Mental Health Nurse : South East London (multi-site)

NHS Jobs; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in South East London is seeking a Mental Health Nurse to provide rapid mental health nursing services in a primary care setting. Key duties include triaging and assessing patients, performing psychiatric diagnostics, and collaborating with GPs to ensure seamless patient pathways. Experience in mental health nursing is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in triage and assessment in a primary care setting.
• Skills in psychiatric diagnostics and mental health nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide rapid mental health nursing services in primary care.
• Perform initial psychiatric diagnostics and refer to secondary services.
• Collaborate with GPs and clinical leads for patient pathways.

Job description

Mental Health Nurse : South East London (multi-site)

Triage and assess new and follow-up patients in a primary care setting, aiming for 15-minute appointments wherever clinically appropriate Provide rapid, same-day mental health nursing services to reduce the burden on GPs and on-duty doctors Perform initial psychiatric diagnostics akin to A&E mental health nursing, and refer on to appropriate secondary services when needed Collaborate closely with Lead GPs, GPs, and our clinical/non-clinical leads, , to ensure seamless patient pathways Adapt infection-control protocols, including mask-wearing, to maintain a safe environment for patients and staff