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Registered Mental Health Nurse - Baswich Older Adult Ward

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
This job is closed to applications

Location
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Profession
Nurse (adult and children)
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
29 Jun 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
12 Jun 2025

Job overview

Band 5 - Registered Mental Health Nurse - Inpatient Older Adult

Are you a Mental Health Nurse (RMN) looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, you're in luck.

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our Older Adults and Dementia Mental Health Baswich Ward at St Georges Hospital Stafford.

Baswich Ward is an assessment ward mainly covering South Staffordshire. Sometimes we have patients from other areas. We provide care for males and females with possible or diagnosed organic mental illnesses such as dementia.

Please note although the post will be covering shifts over 24/7, this role will be predominately covering the night shifts.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, if we receive a high number of vacancies

Main duties of the job

  • Delivering a high quality clinical service to patients and their families.
  • Acting as named nurse to a group of patients under the direction / supervision of the person identified with continuing responsibility.
  • Participating in therapeutic group work programmes.
  • Taking charge of the ward in the absence of the ward manager and deputy ward manager.
  • You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and contributing to; the formulation of the person’s needs and the development of a relevant plan based upon the person’s negotiated goals and relevant evidence based interventions.
  • You will, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team, provide nursing interventions to support the person to meet their agreed goals and coordinate and/ or participate in the review of progress towards those goals, utilising recommended outcome measures, involving the service user and any identified carer throughout the clinical pathway.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:

Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

What is it like to be an Inpatient Mental Health Nurse at MPFT? - YouTube