Bank Mental Health Nurse - RMN
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Flexible working
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working as a Bank Mental Health Nurse within the multi-disciplinary team at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will support patients presenting with mental health needs, implementing care plans, and identifying deterioration or improvements in their condition. They will engage with patients holistically to determine clinical, environmental, and social needs, and assist in managing clinical emergencies. The role requires excellent communication and the ability to work alongside teams providing care for both mental and physical needs.
Essential criteria
- RMN
- Evidence of ongoing and professional development
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and Assessing Qualification
- Other
- Demonstrates an understanding of Trust Values
- Skills and Abilities
- Effective Communication
- Evidence of ability to support patients within the Emergency Department
- Excellent interpersonal and counselling skills
- Minimum of 1 years experience of working with patients who have acute mental health crisis.
- Ability of working within a team
- Previous experience of working in an Emergency Department
- Understanding of confidentiality issues
- Knowlegde of appropriate legislations around mental health act and legal frameworks
- Education and qualifications
- RMN
- Evidence of ongoing and professional development
- Teaching and Assessing Qualification
- Other
- Demonstrates an understanding of Trust Values
- Skills and Abilities
- Effective Communication
- Evidence of ability to support patients within the Emergency Department
- Excellent interpersonal and counselling skills
- Minimum of 1 years experience of working with patients who have acute mental health crisis.
- Ability of working within a team
- Previous experience of working in an Emergency Department
- Understanding of confidentiality issues
- Knowlegde of appropriate legislations around mental health act and legal frameworks
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 3d
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Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Bank Mental Health Nurse - RMN
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team throughout the Homerton supporting temporary staffing requests. They will use their professional skill set and calming influence to identify and support patients presenting with mental health needs, supporting the implementation and engagement of care plans.
The RMN will be part of the multi-disciplinary team providing care to patients who present to the Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation trust.
Vacancy closing date is indicative only and it may close early without notice when sufficient applications have been received
Interviews will take place on the 23th Sep 2026.
Main duties of the job
- Be able to support patients presenting with mental health needs, on a shift-to-shift basis, supporting the implementation and engagement of care plans ensuring the delivery of high quality and safe care.
- Be able to use their specialist knowledge and skill set, to identify and detail deterioration / improvements and fluctuations in patient's mental health and escalate to the relevant teams where there are significant risks.
- To engage directly with patients in a holistic manner and determine any clinical, environmental, and social needs.
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