Senior Staff Nurse - Mental Health

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, 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.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

• We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.