# Bank Registered Mental Health Nurse Band 5 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-registered-mental-health-nurse-band-5/b639220e-764b-4ea5-b025-dbbd0fd5675a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-registered-mental-health-nurse-band-5/b639220e-764b-4ea5-b025-dbbd0fd5675a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £18.80 Hourly paid - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - As and when - **Closing date:** 2026-07-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-27T12:30:36.287Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Bank_Registered_Mental_Health_Nurse/Bank_Registered_Mental_Health_Nurse-v8184398 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8184398?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Here at The Royal Free Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust we are passionate about delivering the highest quality care to all our patients. In order to help us achieve this, we are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and committed band 5 registered mental health nurses to join our temporary staffing bank. As a trust bank mental health nurse you will be able to choose a flexible working pattern to suit your work life balance in a variety of clinical settings working as part of a committed multidisciplinary team. The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust with some of the best clinical outcomes in the country. **Visa Sponsorship does not apply to this role** ### Main duties of the job Working shifts as a bank registered mental health nurse across wards and departments as part of the multidisciplinary team, in a variety of clinical settings to deliver the highest quality care to our patients, in line with our trust values As an accountable registered mental health nurse you will be responsible for delivering excellent care to allocated patients providing mental health care and support, for each clinical area you work on. Clinical duties, across a range of clinical settings, include providing one to one enhanced care for patients requiring support and supervision including patients waiting mental health assessment, psychosis, dementia and delirium care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder is responsible for assessing, planning and implementing patient care, whilst ensuring that the Trust’s World class Care values are met Maintain a safe environment in the ward/department with particular reference to infection control and the safety and welfare of patients, visitors and other staff members Provide 1:1 specialist care to individual patients (when required)  Maintain care records and other relevant documentation adhering to NMC/Trust record keeping legislation, guidelines and policy Maintain patient confidentiality Prioritise own workload and meet set deadlines Maintain best practice, ensuring compliance with evidence based practice and research Communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team, patients and their carers Maintain skills, knowledge and competencies adhering to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and the Trust’s policies and procedures ## Person Specification ### Education **Essential** - Registered Mental Health Nurse ### Experience **Essential** - 6 months experience as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, or possess a nationally recognised preceptorship qualification - Knowledge and experience of working with patients experiencing mental health problems in an inpatient setting - To have the experience of providing 1:1 care to individual patients as necessary - Experience of multi-disciplinary team working ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Evidence of continuing professional development - Positive, professional and polite - Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines - IT literate - Able to communicate effectively with other members of the multidisciplinary team, and to be responsible for the total care of the patient ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Ability to identify actual and potential risks - Interest in learning and developing advanced practical and clinical skills relevant to the specialty - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Can demonstrate a good understanding of good customer care - Knowledge/understanding of basic organisational skills - Understanding of Clinical Governance and evidence based practice - Maintain accurate, appropriate records, in line with NMC guidelines - Safe administration and disposal of drugs ### Royal Free World Class Values **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values ## Documents - [map rfl (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2047) - [job description (pdf, 226.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10488161) - [person specification (pdf, 154.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10488162) - [staff networks at rfl (pdf, 563.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2046) - [our sites and services (pdf, 486.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2045) - [functional requirements (pdf, 111.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10488163) - [nursing and midwifery - benefits, about rfl, values and governing objectives (pdf, 626.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2755) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 627.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## 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.