Job Description

Join Our Team as a Bank Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) - St Thomas' Hospital, GSTT.



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Are you a compassionate, skilled RMN looking for flexible work in a dynamic and supportive environment? We're looking for dedicated mental health nurses to join our Temporary Staffing team at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust



As a Band 5 RMN , you'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care to patients experiencing acute mental health crises or psychological distress. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams across, you'll provide therapeutic interventions, carry out continuous patient observation, and help create a safe, dignified, and recovery-focused environment.

You'll have the opportunity to:

Work flexibly across a range of acute hospital settings

Deliver compassionate care to some of the most vulnerable patients

Contribute to a team focused on safety, clinical excellence, and patient wellbeing

Develop professionally with access to ongoing supervision and support



We're looking for NMC-registered Mental Health Nurses with experience in acute, forensic, or crisis mental health settings, and a strong understanding of the Mental Health Act, risk assessment, and therapeutic de-escalation techniques. Experience working in acute hospital settings would be particularly advantageous.



We take pride in setting good standard of care and ensuring our nursing workforce has the necessary skills to deliver the best care possible.



We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, experienced registered mental health nurses. You will need to have excellent communication and time management skills.



Team work is very important to us - you will be joining a committed teams across the trust so being a team player is essential.



We really value our mental health nurses role in our ability to provide holistic care to our patients. You will need a flexible approach, be dedicated and able to role model an excellent level of patient care and experience.



Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.



We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.



We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.



We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.



As a Bank Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, person-centred care to service users without direct supervision. You will coordinate and support care delivered by colleagues, ensuring it aligns with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and upholds the highest standards of clinical excellence.



In this role, you will provide continuous observation and care to patients with complex mental health needs or those experiencing significant psychological distress, including individuals at risk of harm to themselves or others. You will deliver therapeutic interventions aimed at reducing agitation and distress, while promoting independence, dignity, and recovery. A key aspect of your role will be identifying individual factors that influence a patient's agitation or distress and tailoring interventions accordingly, always adhering to the principles of least restriction.



You may also be expected to undertake clinical supervision of junior staff, coordinate shifts, and complete assigned clinical duties as part of a multidisciplinary team. In all aspects of your work, you will promote a safe and supportive environment, upholding the dignity, human rights, and individual needs of every service user through the application of compassionate, person-centred care . You will need to be an adaptable and conscientious individual; one who is willing to work flexibly and in direct response to the ever-changing demands of an acute hospital.