Senior Staff Nurse – Mental Health: Sponsorship Available

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has come up for a compassionate and enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our Acute Assessment and Acute Medical Unit teams as a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse – Mental Health.

You will play a key role in improving the care and experience of patients with mental health needs within a busy acute hospital environment. Using a trauma-informed approach, you will build therapeutic relationships, complete mental health and risk assessments, support safe care planning and provide guidance to ward teams.

Working collaboratively with Psychiatric Liaison and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will help manage complex clinical situations while maintaining patients’ dignity, safety, independence and choice.

We are looking for an experienced RMN who is calm, clinically confident and committed to our PROUD values: putting patients first, being responsive, open and honest, unfailingly kind, and determined to develop and improve care

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist mental health nursing care and support to patients within the Acute Assessment Unit.Undertake mental state examinations, psychosocial assessments and risk assessments, ensuring clear and timely documentation.Develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients, delivering compassionate, trauma-informed care that promotes dignity, independence and choice.Implement and monitor mental health risk management plans, escalating concerns and liaising with Psychiatric Liaison and multidisciplinary teams as required.Provide expert advice and guidance to ward teams on mental health care, risk management, the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.Utilise advanced communication, diversion and de-escalation skills to manage challenging situations and maintain a safe clinical environment.Work autonomously while collaborating effectively with medical, nursing, allied health professionals and external mental health services.Support the delivery of safe and effective patient care, including observation, physical health monitoring, medication administration and patient escorts where required.Deliver education, support and coaching to ward staff to enhance confidence and competence in caring for patients with mental health needs.Act as a professional role model, demonstrating leadership, clinical expertise and the Trust’s PROUD values at all times.

Person Specification

Application form and interview

Essential

  • Registered Mental Nurse on the NMC Register
  • Post graduate qualifications Mental Health, or equivalent in experience
  • Post qualifying experience in Acute Mental Health setting
  • Substantial previous experience of working in an NHS setting
  • Exceptional communication skills.
  • Must be an effective team player.
  • Able to demonstrate excellent clinical skills in Risk Assessment
  • Excellent knowledge of all relevant legislation in relation to Mental Health and mental Capacity
  • Excellent time management skills.
  • Possess ability to work on own and as part of a team.
  • Able to demonstrate knowledge and skills in relation to the management of suicidal individuals.
  • Able to work effectively and flexibly as a member of a team.
  • Able to use initiative and demonstrate a proactive approach.
  • Able to work flexibly.
  • Must be able to reliable, calm and have an approachable manner.
  • Proactive about own personal development in line with KSF Post requirements.
  • Commitment to equality and diversity
  • Demonstrating and consistently upholding the Trust’s Values

Desirable

  • Completed approved Prevention and management of Violence and Aggression course.
  • Registered General Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
  • Previous experience in a Psychiatric liaison or Crisis resolution team role.
  • Previous experience working in a General Hospital setting
  • Knowledge of co-morbid physical illness’s in relation to Mental Health patients

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Closing Date: 1 September 2026

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