Registered Staff Nurse - Swift Ward

Job overview

Are you a registered Mental Health Nurse? Do you have NHS experience?

Join an outstanding Mental Health Trust!

Swift Ward Adult Acute Assessment Ward - 18 Bedded Male Only

The successful candidates will:

• hold a mental health nursing or learning disabilities nursing qualification
• have NHS experience

If you meet these criteria, we'd love to hear from you!

We are looking for enthusiastic and compassionate Staff Nurses to join our Adult Acute Mental Health Inpatient Service. This is a meaningful opportunity to support individuals at a critical point in their recovery journey, offering care that is safe, collaborative and person-centred.

As a Staff Nurse, you will play an essential role in delivering high-quality nursing care, building therapeutic relationships, and supporting service users to achieve their goals. You will work as part of a skilled and supportive multi-disciplinary team, where your ideas, professional growth and wellbeing are valued.

Whether you are newly qualified, returning to practice, or looking for a new challenge in a supportive and forward-thinking environment, we would be delighted to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

We are seeking individuals who:

• Demonstrate empathy, professionalism and the ability to build positive rapport with service users and carers
• Are committed to providing trauma-informed, culturally competent, and recovery-focused care
• Are able to work effectively as part of a diverse and dedicated team
• Are reflective, open to learning and keen to develop clinical confidence and leadership skills
• Live our Trust values: Welcoming, Kind, Positive, Respectful and Professional

In return, we can offer you:

• A supportive induction programme tailored to your experience
• Regular clinical and managerial supervision
• Access to training, development and leadership programmes
• Opportunities to gain experience in a range of clinical interventions and therapeutic approaches
• Staff wellbeing support and reflective practice spaces
• 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
• Employee Assistance Programme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• In addition to managing the clinical aspects of being a Band 5 Staff Nurse, you will take an active part in the assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for service users in collaboration with inpatient multi-disciplinary services.
• You will be liaising with colleagues and carers, ensuring they are fully aware of all aspects of a service users’ care and treatment.
• You will have effective communication skills and be able to contribute towards patient recovery and wellbeing.
• You will be able to identify individuals' care needs.
• You will be planning, implementing and evaluating care plans and risk assessments in collaboration with other teams and professionals.
• You will be maintaining lines of communication with all departments and staff involved in a service user’s care. Reporting on progress and effectiveness to the appropriate MDT.

For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.

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.