Job overview

Thank you for your interest in this exciting position of Staff Nurse for our Mental Health Acute Wards in Hammersmith and Fulham mental health unit, we currently have vacancies on our male PICU. This role is an exciting and challenging opportunity for the right candidate. You will be required to demonstrate excellent communication skills while providing first line advice, support, and information to a wide range of patients that are in the acute phase of a mental health crisis. The post holder will provide support when someone, both known to services and unknown comes to the unit.

You will need to have important nursing assessment skills, knowledge of the legal frameworks that inform acute mental health care, an understanding of mental health diagnosis and a well-informed understanding of psychosocial interventions. 

Main duties of the job

·        To provide support and supervision to a group of nursing staff

·        To develop and maintain communication with individuals or groups of patients, carers and staff, about difficult or complex matters, overcoming any problems in communication in different situations.

·        To develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others.

·        To promote, monitor and maintain best practice in health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.

·        To appraise, interpret and apply suggestions, recommendations and directives to improve services.

·        To contribute to quality improvement.

·        To promote people’s equality, diversity and rights.

·        To contribute to promoting health and well-being and preventing adverse effects on health and well-being.

·        To assess complex health and well-being needs and develop, monitor and review care-plans to meet those needs.

·        To plan, deliver and evaluate care to address people’s complex health and well-being needs.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham).  We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.