Job summary
Role: Mental Health Nurse
Salary: Band 6:(Including outer HCA).
Team: Ealing Acton MINT
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, closed Bank Holidays.
Flexible working is available.
An exciting opportunity has become available for a permanent Community Mental Health Practitioner to join the Ealing Acton MINT team. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team while also having the autonomy to manage a caseload of patients with a range of mental health conditions.
The role involves close working with community partners, including GP practices, to ensure the delivery of high quality, community based care. This post plays a key role in breaking down barriers between mental health and physical health services, social care, voluntary and community sector organisations, and primary and secondary care. The aim is to deliver integrated, personalised, place based and well coordinated care for adults and older adults.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Community Mental Health Nurse to support people with mental health needs to access the right care at the right time, and to help them navigate services smoothly. The role focuses on empowering individuals to manage their mental health challenges and work towards personalised recovery goals on their own terms, with the support of their families, carers and social networks, and within their local community.
We are seeking applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses who are passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
The ideal candidate will have:
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Experience of working with individuals across a range of mental health diagnoses and needs
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Current registration with the relevant professional body, such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Social Work England or the Health and Care Professions Council
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Knowledge of, and experience in, delivering a range of brief interventions for people with mental health needs
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Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with local MINT teams and partner services
About us
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' overallby 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Professional qualification in mental health - Mental Health Nursing (RMN) with current NMC registration
Desirable
- Educated to degree or Diploma level with other courses relevant to primary care mental health services e.g. CBT, Brief Solution Focussed Therapy etc.
- RGN/physical health qualification
- o Evidence of recent and on-going relevant further professional development
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of post qualifying work in psychiatry.
- o Experience of supervising junior staff within own and/or other disciplines
Desirable
- Evidence of experience in a Band 6 position or equivalent
- o Other relevant post registration experience
- Audit and research experience
- o Experience of teaching/training in a formal or informal setting
- o Experience of working in a primary care setting/ social care/ voluntary sector
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of counselling skills/cognitive behavioural skills, psychosocial interventions
- Knowledge of recovery approaches as used with those with mental health conditions
- Ability to interpret research and apply to practice
- o Specialist knowledge of mental health conditions as well as their relationship to physical disorders
- Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options, with senior clinical
- Ability to engage challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations and use de-escalation techniques effectively
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to frequently work under pressure and maintain intense concentration, particularly in unpredictable situations where there will be exposure to highly distressed and/or disturbed patients, often exhibiting challenging behaviours and the risk of physical violence
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Exercise initiative, flexibility and tact and self awareness
- Be aware of the limitations in your competencies and seek appropriate senior advice and leadership.
- Ability to meet deadlines
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Professional qualification in mental health - Mental Health Nursing (RMN) with current NMC registration
Desirable
- Educated to degree or Diploma level with other courses relevant to primary care mental health services e.g. CBT, Brief Solution Focussed Therapy etc.
- RGN/physical health qualification
- o Evidence of recent and on-going relevant further professional development
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of post qualifying work in psychiatry.
- o Experience of supervising junior staff within own and/or other disciplines
Desirable
- Evidence of experience in a Band 6 position or equivalent
- o Other relevant post registration experience
- Audit and research experience
- o Experience of teaching/training in a formal or informal setting
- o Experience of working in a primary care setting/ social care/ voluntary sector
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of counselling skills/cognitive behavioural skills, psychosocial interventions
- Knowledge of recovery approaches as used with those with mental health conditions
- Ability to interpret research and apply to practice
- o Specialist knowledge of mental health conditions as well as their relationship to physical disorders
- Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options, with senior clinical
- Ability to engage challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations and use de-escalation techniques effectively
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to frequently work under pressure and maintain intense concentration, particularly in unpredictable situations where there will be exposure to highly distressed and/or disturbed patients, often exhibiting challenging behaviours and the risk of physical violence
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Exercise initiative, flexibility and tact and self awareness
- Be aware of the limitations in your competencies and seek appropriate senior advice and leadership.
- Ability to meet deadlines
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
