Registered Mental Health Nurse

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Main area Older Adult Mental Health Inpatient Service Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts pattern included Long day , Night and Weekend.) Job ref 333-G-HM-0804-A

Site Oak Tree Ward, Woodland Centre Town Uxbridge Salary £36,943 - £44,900 per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T) Salary period Yearly Closing 03/09/2026 23:59

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference.

We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Job overview

Oak Tree Ward in Hillingdon Part of CNWL is looking for compassionate and enthusiastic Band 5 RMN to work on our Older Adults Mental Health In-patient ward based at The Woodland Centre. We can boast excellent learning opportunities and further development both in physical and mental health conditions.

We were also shortlisted for the 'coveted Nursing Times Team of the Year award in 2021'.

We care for older persons with enduring mental health conditions, long-term physical health conditions. Our dynamic MDT comprises of Medical Doctor; Nurses; OT's; Psychologies; Wellbeing support officers and collaboration with outside Agencies. This provides optimum opportunities for both newly qualified and experience RMN's with interest in older adult mental health services.

Our Trust values and quality improvement work is at the heart of the care we provide. We are currently leading on several quality improvement projects, to promote safety and better experiences for our patients. You can be part of this initiative.

We have also been certified in 'QNOAMHS: \"Quality Network for Older Adults Mental Health Services\"' currently recertifying this year.

Main duties of the job

Work as an advocate for our service users speaking up for their care, offering dignity and respect, also encouraging our services users to be a part of decision making and maintain independence.

Have excellent communication skills and ability to use IT skills. As our medication administration regime is now via computer software and also service user documentation is computerised.

Stay up-to-date on mandatory trainings and revalidation.

Safeguarding knowledge

Be willingly to work as part of the team on quality improvement projects

Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as

Working for our organisation

We are a multi professional experienced diverse team from different ethic backgrounds.

We work together to learn different skills and achieve additional training to help support our services users to achieve a well rounded recovery plan.

We as a team; we undertake quality improvement projects to improve our service users safety and delivery of continuing care.

Our trust provides excellent access to additional training opportunities and to gain more knowledge.

We also have trust benefit schemes and a link on our trust site to access these.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and elevate concerns when necessary

Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services

Being open and transparent about their own practice

Supervising the work of others

Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made

Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement

Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• NMC Registered General nurse, NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse or NMC registered dual trained nurse
• Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
• NMC registered for both General nursing or Mental health nursing in the UK.Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development

Previous Experience

• You need previous experience of working in NHS hospital as either General nurse or Mental Health Nurse
• Experience working in Older Adult Mental Health care in the UK

Skills and Knowledge

• Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
• Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
• Able to maintain electronic patient records Use Microsoft Word for letter and report writing
• Proficient in Care planning: being able to assess patients, develop, implement and evaluate a care plan
• Understanding how the Mental Health Act impacts on their work and the people they are working with
• Understanding how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards impacts on their work and the people they are working with
• Empowering and working in partnership
• Safeguarding and advocacy
• Caring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff
• Respectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
• Able and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
• Able and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work.Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience.AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience.Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.

We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

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