# Registered Mental Health / Learning Disabilities Nurse Band 5

**Company**: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Bromley
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: permanent
**Salary**: £36,943 to £44,900 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Registered Mental Health / Learning Disabilities Nurse to join our National Autism Unit (NAU) at the Bethlem Royal Hospital. The successful candidate will be part of a multi-disciplinary team providing assessment and treatment to men with autism (ASD) and comorbid mental illness.

The role involves:

- Providing direct care to service users on the ward

- Co-ordinating care given by colleagues

- Developing individualized, recovery-focused plans

- Ensuring best practice and compliance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct

- Holding the position of Nurse in Charge on shift

- Completing dynamic and individualized risk assessments and management of risk incidences

- Clinical handovers and planning

- Leadership and decision making

- Safe medication management

- Communication and team working

- Supervision and support of junior staff where required

The ideal candidate will have:

- A BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing (or equivalent Level 6 degree)

- Active registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register as a Registered Nurse - Mental Health (Part 1)

- Experience of working in a similar setting

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

We offer a range of benefits, including:

- Generous pay, pensions, and leave

- Flexible working and support for work-life balance

- Opportunities for career development and progression

- Keyworker housing available on selected sites

The post is permanent, full-time, and band 5, with a salary range of £36,943 to £44,900 per annum.

## Skills

### Required
- Mental Health Nursing
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Risk Assessment
- Medication Management
- Communication Skills
- Team Working

### Nice to have
- Mentorship qualification
- Post-registration training (e.g. CBT, DBT, or trauma-informed care)
- Preceptorship training
- Practice Supervisor training

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