West London NHS Trust
Psychosocial Nurse
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Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse (Psychosocial Nurse)
We are seeking a passionate and motivated Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse (known within The Cassel as a Psychosocial Nurse) to join our highly skilled Inpatient Team. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a nationally recognised specialist service with a longstanding reputation for clinical excellence.
The Cassel Is An NHS Tier 4 Personality Disorder Service Providing Intensive Treatment For Adults With Severe And Complex Personality Disorders, Often Alongside Significant Trauma-related Difficulties. Our Therapeutic Model Is Built Around Three Core Elements
- Therapeutic community and living-learning environment
- Psychosocial Nursing
- Individual and Group Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Relationships are central to our approach. We promote a reflective and collaborative culture where all staff contribute to developing a deeper understanding of patients and the wider therapeutic community. Regular reflective spaces support learning, professional development and multidisciplinary working.
As a Psychosocial Nurse, you will work alongside patients, using therapeutic relationships to help them develop insight into their thoughts, feelings and behaviours. You will also support patients to apply their therapeutic learning beyond the inpatient setting, promoting independence and lasting change.
If you are looking for a rewarding, challenging and highly specialised nursing role, we would love to hear from you.
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The Successful Candidate Will
- Deliver holistic, trauma-informed care, assessing patients' emotional, physical, social and psychological needs and developing personalised care plans that support recovery and positive change.
- Support patients to identify and utilise personal, social and community resources to enhance resilience, independence and wellbeing.
- Provide specialist knowledge and guidance to colleagues and partner agencies working with individuals experiencing complex personality and trauma-related difficulties.
- Contribute to evidence-based practice through clinical expertise, reflective practice, service evaluation and quality improvement.
- Actively participate in the ongoing development of this highly specialised service.
Skills And Qualities We Are Looking For
- Ability to remain calm and effective when managing complex and challenging situations.
- Strong risk assessment and management skills, promoting a safe and therapeutic environment.
- Emotional resilience and the ability to work therapeutically with distress while maintaining professional boundaries.
- An interest in psychodynamic and relational approaches to practice.
- A reflective and self-aware approach, with a commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage compassionately with difficult thoughts, feelings and experiences.
- A collaborative approach to multidisciplinary working, supporting positive patient outcomes.
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West London NHS Trust
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Bethany Moriarty
Job title: Head of Service Development
Email address: bethany.moriarty@nhs.net
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