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 | London is a brand that is dedicated to providing the best healthcare services to its patients. Our mission is to deliver top-quality care to all of our patients, and we strive to achieve this through various means. Firstly, we have created a highly skilled team of dedicated clinicians and non-clinicians who are available to look after our entire patient population. We also prioritize the establishment of a large, diverse, and permanent workforce within a healthy working environment, ensuring stability, growth, and continuity of care. We work closely with our partners at the CCG, Federations, and neighboring practices to ensure that our patients have access to a full range of essential and additional services. Moreover, we prioritize efficiency and effectiveness through the implementation of robust systems and processes. Our focus on maintaining strong governance ensures consistently high clinical standards across the board. We are proud to serve over 70,000 patients across 8 sites in South East London with the help of our dedicated team of over 170 employees. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our Good rating by the Care Quality Commission and our high ratings on both NHS.UK and Google. Visit us at our conveniently located headquarters at 3 Kingfisher Square, London, England, SE8 5DA, United Kingdom, or reach out to us at hello@penrosehealth.co.uk. We value your privacy and adhere to the GDPR guidelines. Learn more about our career opportunities and our commitment to privacy through our website. Discover the Penrose Health experience today! © Copyright Penrose Health 2021. Hours of operation can be found on our website.