Registered Mental Health Nurse
The closing date is 09 March 2026
Job summary
This is an all-gender service for adult patients (age 18 and above) with an eating disorder. The ward is a 16 bedded unit where individuals are offered treatment for a period of 6 to 16 weeks. We use a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approach to treatment. We are a national service and provide treatment for both local and national patients.
We have pioneered a number of innovative treatment pathways for people with eating disorders and autism spectrum disorders, and eating disorders and diabetes and would encourage the successful candidate to champion these and other treatment pathways.
The service is inspected by CQC and is unique in that it is dual accredited with the QED network and the National Autism Service, in recognition of the innovations implemented for patients with anorexia and traits autistic traits.
Please note vacancy may close early if applications have reached maximum capacity.
Main duties of the job
As a Registered Nurse you provide direct personal care to patients, without direct supervision, and co-ordinate the care given by colleagues. The role includes leading the delivery of comprehensive service user assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of person-centered care in a collaborative way.
The post holder will co-ordinate a first-class service that includes assessment and monitoring of physical health, maintaining service users' rights, supervising junior staff and students, working collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team and maintaining a safe and therapeutic working environment and accurate records.
1. Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support.
2. Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient-centered care; getting feedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
3. Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives / carers.
4. Liaising and working positively with members of the multi- disciplinary team and partner organisations.
5. Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication; monitoring service user compliance.
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs andalcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. Thereare very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
Details
Date posted
05 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£37,259 to £45,356 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
334-NUR-7782569-AP
Job locations
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Bethlem Royal Hospital , Tyson West 2,
Monks Orchard Road,
Beckenham
BR3 3BX
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Bethlem Royal Hospital , Tyson West 2,
Monks Orchard Road,
Beckenham
BR3 3BX
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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