# Senior Mental Health Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Priory Healthcare.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Priory Healthcare
- **Town:** Manchester
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Salary:** £39392.00 to £41953.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-24T08:36:19.645Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0358-26-0412
- **Application URL:** https://jobs.priorygroup.com/postings/6b821de5-1248-468a-a86d-ced1e83563fe/applications/new?utm_medium=job_board&utm_source=nhs_jobs

## Job Content

### Job summary

Priory Hospital Barnt Green

Salary £39,392.00-£41,953.00 Dependent on Experience

Full-time role of 37.5 hours per week

Priory Hospital Barnt Green has an opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Nurse with a 6-12 months post registration experience with active NMC Registration to join our team on the Acute Ward. The working hours are fully Rotational- Days and nights, 37.5 Hours Long. Days -07:30 AM Nights- 19:30PM - 08:00 AM RMN/ LD Qualification.

### Main duties of the job

You will be part of a compassionate team that is committed to supporting people's wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future.

Deliver safe, high-quality, person-centred nursing care by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised care plans in partnership with patients, service users and their families. Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and external professionals to promote positive outcomes, maintaining accurate documentation and escalating concerns appropriately. Coordinate and lead shifts as Nurse in Charge, delegate nursing duties effectively, supervise and support nursing and healthcare colleagues, and contribute to staff induction, student supervision and ongoing professional development. Promote clinical governance and quality improvement, ensure compliance with safeguarding, the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, medicines management, and the NMC Code, while maintaining positive relationships with patients, relatives and colleagues, responding professionally to concerns and supporting the safe management of challenging situations.

### About us

Priory Hospital Barnt Green, Barnt Green, Birmingham is a purpose-built hospital providing mental health support for adults and young people, including specialist therapy and psychiatry, as well as private autism assessments for adults. It is accessible by public transport, with Barnt Green railway station approximately 12 miles from the hospital and local bus routes serving the surrounding area. Due to the semi-rural location of the service, access to a vehicle or the ability to drive is recommended.

### Details

- Date posted: 24 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £39,392 to £41,953 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 549383
- Job locations: Priory Hospital Barnt Green, Warren Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 8ER, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

For more information, please click APPLY NOW, where you will be diverted to our website to view a job description, or you can contact the hospital HR at AimeeCurzon-Sturdy@priorygroup.com

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

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## Person Specification

### Requirements

**Essential**

- Qualified Registered Adult Nurse with 6-12 months post registration experience with active NMC Registration and completed preceptorship or equivalent programme. Knowledge of NMC standards guidelines, requests and professional practices.

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