Job summary
- Main area
- Bank
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 222-Bank-RMN-13
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Bernards
- Town
- Ealing
- Salary
- £20.68 - £37.78 Inclusive of all standardised Bank rates
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 09/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Bank Band 5 RMN
Band 5
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
Are you an NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) looking to work flexible shifts in West London? West London NHS trust is currently recruiting to our bank pool of RMN’s to assist in the delivery of individualised recovery focused patient care.
Our services include acute inpatient care services at Hammersmith and Fulham and Lakeside Mental Health Unit, as well as Forensic medium and low secure units at St Bernards Hospital Ealing.
If you are an experienced RMN with a commitment to delivering high quality recovery centred care, working bank at west London NHS Trust could be the ideal role for you. Providing you with the opportunity to gain a wide range of experience in our acute and forensic units and career development within a forward thinking and diverse environment.
Working on the bank we offer weekdays, nights and weekend shifts, these are easy to view and book through the allocate app.
We provide an extensive induction to the trust and additional ongoing support to all our bank staff
Main duties of the job
1. To develop and maintain communication with individuals and/or groups of patients, carers and staff, about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations.
2. To develop own knowledge and skills and contribute to the development of others.
3. To promote, monitor and maintain best health, safety and security of self and others in work area.
4. To contribute to the improvement of the service.
5. To contribute to improving quality
6. To support people’s equality, diversity and rights.
7. To contribute to promoting health and wellbeing and preventing adverse effects on health and wellbeing.
8. To assess health and wellbeing needs and develop, monitor and review care plans to meet specific needs.
9. To plan, deliver and evaluate care to meet people’s health and wellbeing needs.
10. To transport people and/or items.
11. To input, store and provide data and information.
12. To monitor expenditure.
13. To supervise people’s work
Working for our organisation
For a comprehensive breakdown of all working for your organisation characteristics stipulated, please view the attached candidate pack to this vacancy for West London NHS Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive breakdown of all job description and main responsibilities stipulated, please view the attached candidate pack to this vacancy for West London NHS Trust.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Registered on the NMC register, parts RN3, RNMH and RN4.
- Diploma/Degree in Mental Health nursing.
- Willing to participate in Preceptorship programme.
- Willing to undertake accredited courses in mental health practice leading to degree level.
Desirable criteria
- Degree in Health Care related subject
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a student in a health care setting
- Must have completed post registration preceptorship period
- An understanding of using essential processes that apply to the specific dimensions of the KSF outline.
- To understand the requirements of the NMC Code of Practice
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in a care environment
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Demonstration of a developing knowledge and skill base of psychiatric nursing care
- Ability to develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations.
- Ability to develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development.
- Ability to promote, monitor and maintain best practice in health safety and security of others.
- Ability to contribute to improvement of services.
- Ability to contribute to improving quality.
- Ability to support equality and value diversity.
OTHER
Essential criteria
- Ability to maintain boundaries in the clinical setting
- Demonstrates self awareness and an ability to reflect
- Ability to work under pressure
- Demonstrates a commitment to the service
- Ability to undertake training in the prevention and management of violence and aggression
- Demonstrates an awareness of gender sensitivity
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with women’s health or social needs
- Awareness of unconscious processes
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chris Lee
- Job title
- Temporary Staffing Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07720898159
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