Location
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum (pro rata)
Profession
Mental health nurse
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
15 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
02 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

6 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Flexibility of duty and hours over a 24hr 7 day a week period

  • Other

    Ability to travel independently

  • Skills

    Good observation and reporting skills

  • Skills

    Ability to motivate others

  • Knowledge

    Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality

  • Qualifications

    Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH)

Desirable

4 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills

    Ability to supervise others

  • Knowledge

    Awareness of security and its impact and willingness to expand knowledge on it.

  • Knowledge

    Working knowledge /application of the Mental Health Act 1983

  • Experience

    Previous experience working with people with mental health needs

Job overview

Are you a compassionate and motivated Registered Nurse looking to develop your career in acute mental health? We are looking for enthusiastic Band 5 Registered Nurses to join our supportive team on Sandpiper Ward at Hellesdon Hospital.

Sandpiper is a 16-bed acute adult inpatient ward for men experiencing functional mental illness. We provide compassionate, recovery-focused care within a supportive multidisciplinary team. Our focus is on delivering safe, high-quality care while promoting dignity, independence and positive patient outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical skills, confidence and leadership potential. You will be supported through induction, supervision, training and professional development.

If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference and want to work within a team that values kindness, teamwork, learning and improvement, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

You will provide safe, effective and person-centred care to patients throughout their inpatient journey. You will develop therapeutic relationships, contribute to assessments and care planning, support recovery goals and promote patients’ independence and wellbeing.

You will work collaboratively with patients, families, carers and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure care is coordinated and responsive to individual needs. Your role will include physical health monitoring, risk assessment and management, medicines management, safeguarding and supporting the safe management of restrictive practices.

Every shift offers opportunities to use your clinical judgement, respond to changing needs, support therapeutic interventions and contribute to positive recovery outcomes.

We are committed to your development and offer a comprehensive induction, clinical supervision, preceptorship where appropriate, specialist training and continuing professional development. You will be encouraged to develop your expertise, contribute ideas and identify opportunities to improve patient care and experience.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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This advert is for Mental Health Nurse with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Mental health nurse role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum (pro rata). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.

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