain effective communication between teams. - Act as a resource providing clinical information for other areas. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page. The person specification elow is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Demonstrates an understanding of Trust Values ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of confidentiality issues - Knowlegde of appropriate legislations around mental health act and legal frameworks ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum of 1 years experience of working with patients who have acute mental health crisis. - Ability of working within a team **Desirable** - Previous experience of working in an Emergency Department ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Effective Communication - Evidence of ability to support patients within the Emergency Department - Excellent interpersonal and counselling skills ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - RMN - Evidence of ongoing and professional development **Desirable** - Teaching and Assessing Qualification ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 652.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=938) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 124.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=937) - [job description and specification (pdf, 328.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589706) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.