Registered Mental Health Nurse

Site East Surrey Hospital Town Redhill Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum plus high cost allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 08/09/2026 23:59

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse to join Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This role offers the opportunity to work within an acute hospital setting, providing specialist mental health nursing assessment, care planning, risk management and support for patients with mental health needs. The post holder will work closely with ward teams, liaison psychiatry, safeguarding colleagues and partner services to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care.

We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Registered Mental Health Nurse who can work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

At Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, we are proud of our values of Dignity and Respect, One Team, Compassion, and Safety and Quality. We are committed to supporting colleagues to thrive through flexible working, wellbeing support, learning and development opportunities, and a strong culture of continuous improvement. This is an excellent opportunity to join an outstanding Trust and play a key role in improving the experience and outcomes of patients with mental health needs in acute care.

If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we will be happy to support this. For further details about the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.

For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.

Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon – covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.

For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operates a 24-hour service, 365 days a year. As such, all nursing, clinical, and operational roles may involve working on a 24/7 shift basis, unless otherwise specified during the recruitment process. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.

We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we’re delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital. Read our planhere .