# Mental Health Nurse - Tower Hamlets > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-nurse-tower-hamlets/9e630b09-110a-4e86-8bb7-2b5bfee02222 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-nurse-tower-hamlets/9e630b09-110a-4e86-8bb7-2b5bfee02222.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £31,049 - £37,796 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-08T11:12:20.580Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/LUTON_BEDFORD/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8140373 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8140373?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview - Attention all Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurses and R—whether you're an experienced professional or a recent graduate looking to make a difference! Join us in serving a diverse and vibrant community alongside dedicated and compassionate teams who are committed to quality care. We currently have exciting Nurse Vacancies available in our services. Our teams are spread across Tower Hamlet, offering a range of services tailored to meet the needs of individuals throughout their lifespan. We have opportunities available in various settings, including: - **Inpatient Wards**: Engage in a supportive environment focused on patient recovery.  - **Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)**: Work with individuals requiring acute care and individualized support.  - **Working Age Services**: Provide care and support to adults in their working years.  - **Older Persons Services**: Make a meaningful impact in the lives of elderly patients needing specialized mental health care. Join us in making a positive difference in our community! ### Main duties of the job ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Working for your organisation ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information. Join our CQC outstanding trust  by applying for one of our exciting Band 5 opportunities within our inpatient wards. We offer a nationally recognised Preceptorship programme, that is used as an example of regional excellence; with dedicated support to help you consolidate your knowledge and skills during the first six months of qualification and progress your career further. ELFT offer exceptional opportunities for continued professional development and career progression; with development programmes for progression onto Band 6-8, with the emphasis on valuing your contribution and identifying clinical leaders of the future. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Working with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities - Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour. - Working within a multidisciplinary team environment. - Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care. ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care. - Minimizing clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices. - Able to manage time so that deadlines are met. - Ability to recognise stress. - Ability to work as part of a team. - Able to work sensitively and compassionately with patients. - Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience - To have knowledge of Mental Health presentations and appropriate interventions. - NMC Code of Conduct. - Knowledge of risk management and how to plan care to account for risk. **Desirable** - Current Developments in nursing. - Awareness of supervision and reflective practices. ### Education/ Qualification/ Training **Essential** - - Registered Mental Health Nurse or Registered Learning Disability Nurse ## Documents - [jd&ps (pdf, 318.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10438971) - [elft strategy (pdf, 153.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1708) - [elft at a glance (pdf, 151.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1110) - [elft staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 920.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1111) - [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844) - [staff nurses support programme (pdf, 131.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1108) ## 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.