Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse

The closing date is 16 July 2026

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has opened up for you to join our accredited ward at Northwick Park Hospital on Eastlake ward. At CNWL we are committed to working at the highest standards of clinical excellence and at Northwick Park our wards are AIMS accredited (Accreditation for Inpatient Mental Health Services) and this has been recognised and awarded to us by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Through our training and development opportunities many of our Band 5 Nurses have been promoted to Band 6 roles and we are also supporting Nurses to complete further training to develop their careers. We are committed to promoting staff development and retention and will offer you these same opportunities.

Please note that this role requires successful candidates to be able to engage in Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression TMVA training, including the use of force techniques. This is because of the high-acuity nature of the ward environment and the need to ensure the safety of both patients and staff. The role is conditional upon candidates being able to engage in TMVA training during the course of their employment whilst undertaking this role.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an individual who has effective communication skills not only when engaging with services users, but also with their carers and any other professional(s).

• Excellent communication skills and a caring, compassionate approach to patient care.
• Motivation to drive improvement in the care of Inpatients within a mental health setting.
• Be committed to continuous professional development and to working as part of a team.
• Ability to provide strong clinical leadership and role model to others best practice on both the ward as well as the wider unit

About us

Working at Northwick Park will provide you with the following;

• Working around our Safety Pledge to reduce restrictive interventions
• Innovative Trauma Informed staff training program including practise of Team Formulation
• Implementing Sensory modulation into the care pathway
• Coaching and development sessions including; wound care treatment, forms of dementia treatment, Mental State Examination skill sessions, administering ACE assessments
• On-site shadowing opportunities for you with our HTT, CMHT, Psych Liaison services
• Commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development including opportunities such as CBT, DBT, ECG and venepuncture training
• Flexible shift working hours to provide a healthy work-life balance
• Training package (inc sponsorship for post-graduate studies up to masters)
• Hidden Gem, annual award ceremonies and award-winning Staff Networks that have thousands of members and exciting events.
• Excellent staff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.

Details

• Date posted: 09 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 5
• Salary: £36,943 to £44,900 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 333-J-HA-0704-C
• Job locations: Northwick Park Hospital - Mental Health Centre, London, HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom

Employer details

Employer name: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Northwick Park Hospital - Mental Health Centre, London, HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom

Employer's website: CNWL NHS Website

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager: Matilda Macdonald

Email: matilda.macdonald@nhs.net

Phone:

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• Excellent communication skills and a caring, compassionate approach to patient care.
• Motivation to drive improvement in the care of Inpatients within a mental health setting.
• Be committed to continuous professional development and to working as part of a team.
• Ability to provide strong clinical leadership and role model to others best practice on both the ward as well as the wider unit
  
  Working at Northwick Park will provide you with the following
  
  Coaching and development sessionsincluding; wound care treatment, forms of dementia treatment, Mental State Examination skill sessions, administering ACE assessments
• On-siteshadowing opportunitiesfor you with our HTT, CMHT, Psych Liaison services
• Commitment tocareer mappingto ensure continuous professional development including opportunities such as CBT, DBT, ECG and venepuncture training
• Flexible shift working hours to provide ahealthy work-life balance
• Training package(inc sponsorship for post-graduate studies up to masters)
• Hidden Gem, annual award ceremonies andaward-winning Staff Networksthat have thousands of members and exciting events.
• Excellentstaff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.