Careers at Nightingale Hospital
A career at Nightingale Hospital offers the opportunity to develop your knowledge, skills and life experiences in a fulfilling and compassionate environment. We offer treatment services in general psychiatry, addictions and eating disorders, plus specialist services. Working in a leading mental health hospital means working amongst innovative, forward-thinking and committed professionals in a multi-disciplinary team focused on patient care.
Whether working within our clinical team of consultant psychiatrists, doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants and therapists; or within support services such as catering, housekeeping or administration, our team all have a crucial role to play in delivering patient-focused care to the highest degree.
Nightingale Hospital is an Equal Opportunities Employer and ensures equality of opportunity in recruitment, promotion, pay, benefits and training by adopting and following practices that are free from unfair or unlawful discrimination.
All appointments are subject to receipt of a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Certificate.
Employee benefits
We offer a comprehensive range of benefits, including:
- Competitive annual salary
- London Allowance of £4,000 per annum for all full-time permanent roles (pro-rata for part-time employees)
- 25 days’ annual leave (increasing up to 30 with long service), in addition to bank holidays
- Employee Referral Program, designed to reward you for helping us find talented individuals who would be a great fit for our team
- Generous pension scheme via the government auto-enrollment scheme in addition to eligibility to enrol into the company’s group pension scheme
- Access to an interest-free season ticket loan to support your everyday travel expenses
- Discretionary annual bonus and salary review schemes
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay
- Enhanced company sick pay
- Access to free Eyecare and contribution towards the cost of glasses for DSE Users
- Life Assurance Cover (Death in Service)
- Professional membership fee contribution
- Available opportunities for continued professional development (CPD)
- Heavily subsidised staff meals at breakfast, lunch and dinner with freshly sourced ingredients and a new menu each week
*Subject to T&Cs
Vacancies
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:Upto £41,600, 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 £27,000 per annum dependent on experience, which includes a London Allowance of £4,000 per annum for 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 £32,900 which includes a London Allowance of £4,000 per annum for all permanent posts (pro-rata for part-time roles)
Therapy vacancies (permanent roles)
Job type:
Full-time or Part-time
Purpose of job:
We are looking for a Psychotherapist to support and enhance the professional psychological care of service users, providing psychotherapeutic assessments and psychotherapeutic interventions on a group and individual basis as and when required across all service lines in the Nightingale Hospital’s Therapy Department. Reporting to the Day Therapy Lead with oversight from Patient Services Manager, the post-holder will liaise with other therapists, nurses, consultants, and the wider MDT to provide a high standard of care.
The post-holder’s duties will include:
- Carrying out specific treatment and intervention programme with Day Patients either in group and/or individual therapy.
- Preparation and delivery of psychoeducation and process groups to patients.
- Collaboration with the multidisciplinary team in reviewing and adapting the therapy programme to meet patients’ needs.
- Ensuring the Day therapy programme runs effectively and to provide a range of psychotherapy approaches appropriate for patients.
- Demonstrate flexibility with regard to various demands in order to meet patients’ needs.
- Play an active role as a part of the multidisciplinary team providing feedback on assessments, therapy sessions and groups allied health team members on a daily basis.
- Undertake comprehensive assessments of individuals in order to develop and deliver therapeutic interventions as appropriate based on therapeutic needs and ability to participate in the day programme. Assessments undertaken will include risk assessments for day patients.
- To act and manage risk in relation to Day Therapy patients following Day Therapy risk protocols.
Salary: Up to £58,500 per annum depending on experience, plus a London Allowance of £4,000 per annum added to all permanent posts.
Job type:
Part-time (22.5 hours / 3 days per week)
Purpose of job:
Reporting to the Head of Therapies and having full responsibility for their relevant specialism (OCD/BDD) within Nightingale Hospital, we are looking for a compassionate, approachable and enthusiastic OCD/BDD Lead Therapist to join our team.
The postholder’s main responsibilities include:
- Through positive leadership maintain a well-motivated and highly skilled team, able to provide high standards of care and demonstrate best and innovative practice
- To lead the strategic development of the OCD/BDD group therapy programme and to implement new therapy modalities and new modes of delivery
- To manage caseload of patients including formulating, planning, delivering and evaluating interventions
- To liaise with other lead therapists regarding the functional areas under the Therapy Services umbrella
- To promote a positive image of the Company values
- Assisting the Head of Therapies in the recruitment and selection of highly skilled staff within the service
- To ensure that the teams’ resources are managed appropriately to maximise care and efficient work patterns. This will include tasks such as management of attendance, annual leave and the use of extra resources
- To provide clinical supervision as appropriate
- To provide managerial supervision as appropriate, including monitoring and appraising the performance of staff
- Take responsibility for updating weekly programmes and checking all advertised programmes for accuracy on a regular basis
Salary: From £59,000 to £64,200 per annum depending on experience, plus a London Allowance of £4,000 per annum added to all permanent posts. (pro-rata for part-time roles)
Job type:
Part-time or full-time (minimum 30 hours per week / maximum 37.5 hours per week)
Purpose of job:
Reporting to the Head of Therapies, the postholder will oversee the therapists and allied health professionals in the eating disorders therapy team. They will liaise with other lead therapists, nurses, consultants, and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide a high standard of care.
The postholder’s main responsibilities include:
- Through positive leadership maintain a well-motivated and highly skilled team, able to provide high standards of care and demonstrate best and innovative practice
- To lead the strategic development of the Eating Disorders group therapy programme and to implement new therapy modalities and new modes of delivery
- To manage a caseload of patients including formulating, planning, and evaluating interventions
- To liaise with other lead therapists regarding the functional areas under the Therapy Services umbrella
- To promote a positive image of the company values
- With the Head of Therapies, lead in the recruitment and selection of highly skilled staff within the EDU therapies service
- To ensure that the teams’ resources are managed appropriately to maximise care and efficient work patterns. This will include tasks such as management of attendance, annual leave and the use of extra resources
- To provide clinical supervision as appropriate
- To provide managerial supervision as appropriate, including monitoring and appraising the performance of staff
- Take responsibility for updating weekly programmes and checking all advertised programmes for accuracy on a regular basis
- Input clinically on complex cases
- Deliver clinical supervision to team members where appropriate
Salary: £52,000 - £60,000, plus an additional London Allowance of £4,000 per annum added to all permanent posts (pro-rata for part-time roles)
Job type: Part-time or full-time (minimum 30 hours per week / maximum 37.5 hours per week)
Job type:
Full time (37.5 hours per week), rostered to meet the needs of the business
Purpose of job:
We are looking for an occupational therapist to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs using evidence based and patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Reporting to the Senior Occupational Therapist, the post-holder will provide group and individual interventions for a designated caseload.
The post-holder’s duties will include:
- Working collaboratively with patients to identify and select an appropriate specialist intervention plan (group and individual treatments) which aim to achieve therapeutic goals, maximising functional ability and wellbeing and balancing the complex mental health needs.
- Providing occupational therapy interventions as part of inpatient care in the General Psychiatry inpatient service.
- Applying a high level of understanding of the effects of complex mental health conditions and provide psychoeducation.
- Assuming professional accountability and responsibility for specific aspects of service delivery.
- Providing information, advice, support to carers/families/others as appropriate.
- Working in close cooperation with other staff on the therapy department, and with the wider hospital, providing advice and support to other therapists, ward staff and consultant psychiatrists as appropriate.
- Providing occupational therapy in settings most appropriate to the patient/activity e.g., ward, therapy area, community (working flexible hours if required).
- Being aware of and making use of specialist occupational therapy assessment tools to assess and help to formulate a treatment plan.
- Monitoring, evaluating and modifying treatment using outcome measurement tools to ensure effectiveness.
- Planning and developing opportunities for patients to engage in a group programme and/or individual interventions using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
- Establishing links with local resources that will sustain patient’s recovery and assist in facilitating their timely discharge.
- Attending regularly and participating actively in a variety of meetings, both clinical and professional, offering verbal reports on treatment interventions and service developments as appropriate. To
- Maintaining accurate and up to date written and electronic records and activity data.
- Providing copies of reports/correspondence to patients consistent with hospital guidelines.
- Providing specialist 1:1 occupational therapy assessments and occupational therapy reports as required.
Salary: Up to £46,000 per annum plus a London Allowance of £4,000 per annum added to all permanent posts.
Job type: Full-time (37.5 hours per week), rostered to meet the needs of the business.
Therapy vacancies (sessional roles)
Job type:
Self-employed
Purpose of job:
We are looking for self-employed, experienced therapists, to provide therapeutic input on an individual basis.
Non-clinical vacancies
Job type:
Full time
Purpose of job:
We are seeking a skilled Credit Controller to join our finance/business office team. The Credit Controller will be responsible for managing the credit policies and procedures of the company, ensuring timely payment of outstanding invoices and minimizing bad debt risk. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of credit control principles, excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. While also understanding the complexities of the mental health space and being able to communicate in both a professional and empathetic manner.
Job type:
Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Purpose of job:
Reports to the Head of IT. Liaises with staff and company partners at all levels in all departments.
Main responsibilities include:
- Full scope of Desktop Support Analyst functions
- Windows Server Systems Administration
- Microsoft/Office 365 Tenant Administration
- ServiceDesk ticket resolution, 1st and 2nd level support.
- Building, configuring, and deploying desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones.
- 1st line of support for the company IP Phone system. Liaising with and escalating issues to the telephone engineers where required.
- 1st line of support for the company printers. Liaising with and escalating issues to the printer engineers where required.
- Some involvement with supporting the company networking and wi-fi infrastructure.
- There is the requirement to be part of the team’s on-call roster for supporting the company with “lights out” company-wide IT emergencies.
- Deploying or recovering equipment around the various location of the hospital estate.
- Maintain a good level of verbal and written communication within the scope of the role and task being undertaken.
- Polite and professional manner when dealing with staff and external contractors.
- Effective liaison with external service suppliers when escalating ServiceDesk issues to them.
- Ensure all relevant and appropriate audit trail information is present within ServiceDesk requests. Seeking escalated authority for requests where necessary.
- Responsibility for ensuring completion of mandatory training, including e-learning and breakaway training offered by Nightingale Hospital.
- Regular performance reviews and annual appraisal with the Head of IT.
- Identification of any skill deficits which will require some training and support
- Participate in receiving individual guidance and supervision.
- Commitment to personal development and role-based skills and knowledge evolvement.
- Report any health and safety issues to the relevant Services Manager that impact on the immediate work environment or patient areas at Nightingale Hospital.
- Be aware of any health and safety policies and procedures relating to the job and use of equipment.
- Be aware of the fire procedure relating to the area and carry the fire alarm key.
Salary: Competitive depending on experience, including an additional on-call allowance
Job type: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Job type:
Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Purpose of job:
Reporting to and supported by the Ward Managers/Hospital Director, this role is key in driving the regulatory environment and adherence to group guidelines and protocols. The Hospital Director sits on the Hospital Senior Management Team Board.
Main responsibilities include:
- To maintain an effective administration system to meet the needs of the nursing department and clinical services.
- To assist the Ward Managers and Clinical/Nursing staff in registering booking staff returns and submissions.
- To maintain data on agency nurses to support the managers in maintaining of revalidating data.
- To have a good understanding and ability to monitor the implementation of the MHA.
- To assist the Ward Managers with the input of data on staffing/leave/absence and to comply with the payroll system.
- To support clinicians in ordering of stock.
- To assist in meeting minute taking as scheduled in by the hospital.
- To support in the ward inductions with the view to buddy new employees.
- To support in various projects.
- To assist in compiling evidence required for registration and compliance.
- To administer and maintain the evidence database & monitor the completion of action plans.
- To participate in the annual audit programme.
- To provide reports for Clinical Governance/Care Quality Monitoring as required.
- To assist in reports and data collection for corporate requests
- To provide Mental Health Act administration function (training will be provided)
- Assist in the logistics of the delivery of the mandatory training programme (cover); logging and evidencing attendance and setting up specialist instructors.
- Assist in the logistics of the delivery of any specialist training programmes; logging and evidencing attendance and setting up specialist instructors.
- Take full ownership of the Clinical Supervision monthly logs and report back the numbers to the ward managers monthly.
- 95% of Clinical Supervision to be completed each month. These findings should be shared with the Hospital Director monthly.
- Ensure that the relevant time sheets are processed in a timely manner
Salary: £28,000 per annum inclusive of London Allowance
Job type: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Job type:
37.5 hours per week, rostered to meet the needs of the hospital
Purpose of job:
Reporting directly to the Head Chef, the catering assistant is primarily responsible for assisting with the day-to-day runnings of the hospital restaurant and room service.
Main responsibilities include:
- Assisting with the preparation of food as directed by the chef
- Assisting with the serving of food within the restaurant and the maintenance of a clean and tidy environment
- Serving food and assisting diners in a friendly, polite and approachable manner
- Assisting with room service operations and taking food and refreshments to patients, the boardroom and other venues across the hospital as required
Salary: £18,500.00 per annum, 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, permanent
Purpose of job:
The purpose of this role is to provide an exceptionally high standard of hygiene and cleanliness across Nightingale Hospital. Often managing multiple requests at once, you’ll be comfortable multitasking and where necessary, working with other teams to ensure tasks are completed.
This role will involve direct interaction with patients, nursing and non-nursing staff.
Salary: Starting from £18,500, plus an additional London Allowance of £4,000 per annum added to all permanent posts (pro-rata for part-time roles)
Pharmacy vacancies
Job type:
Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Purpose of job:
We are looking for a dependable Pharmacy Technician that will process and fill prescriptions. You will also undertake other tasks under the direction of a pharmacist to provide excellent customer service and ensure the Pharmacy runs smoothly.
As a Pharmacy Technician, you must be detail-oriented and reliable since the job has high responsibility. You must possess excellent communication skills as well as an aptitude for using computers.
The post-holder’s main duties include:
- Clean surfaces and equipment and prepare the pharmacy for opening.
- Greet customers and answer questions.
- Receive prescriptions and check their validity.
- Process prescriptions electronically and ensure all information is complete and accurate.
- Resolve issues when they arise (e.g. rejected insurance claims).
- Select the appropriate medicine and measure dosages to fill prescriptions.
- Sort, stock, label medication and monitor inventory.
- Undertake administrative tasks (e.g. record-keeping) as assigned.
- Comply with all security measures and quality standards.
- Requirements and skills.
- Proven experience as pharmacy technician.
- Experience with an online prescription system is a plus.
- Knowledge of medication and dosage measurement.
- Knowledge of pharmacy law and medical terminology.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Outstanding organizational skills.
- Reliable with a keen eye for detail.
Salary: From £21,450 to £33,000 per annum, plus £4,000 per annum London Allowance
Job type: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Job type:
Bank hours (as and when required)
Purpose of job:
We’re looking for a dynamic pharmacist (bank) to join our busy on-site hospital pharmacy. Reporting directly to the pharmacy manager, the post-holder will be required to dispense prescribed medication and provide general advice for Nightingale Hospital patients. This key department must work collaboratively with treating consultant psychiatrists and other clinical staff members.
Main responsibilities include:
- Maintaining superb clinical standards in the pharmacy
- Providing medicines information assistance to consultants
- Providing an excellent level of customer service to all patients
- Contributing to an excellent level of record keeping
- Contributing to care of controlled drug storage in pharmacy and hospital
- Ensuring that practice within the pharmacy is in line with the latest guidelines
- Aiding the pharmacy manager with all daily running of the pharmacy
This post attracts £30.59 per hour (incl of 12.07% holiday pay).
Don’t see a vacancy advertised that matches your expertise?
If you haven’t found a vacancy that suits your interest or skills, but you’re interested in working for us, please still send us a message. We will keep your details on file for any future positions that may become available.
Work experience and volunteering
Please note that we regularly receive queries regarding work experience placements and volunteering opportunities. Unfortunately due to the nature of our patients, we are not able to accommodate these requests.
We do however work exclusively with Kings College London and take their student nurses throughout the year on placements.
What our team say
- “I had not worked in this industry before and it was something that I was interested in doing, so it was a great opportunity to start working here.”
- “The standard of service is high while the Hospital serves a good cause; I’m lucky to have so much job satisfaction working at Nightingale Hospital.”
- “I would refer a friend to work here as it is a great place to work with a very good atmosphere; in fact, I already have referred a friend to work here who now does.”
- “I’ve worked at Nightingale Hospital for four years and it is a great place to work. I have friendly and professional colleagues who all care about the work we do, in addition to a supportive manager. I would highly recommend working here.”
- “You really get a sense of one team working together at the Hospital – everyone supports each other regardless of their department.”
- “The recruitment and induction process into Nightingale Hospital has been seamless and organised, while my new colleagues have been very welcoming, supportive and friendly. From my experience of working here so far, I would absolutely recommend working at the Hospital.”
- “I get to learn a lot about mental health. I am usually the first point of contact for a patient so it can be quite rewarding to help them arrange an appointment and put them at ease, as often the patient has never seen a psychiatrist before or had mental health issues so making this process for them easier can be quite gratifying.”
- “I get to meet and work with a lot of interesting and talented people at the Hospital.”
- “The staff are amazing and really supportive. They take their time to explain any questions you ask. They also point you in the right direction to further develop your knowledge and understanding. I really felt part of the team.”
- “Receiving the patient satisfaction feedback with messages of great thanks to the nursing and therapists is a fantastic part of this job.”
We believe our talented people are central to our success and have been accredited by Investors In People in recognition of this.
