South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Registered Mental Health Nurse Band 5
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Registered Mental Nurse
We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Registered Mental Nurse to join the multidisciplinary team at River House MSU. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a specialist forensic inpatient setting, providing high quality, recovery focused care to individuals with complex mental health needs, often alongside offending histories and significant risks.
As a Band 5 RMN, you will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care, promote recovery, manage risk, maintain patient safety, and contribute to a therapeutic and secure environment. Working closely with patients, carers, psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, and other professionals, you will deliver person centred care that promotes dignity, empowerment, and positive outcomes.
The role offers experience in risk assessment, therapeutic engagement, physical health monitoring and safeguarding, while supporting the development of clinical and leadership skills. Applications are welcome from Newly Qualified Nurses, who will benefit from a structured preceptorship programme, and experienced Band 5 nurses looking to develop their career in forensic mental health services.
Important Sponsorship Information: We are unable to offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post.
Key Responsibilities
- Conducting mental and physical health assessments
- Developing and reviewing person-centred care plans
- Delivering recovery-focused interventions
- Managing risk
- Administering medication
- Maintaining a safe therapeutic environment
- Working closely with the multidisciplinary team
- Contributing to safeguarding, incident management, service development, quality improvement, clinical supervision, and reflective practice
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Benefits
- Generous pay, pension, and annual leave entitlements.
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- Career development opportunities through mentoring, coaching, leadership, and talent programmes.
- Competitive car lease schemes.
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Qualifications
Essential Criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse (NMC)
- Registered Mental Health Nursing Degree (BSc Mental Health Nursing) or equivalent recognised nursing qualification.
- Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN).
Desirable Criteria
- Evidence of completion of Practice Supervisor Training, Practice Assessor Training, or a recognised Mentorship qualification (or equivalent).
- Ability to undertake the Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor role in accordance with NMC standards.
Experience
Essential Criteria
- Knowledge/experience of research-based/ reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice.
- Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
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Desirable Criteria
- Experience of shift co-ordination.
- Experience of supervising and supervising junior staff and students.
Knowledge / Skills
Essential Criteria
- Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, without close supervision.
- Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations.
- Approachable.
- Self-aware, self-confident and intrinsically motivated to do a good job and to motivate others.
- Forms very effective working relationships with colleagues.
- Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity.
- Empathy for service users including Individuals who have experienced mental health problems.
- Loyal and able to advocate for and show pride in the work area and organization and demonstrates values of trust and NHS.
- Flexibility to work shift patterns across 24hrs, 7days a week and across all clinical areas within the Trust as required.
- Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical health).
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Rose Olaye
- Job title: Matron
- Email address: rose.olaye@slam.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0203 228 8400
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