South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
Staff Nurse - Ellis Ward/ Lilac Ward
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We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 nurses to join our well established nursing team.
You will have a role in working collaboratively with service users and families and enhancing your skills within the acute care setting.
We are a team of dedicated mental health professionals compromised of Mental Health Nurses, Health Care Assistants, an Occupational Therapist and an Activity Co-ordinator as well as Psychiatrists.
The teams have an amazing culture of supporting new and existing staff, seeking to establish in them a solid foundation of knowledge of the treatment and management of acute mental health illness; as well as an understanding of what is required to fulfil this role safely.
If you are newly qualified and looking for a supportive environment to develop your skills in the management of acute mental illness this is an exciting opportunity to consider.
If you are successful in your application you will be working alongside our MDT, formulating treatment plans, as well as conducting daily risk and mental state assessments of patients with a variety of different mental health diagnoses.
You will be taking the lead on admissions and discharges of patients liaising with community mental heath services, families and carers, and other third parties.
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We are looking for a nurse who will work holistically with service users to ensure excellent patient-centred care aiming towards a safe discharge into the community.
We would expect you to be passionate about mental health – Working in line with the Recovery Model, our Trust Values, as well as being able to work collaboratively with service users and their families.
We will give you the opportunity to continue to develop your career and be involved in cutting edge care and support.
SWLSTG NHS Trust offers excellent learning and development opportunities as well as the chance to be involved in research and practice development. We want to support you in your career and give you avenues to progress into managerial or senior clinical positions.
Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
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This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Kingsley Kesieme
- Job title: Ward Manager
- Email address: Kingsley.Kesieme@swlstg.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 00000000000
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