Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Registered Mental Health Nurse
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Job Overview
Wexham Park Hospital (AMU Ward)
This is an exciting time to join our team. We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Mental Health Nurse to support our clinical teams within the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) at Wexham Park Hospital.
In this role, you will provide specialist mental health input to patients within the AMU and wider clinical areas. You will play a vital part in promoting parity of esteem between mental and physical health, offering expert advice, support, and information to patients experiencing acute mental health needs.
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong nursing and risk-assessment skills, with a comprehensive understanding of the legal frameworks that guide acute mental health care. A solid knowledge of mental health diagnoses and evidence-based psychosocial interventions is essential.
We are looking for a highly motivated and adaptable individual who thrives in a fast-paced and evolving environment, and who is committed to promoting mental health awareness and wellbeing across the AMU and the broader hospital setting.
Main duties of the job
- To deliver high-quality, effective, and individualised nursing care that is compassionate, caring, and aligned with evidence-based professional practice.
- To assess care needs and develop, implement, and evaluate nursing care plans without supervision.
- Maintaining a safe environment for patients.
- Collaborating across the multi-disciplinary team to ensure consistent and personalised care.
- Contributing to the daily activities and treatment programmes.
- To undertake mental health risk assessments and reduce vulnerable patients coming to harm.
- To provide clinical areas with mental health advice, support, and expertise.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
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We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Educated to degree level
- Leadership course/module or qualification
- Management course or qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working as an RMN post registration, demonstrating effective risk assessment and risk management experience
- Have an excellent understanding and experience in working with patients who have experienced psychological trauma, demonstrating trauma-informed care
- Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions
- Experience working with patients who may be confused or present with challenging behaviour
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in Adult’s and Children’s mental health inpatient settings
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of relevant legislation, including the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, DOLS and other legislation applicable to the practice area
- Demonstrable knowledge of the post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for patients in the designated field, including specialist knowledge of co-morbidity (physical and mental health) about acute and chronic conditions
- Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills
- Can demonstrate good understanding of clinical risk assessment and management and its application in practice
- Able to work under pressure and deal with challenging situations
Desirable criteria
- Has participated in undertaking research and audit
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to work flexible shifts requirements
About Us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
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Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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