Registered Mental Health Nurse

Role: Registered Mental Health Nurse

Location: Bedford or St Pancras

Hours: 09:00–17:00, Monday–Friday (excluding bank holidays)

Duration: Contract (18 to 24 months)

Position Overview

A rewarding 24-month role for a qualified Mental Health Nurse to work alongside police, route crime teams, and multi-agency partners in managing mental-health-related incidents on the transport network. Your focus will include advising, intervening, and supporting individuals with vulnerabilities to prevent crisis escalation, reduce harm, and minimise service disruptions.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide real-time advice to police and route teams on vulnerable individuals across the transport network.
• Operate within an “all vulnerabilities” model, supporting people aged 16+, those with learning disabilities, elderly individuals, etc.
• Proactively reduce assessments through early intervention.
• Prepare intelligence reports, care plans, and briefing documents to support multi-agency response.
• Refer and signpost individuals to appropriate mental-health, voluntary, and third-sector services, reducing repeat presentations.
• Develop and support community awareness and dissuasion messaging for mental health and suicide prevention.
• Strengthen data-sharing and communication between NHS, police, local authorities, and stakeholders.
• Design and deliver tailored mental-health training for staff, partners, and community groups.
• Attend and contribute to multi-agency forums (e.g. Suicide Prevention, harm-reduction).
• Produce regular reports summarising assessments, care-plan outcomes, and presentation trends.

About You

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with UK NMC registration.
• Relevant Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification
• Experience working in multi-agency settings involving NHS, police, local authorities, or voluntary sector.
• Strong background in crisis assessment, safeguarding, and suicide prevention.
• Excellent communicator with a collaborative, person-centred ethos.
• Skilled in report-writing, care-plan development, and training delivery.
• Willingness to travel within specified region