# Registered Staff Nurse - Swift Ward > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-staff-nurse-swift-ward/35b81f1b-c017-4d06-b142-b1c234d40bb3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-staff-nurse-swift-ward/35b81f1b-c017-4d06-b142-b1c234d40bb3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Swift Ward, Kingfisher Court, Radlett, WD7 9HQ - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £33,677 - £40,996 Per annum, Pro rata (5% HCAS Included) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-19T10:10:44.740Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Radlett_Hertfordshire/Hertfordshire_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Acute_Inpatient_Mental_Health/Acute_Inpatient_Mental_Health-v8239992 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8239992?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Participate in preceptorship process - Maintains ‘Passport to Practice’ - Ability to participate in staff supervision, where appropriate to act as clinical supervisor **Desirable** - Ability to support others with their ‘Passport to Practice’ - Appropriate training taken up ### Aptitude **Essential** - Ability to identify priorities of service and the need to deliver a high standard of care - Ability to demonstrate flexibility in approach to solutions of service needs **Desirable** - Ability to work with resources available - Demonstrate ability to manage ward on a shift by shift basis ### Professional **Essential** - Maintains a high standard of care delivery - Detailed awareness of current issues in Acute Mental Health - Ability to support and educate others in their professional development - Ability to act as a mentor to students, nurses and healthcare assistants ### Qualifications **Essential** - RMN\\Dip (Mental Health) - Live registration with NMC - Mentorship & Preceptorship after one year **Desirable** - Appropriate post registration qualification - Basic Food Hygiene Certificate ### Skills\\knowledge **Essential** - Detailed knowledge of legislation and practise guidelines concerning Adult Acute Mental Health - Ability to develop professional relationships with staff, service users and all other stakeholders - Ability to lead and motivate others - Provision of effective clinical supervision - Excellent communications skills – written, verbal and able to complete computer data entry and recording - Good team worker, able to demonstrate organisational skills - Awareness of budgetary needs of the service **Desirable** - Ability to participate in training of others – students and other team members - Working with people detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) ## Documents - [refer a friend (pdf, 160.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2083) - [staff benefits (pdf, 888.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2165) - [guidance on ai usage in job applications (pdf, 55.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2305) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 608.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10550755) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.