# Registered Mental Health Nurse

**Company**: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Isleworth
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £45,953 to £54,254 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse to provide mental health nursing support to patients on AAU/AMU and other clinical areas. As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, you will be responsible for ensuring the safety of patients within clinical areas and/or during escort duties. You will provide professional leadership in relation to the day-to-day management of patients requiring mental health care and support.

Responsibilities:

- Provide mental health nursing support to patients on AAU/AMU and other clinical areas

- Ensure patient safety within clinical areas and/or during escort duties

- Formulate care plans in relation to patients' mental health needs in conjunction with other mental health professionals and the patient

- Follow patients' Mental Health Risk Management Plans as devised by Psychiatric Liaison staff or a Duty Psychiatrist

- Utilize diversion and de-escalation skills to manage conflict situations

- Administer prescribed medication within the Nursing and Midwifery Council Guidelines

- Communicate with the Multi-Disciplinary Team, Psychiatric Liaison Team, and other Clinical services in a professional and appropriate manner

Requirements:

- Registered Mental Nurse on the NMC Register

- Experience of at least 3 years within an Acute NHS Medical setting

- Postgraduate qualifications in Mental Health, or equivalent in experience

- Excellent knowledge of all relevant legislation in relation to Mental Health and mental Capacity

- Able to demonstrate knowledge and skills in relation to the management of suicidal individuals

- Able to demonstrate excellent clinical skills in Risk Assessment

Benefits:

- Competitive salary: £45,953 to £54,254 per annum

- Permanent full-time position

- Agenda for Change pay scheme

- Band 6

## Skills

### Required
- Mental Health nursing
- Risk Assessment
- Medication Administration
- De-escalation skills
- Communication skills

### Nice to have
- Registered General Adult Nurse on the NMC Register
- Completed approved Prevention and management of Violence and Aggression course
- Previous experience in a Psychiatric liaison or Crisis resolution team role

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