Mental Health Nurse | East London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	East London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£38,488 - £46,852 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, E9 5TD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	24 Jul 2026
Closing date:	23 Aug 2026

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Summary

Ludgate Ward is the Trusts 10 bedded Male acute admission ward, which is due to be opened in October 2026 and is situated in Medium Secure services. We have vacancies for Staff Nurses (Band 5) with the opening of the new service. This is an exciting opportunity to work and be part of the opening of an acute admissions ward.

As a Staff Nurse, your role will be to provide holistic nursing care to patients from admission to discharge and to work with the ward management team to innovate and inspire change and excellence across all aspects of the care environment. You will be a role model to unregistered nursing staff and able to demonstrate care and compassion in all that you do.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the inpatient wards for enthusiastic Mental Health, Learning Disability, Staff Nurses, Band 5, to join our busy and motivated teams across the unit.

Our aim is to deliver a patient focused care that provides patients with an opportunity to better understand the crisis or behavior that resulted in their admission and to learn coping skills to reduce the risk of relapse.

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us.

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We offer a nationally recognised Preceptorship programme, that is used as an example of regional excellence; with dedicated support to help you consolidate your knowledge and skills during the first six months of qualification and progress your career further.

ELFT offer exceptional opportunities for continued professional development and career progression; with development programmes for progression onto Band 6-8, with the emphasis on valuing your contribution and identifying clinical leaders of the future.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information.

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Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information.

This advert closes on Sunday 2 Aug 2026

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