Mental Health Nurse
Mental Health Nurse
Location: Multi-site (including Lewisham)
Salary: NHS Band 6 (£37,000) – Band 7 (£46,000)
Immediate Start Available
About Penrose Health
Penrose Health is on a mission to streamline mental health care within general practice, reducing GP caseloads and ensuring patients with acute needs receive same-day specialist attention. Join a dynamic, growing team committed to delivering efficient, high-quality mental health support across multiple sites in London.
Location: Multi-site (including Lewisham)
Salary: NHS Band 6 (£37,000) – Band 7 (£46,000)
Immediate Start Available
About Penrose Health
Penrose Health is on a mission to streamline mental health care within general practice, reducing GP caseloads and ensuring patients with acute needs receive same-day specialist attention. Join a dynamic, growing team committed to delivering efficient, high-quality mental health support across multiple sites in London.
Key Responsibilities...
- Triage and assess new and follow-up patients in a primary care setting, aiming for 15-minute appointments wherever clinically appropriate
- Provide rapid, same-day mental health nursing services to reduce the burden on GPs and on-duty doctors
- Perform initial psychiatric diagnostics akin to A&E mental health nursing, and refer on to appropriate secondary services when needed
- Collaborate closely with Lead GPs, GPs, and our clinical/non-clinical leads, , to ensure seamless patient pathways
- Adapt infection-control protocols, including mask-wearing, to maintain a safe environment for patients and staff
Who we are looking for...
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with solid basic nurse training; A&E MHN background highly desirable
- Experience in primary care or first-contact practice (FCP) environments is a plus
- Strong, efficient mindset—able to manage a mix of new and follow-up patients with pace and precision
- Holistic approach to patient care; this is not a counselling role (counselling referrals are handled by our specialist service)
- Flexible, team-oriented, and comfortable working across multiple sites
- Multilingual candidates encouraged to apply
Why Penrose Health?
- Immediate start: Help us meet urgent patient needs from day one
- Career development: Salary aligned to NHS Bands 6–7, with regular reviews
- Collaborative culture: Work alongside leading GPs and mental health professionals dedicated to transforming primary care
- Impact: Play a pivotal role in reversing reliance on large local MH employers (e.g., SLAM) by delivering high-productivity, high-comfort care
Apply Today with your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your primary care and A&E mental health experience.
Penrose Health is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive workplace.
About Penrose Health
Penrose Health is on a mission to deliver outstanding healthcare to every patient we serve.
We care for 75,000+ people across 9 sites in South East London, supported by a team of 200+ clinicians and staff. Our model is built on permanent, diverse teams, strong governance, and a clear focus on continuity, quality, and access.
We work closely with NHS partners to deliver a full range of services — from routine checks to complex, long-term care — backed by robust systems and a culture of continuous improvement.
We're proud to hold a CQC "Good" rating and consistently receive strong feedback from patients.