Mental Health Nurse - Occupational Health
Core
Specialist mental health nurse providing assessments, advice, and evidence-based support to NHS staff experiencing psychological or emotional difficulties to improve workforce wellbeing and retention.
Role type
Senior IC mental health nurse (occupational health)
Builds
Preventative mental health programmes, workshops, and supportive interventions for staff
Domain
Healthcare (NHS) + Mental Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mental health assessment, clinical risk management, psychoeducation, workplace adjustment advice, multi-disciplinary collaboration, service evaluation
Preferred skills
Early intervention strategies, psychological safety promotion, preventative initiative design
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Undertake holistic mental health assessments and develop support plans; Provide specialist advice, brief interventions, and psychoeducation; Assess and manage clinical risk; Collaborate with managers and HR on staff wellbeing; Contribute to proactive wellbeing programmes and workshops; Facilitate classroom-based workshops on managing anxiety and stress; Contribute to service evaluation and quality improvement.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC