Nursing Associate | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in London is seeking a passionate Band 4 Nursing Associate for Jasmine Ward. The role involves supporting elderly patients with mental health needs in a multi-disciplinary setting. Candidates should have a genuine passion for care, with responsibilities including promoting well-being and engagement in healthy lifestyles. This position offers flexible working and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Various benefits

Qualifications

• Genuine passion for working with elderly patients.
• Willingness to make a difference in patients' lives.
• Ability to work closely with community services.

Responsibilities

• Support people to improve their mental and physical health.
• Engage in public health initiatives.
• Encourage psychosocial activities.

Skills

Passion for working with elderly patients

Ability to deliver high standards of care

Engagement in public health

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and enthusiastic Band 4 Nursing associate on Jasmine Ward (Tolworth Hospital). Jasmine Ward (Tolworth Hospital) is a 16 bedded unit and Crocus Ward is a 19 bedded unit that offers care and treatment for male and female patients over 75 years of age. The service offers inpatient care for older people with mental health problems, provides assessment and treatment of older people with a range of diagnoses, who require hospital care due to the severity of need. We provide services for patients who cannot be cared for in the community or other settings, due to the intensity and expertise of the care required. Within this setting all aspects of physical health, social care needs, and risks are jointly managed by a multi-disciplinary team, which forms part of a planned and integrated holistic system approach to care.

We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated Nurse Associate to join our inpatient teams at Southwest London and St. George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

You need to have a genuine passion for working with elderly patients and be willing to make a difference in their lives. This role is pivotal in supporting the team in delivering care. You will be expected to deliver high standards of care incorporating the recovery approach to cover all aspects of health needs and risks within a safe environment by working closely with the relevant community services. This will involve giving support to individuals to meet their psychological and physical health needs.

We are proud to belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world; more developments are planned across our sites with an investment of a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti-racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do. We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive. Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Responsibilities

1. Supporting people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing.
2. Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health.
3. Engage in public health, community development, and in the reduction of health inequalities.
4. Implementing the principles of ‘recovery’: encouraging and supporting patients/service users to engage with healthy lifestyles, facilitating psychosocial activities and other activities of their interest. Where appropriate contributing to psychological interventions under the guidance of a registered professional.
5. Advocating for patients/service users’ needs and rights within Trust policy.
6. Encouraging and empowering individuals to have an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care.

This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Sep 2025