Are you looking for a meaningful next step in your career?
At Nightingale Hospital, you have the opportunity to support inpatients in life-changing mental health treatment. Nightingale Hospital is the only fully private, adult mental health hospital in central London, with over 30 years of experience in treating patients.
With a capacity of 73 beds, the hospital is home to a dedicated and experienced team of consultant psychiatrists, therapists, ward doctors and nurses. We assess and treat all types of psychiatric conditions, including eating disorders and addictions.
As an organisation, we are innovative, agile, and committed to providing patient-focused care in order to achieve the best treatment outcomes for our patients. To be the best, we want to recruit the best. We’re eager to attract talented new team members, who are ready to lead with vision, brilliance, and compassion for others. In turn, we celebrate our diverse workforce and offer a multitude of opportunities for personal and professional development.
Join the team at Nightingale Hospital, and enjoy the following benefits
- Competitive salaries + an additional London allowance of £4,000 per annum added to all permanent posts (pro rata for part-time roles)
- Welcome bonus of £3,000* payable in two instalments (on commencement and after successful completion of the probationary period)
- Negotiable relocation allowance
- A ‘refer a nurse scheme’ paying £2,000 per successful recruit
- 25 days’ annual leave (increasing up to 30 with long service), plus bank holidays
- Opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD) and training
- Generous company pension scheme
- 100% of NMC registration renewal paid (subject to meeting the criteria)
- Travel loan scheme
- Annual staff bonus (discretionary)
- On-site restaurant with subsidised staff meals at breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Employee Assistance Programme Access to Perkbox Medical, which provides 24-hour access to a private GP service
- An extensive Perkbox staff benefits package, offering a comprehensive range of discounts and access to well-being apps
- Free life assurance cover (4x salary)
- Free eye tests and contribution towards the cost of glasses (if required)
- Long service recognition*
- Enhanced maternity/paternity pay*
- Long-term disability insurance*
*Subject to T&Cs
Nursing vacancies
Job type:
37.5 hours per week. 162.5 hours per month. You will be required to rotate between night and day shifts and complete at least eight weeks of nights per year.
Purpose of job:
Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse who can lead, inspire and oversee the delivery of the very best care? Nightingale Hospital have an exciting opportunity for a charge nurse who will provide operational management support and clinical leadership to our fantastic Nursing team.
On a day-to-day basis, you will be ensuring the delivery of high-quality nursing, effective customer care and efficient use of resources as necessary. Your commercial acumen will enable you to efficiently use staff resources to support service delivery, mindful of budgetary constraints and activity levels.
You will be resilient and professional in the face of conflicting challenges and priorities and above all a calming influence on the rest of your team. Your team will look up to you for support and guidance which you will excel in through your fantastic mentorship skills and desire to develop them.
Who we're looking for?
- You will be an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with a current valid NMC registration
- You will hold an ENB 998 Mentorship Course and have experience of mentoring, including supporting newly qualified nurses through their preceptorship
- You will have previous experience at a supervisory or ward management level
- Dedicated, ambitious and resilient, you’ll have a strong track record of delivering improvements to achieve high standards of quality care.
- You will be able to maintain documentation, undertake audits and demonstrate integrity in your role
- You will have good knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and understand latest nursing practices
- Above all, you will be compassionate, resilient and dedicated to empowering and support our patients through their recovery
Salary: From £37,500 plus an additional London allowance of £4,000 per annum added to all permanent posts (pro-rata for part-time roles)
Job type:
Bank
Purpose of job:
As a registered mental health nurse (Mental Health), you'll use your compassion and clinical experience to help deliver the exceptional levels of patient care we're known for. We'll look to you to provide our multi-disciplinary team with in-depth expertise and knowledge of the Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts to ensure our patients get the highest level of care.
With no two shifts the same, you’ll enjoy a wide range of responsibilities, from ensuring that care plans are comprehensive to making sure that decisions from ward rounds are acted upon and, if necessary, incorporated into the care plan. You’ll also relish the opportunity to support our private-paying patients who will have their own individualised care packages.
Who we’re looking for?
- You will be an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with a current valid NMC registration.
- You will be able to maintain documentation, undertake audits and demonstrate integrity in your role.
- You will have good knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and understand latest nursing practices.
- Above all, you will be compassionate, resilient and dedicated to empowering and support our patients through their recovery.
Hourly rates
- RMN Day -  £22.00
- RMN Night - £25.00
- RMN Sat - £25.00
- RMN Sun - £27.37
- RMN Bank Holiday - £29.78
Job type:
Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Purpose of job:
Reporting to the charge nurses, we are looking for healthcare assistants who will liaise at all levels with consultants, nursing services managers and all members of our multi-disciplinary team.
The postholder will be required to support the professional and multi-disciplinary team in the care of patients and the day-to-day management of the nursing department. In addition, they will be required to provide input with the implementation of specific support tasks with patients and their families. Finally, the successful candidate will provide feedback to other members of the treatment team regarding the progress of patients, under the direction of a qualified nurse.
The postholder's main responsibilities include:
- Assisting members of the multi-disciplinary team in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for patients.
- Participating in the review of patients’ care plans as appropriate in ward rounds, meetings and case conferences, in line with policies and procedures.
- Reporting and recording any changes in a patient's physical or mental condition to the nurse in charge.
- Liaising with other professionals and agencies as required.
- Escorting patients both internally and externally to the hospital, as required.
- Endeavouring to develop sound professional relationships with patients, to promote active listening and communicate the patient's needs to members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Ensuring that confidentiality is maintained at all times in accordance with the company policies, the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Health Records Act 1990.
Salary: From £21,000 per annum dependent on experience, plus an additional London Allowance of £4,000 per annum added to all permanent posts (pro-rata for part-time roles)
Job type:
Full-time (37.5 hours per week), you will be required to rotate between night and day shifts and complete at least eight weeks of nights per year
Purpose of job:
As a Senior Mental Health Nurse, you will use your leadership skills to deliver the exceptionally high-quality levels of patient care we are known for. You will be a hands-on clinical leader who provides expertise on mental health to our multidisciplinary team. With no two days the same, you will enjoy a wide range of responsibilities, from supporting and mentoring your team to delivering the highest standards of nursing.
As a Senior Nurse, you will lead by example when empowering our patients in playing a major part in their care plan and recovery whilst having regard for their dignity and maintaining professional responsibility for their care. You will enjoy having the freedom and autonomy to do things the right way feeling valued and respected when working for Nightingale Hospital.
Who we’re looking for?
- You will be an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with a current valid NMC registration.
- You will hold an ENB 998 Mentorship Course and have experience in mentoring, including supporting newly qualified nurses through their preceptorship.
- You will be able to maintain documentation, undertake audits and demonstrate integrity in your role.
- You will have good knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 & understand the latest nursing practices.
- Above all, you will be compassionate, resilient and dedicated to empowering and supporting our patients through their recovery.
Salary: From £35,000 plus an additional London allowance of £4,000 per annum added to all permanent posts (pro-rata for part-time roles)
Job type:
37.5 hours per week. Day shifts are 7.30am - 9pm working three days per week across a seven-day period including every other weekend. You will be required to rotate between night and day shifts and complete at least eight weeks of nights per year. Nights shifts are spread across four nights per week working 8.30pm – 8:00am.
Purpose of job:
As a Registered Nurse (Mental Health), you'll use your compassion and clinical experience to help deliver the exceptional levels of patient care we're known for.
We'll look to you to provide our multi-disciplinary team with in-depth expertise and knowledge of the Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts to make sure our patients get the highest level of care.
With no two days the same, you’ll enjoy a wide range of responsibilities, from ensuring that care plans are comprehensive, to making sure that decisions from ward rounds are acted upon and, if necessary, incorporated into the care plan.
You’ll also relish the opportunity to support our unique private-paying patients who will have their own individualised care packages.
Salary: From £29,728 to £32,500, plus an additional London Allowance of £4,000 per annum added to all permanent posts (pro-rata for part-time roles)