Registered Mental Health Nurse - Isle of Wight

Job summary
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The Isle of Wight NHS Trust are searching for an experienced and passionate Registered Mental Health Nurse to join their highly skilled team.

Main duties of the job
As a Mental Health Nurse (Registered Mental Health Nurse or RMN) you will assess, plan, and deliver person-centred, recovery-focused care for individuals experiencing a range of psychological, emotional, and behavioural conditions. Working as a vital part of a multidisciplinary team across hospitals, residential units, or community settings, you will build trusting relationships with service users and their families, administer medication, conduct risk assessments, and coordinate holistic treatment plans to support long-term healing and independence.

About us
Isle of Wight NHS Trust is an NHS trust which provides physical health, mental health and ambulance services for the Isle of Wight. The trust is unique in being the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England.

The Trust was established in April 2012 as the only fully integrated provider of health services to an isolated offshore population of 140,000.

Job responsibilities

• Patient Assessment: Conduct comprehensive mental, physical, and social evaluations to understand a patient's individual needs.
• Care Planning: Develop, implement, and review personalised recovery care plans in collaboration with doctors, psychologists, and families.
• Medication & Treatment: Safely administer prescribed medications and monitor patients for side effects or clinical changes.
• Crisis Support & De-escalation: Provide calm, compassionate intervention during acute distress and manage challenging or unpredictable situations.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Liaise closely with social workers, occupational therapists, and GPs to ensure seamless support.

Essential Experience

• Clinical experience working with individuals experiencing acute, severe, and enduring mental health problems.
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and safeguarding frameworks.
• Ability to perform clinical risk assessments and manage care plans in dynamic or high-pressure environments.
• Strong interpersonal, active listening, and de-escalation skills to communicate effectively with patients, families, and multi-professional teams.
• Capacity to remain calm under pressure, think on your feet, and make sound clinical judgments.
• Competence in digital record-keeping and electronic patient health record systems.
• Deep empathy, respect, and a non-judgmental attitude toward individuals dealing with mental health conditions and social stigma.
• Commitment to person-centred care, patient dignity, and equality and diversity.
• Reliability, flexibility, and readiness to work shift patterns (including nights, weekends, and bank holidays) where required.

Essential Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Registered Nurse (Mental Health) with active, unrestricted registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Degree in mental health nursing (BSc) or equivalent recognised nursing qualification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Closing date: 09 November 2026
Reference number: C9470-26-0608
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