Modern Matron

West London NHS Trust; Northolt; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse at a leading NHS Trust, focusing on community mental health services. The role requires strong clinical skills and offers career progression, mentorship, and professional development opportunities, contributing to mental health wellbeing in the local community.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in mental health.
• Current NMC registration.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Develop care pathways within local community mental health team.
• Deliver brief interventions to patients.
• Supervise junior staff and manage complex clinical activities.

Skills

Communication

Engaging with patients

Crisis intervention

Counselling

Education

Mental Health Nursing (RMN)

Degree or Diploma in CBT or Brief Solution Focused Therapy

Job description

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An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to Join Ealing North MINT. Our service is centred around the Primary Care Networks and aims for comprehensive engagement with Integrated Care Systems using a whole person, whole population health approach. Our model utilises all available community resources, including health, social care, Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations, and local communities, considering resources to support wellbeing outside of mental health services alone. These new teams enable and support people to access mental health services whenever needed and help individuals manage their mental health within their local community. We are looking for skilled and enthusiastic individuals.

Main duties of the job

We are offering an exciting role for an innovative Mental Health Nurse. Employed by West London NHS Trust, you will be key in developing care pathways within the local community mental health team (MINT). This role offers opportunities for mentorship, career progression, and continued education.

We seek applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses experienced in community services.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience working across various community mental health settings and with diverse mental health diagnoses/needs;
• Knowledge and experience in delivering brief interventions to patients with mental health needs;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to strengthen relationships with local MINT Teams.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is among the UK's most diverse healthcare providers, offering mental health, physical healthcare, and community services. The Trust manages Broadmoor Hospital, a high secure hospital with an international reputation, and provides secure and non-secure services across London and the South of England. Employing 4,500 staff, with 56% from BME backgrounds, and a turnover of £426m for 2023-24, the Trust is rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission, with forensic services rated 'Outstanding'. The Trust actively participates in the North West London Integrated Care System and leads mental health collaborations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of key tasks and responsibilities, and the person specification outlines required qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not exhaustive but highlights criteria for application assessment.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Professional qualification in mental health - Mental Health Nursing (RMN) with current NMC registration;
• Degree or Diploma with relevant courses such as CBT, Brief Solution Focussed Therapy;
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Experience

• Post-qualifying psychiatry experience;
• Supervising junior staff experience;
• Experience in a Band 6 role or equivalent;
• Additional relevant post-registration experience;
• Audit and research experience;
• Teaching or training experience;
• Experience in primary care, social care, or voluntary sectors.

Knowledge

• Counselling, cognitive behavioural, psychosocial interventions;
• Recovery approaches for mental health conditions;
• Research interpretation and application;
• Knowledge of mental health and physical disorders relationship;
• Assessment and treatment of Deliberate Self Harm;
• Risk assessment, management, crisis intervention;
• Psychosocial assessment methods;
• Advanced communication skills;
• Engaging challenging or distressed patients and de-escalation techniques;
• Autonomous decision-making based on complex assessments, with supervision;
• Team and self-management skills for complex clinical activities.