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Job summary

Main area
Staff Nurse
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
222-HOU-080
Employer
West London NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Lakeside MHU (West Mid)
Town
London
Salary
£44,485 - £52,521 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/10/2025 17:00
Interview date
13/10/2025

Employer heading

West London NHS Trust logo

MHCAS Clinician

Band 6

West London NHS Trust  provides a full range of mental health, community  and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

Lakeside Mental Health Unit, Hounslow

We’re looking for skilled and motivated clinicians (Nurse/OT/Social Worker) to join our new Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service (MHCAS) at Lakeside.

As a Band 6 MHCAS Clinician, you’ll play a key role in delivering rapid assessments, crisis interventions, and risk management for people in mental health crisis. You’ll make autonomous decisions on admission and discharge, coordinate shifts, and support junior staff — ensuring safe, compassionate, and patient-centred care.

Main duties of the job

Experience in acute, crisis, liaison, or community mental health care.

Strong clinical and risk assessment skills.

The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment.

A commitment to our values: Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence, Caring.

In return, you’ll be part of an innovative new service, with opportunities to develop your leadership skills and help shape the future of crisis care in West London.

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. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. 

Person specification

Specific Requirement

Essential criteria
  • Availability to work a shift rota covering 7 days a week 365 days a year
  • Full UK driving licence

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Professional (Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or OT).
  • Mentorship qualification
  • Relevant post registration experience.
  • Evidence of post registration further development.
Desirable criteria
  • Degree in Health Care related subject.
  • Qualification in psychosocial interventions in mental health.
  • KUF training.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post qualification experience to include appropriate experience within an acute mental health care setting and / or significant experience within community, crisis care, or liaison psychiatry
  • Experience of working with other professions within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Experience of working independently.
  • To understand and have experience of risk management
  • Experience of receiving supervision
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced Assessment Skills training.
  • Experience of Psychiatric Liaison services.
  • Experience of Crisis Team services.
  • Experience of supervising staff.
  • Experience of mentoring students.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • A high level of both written and spoken English language.
  • Knowledge of relevant mental health law.
  • Knowledge of adult and children safeguarding requirements.
  • IT literate – specifically in the MS office suite of programmes.
  • Ability to type quickly and accurately.
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to communicate in a second language.
  • Knowledge of RiO / Systmone / Cerner (Electronic Patient Record systems).
  • Accredited training in customer service.
  • Excellent communication skills including common courtesy and listening skills

Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Flexible & Positive attitude to work.
  • Punctual Good attendance record.
  • Ability to be empathetic
  • Keen to learn new skills and to share learning with others.
  • Ability to manage potentially distressing situations and events.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of self-development
  • Evidence of assisting others to develop

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleJob share policyInvestors in PeopleDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sophie White
Job title
Inpatient Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02084831434

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Human Resources – Trust Headquarters
West London NHS Trust
1 Armstrong Way - Southall
UB2 4SA
Telephone
Mob: 07483968676
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