# Staff Nurse - Inpatient Female Acute > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-inpatient-female-acute/1df67c20-5664-4df5-8657-759056f0dfda - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-inpatient-female-acute/1df67c20-5664-4df5-8657-759056f0dfda.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Nottingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata for part time) - **Contract type:** Permanent: including evenings and weekends - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Full and Part time hours available) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T10:42:31.559Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham/Nottinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v7914864 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7914864?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Highbury Hospital have exciting opportunities to join their well established, compassionate and creative teams as a Staff Nurse. We are seeking individuals who are driven, compassionate, empathetic and innovative. We have a vacancy on Redwood 2 and one on Rowan 2 both of which are 16 bedded female acute inpatient wards offering therapeutic and meaningful engagement, care and treatment to a diverse range of woman with varied mental health needs.  As a Staff Nurse, you will proactively engage with the wider MDT, formulate care plans, adequately risk assess, engaged in named nurse sessions and support with leading a team with compassion and commitment. We are seeking enthusiastic individuals who are keen to learn and develop. We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses as well as experienced nurses. We’re investing heavily in our staff, facilities and patient care. As we move into this new chapter, we need a strong, motivated and compassionate workforce to reflect our core values of Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect and Teamwork. There has never been a better time to join our growing team. ### Main duties of the job We are seeking proactive, compassionate, caring and recovery focused registered nurses with excellent communication skills to join our existing dynamic multidisciplinary team to be involved in extensive assessments and formulations to support the planning and delivery of patients care. The multidisciplinary team all work in a way that is collaborative, evidenced based and responsive to people’s needs. In return, we offer you a supporting professional network of colleagues, opportunities for career development, access to high quality clinical supervision, and an employer who is supportive of your own physical and mental wellbeing. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We have a strong recovery focus and value a diverse range of perspectives about mental health. We pride ourselves on our work with families and carers. We have a busy therapeutic group programme as well as lots of individual working, and  opportunities for our patients' personal development, learning skills, and robust support for move on. The main responsibilities  of the job are: To assess, plan, implement, promote and evaluate safe, creative and effective treatment plans in collaboration with the patient’s diverse needs, their carers and other professionals. Interventions will be evidence based and designed to reduce stress and anxiety, manage risk and aid recovery. To maintain accurate, timely and relevant clinical records both written and computerised. To maintain the safe custody of healthcare records. Responsible for the safe monitoring, management and administration of medication as required by Trust policy. To be aware of and apply the principles of Infection Prevention and Control and to comply with policy, procedure and guidance. To obtain and interpret physical Healthcare observations  Demonstrate and be responsible for the safe application of relevant, up-to-date legislation including the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty, safeguarding etc. You must be a RMN or equivalent and  registered with the NMC. You must be able to work flexible hours on a 24hr rota including weekends and bank holidays. Applicants must have some experience of working within the mental health setting, be flexible, hardworking and compassionate with a desire to work in a fast pace environment. You will have access to training and development, annual appraisals and clinical supervision. ## Job Details Highbury Hospital have exciting opportunities to join their well established, compassionate and creative teams as a Staff Nurse. We are seeking individuals who are driven, compassionate, empathetic and innovative. We have a vacancy on Redwood 2 and one on Rowan 2 both of which are 16 bedded female acute inpatient wards offering therapeutic and meaningful engagement, care and treatment to a diverse range of woman with varied mental health needs. As a Staff Nurse, you will proactively engage with the wider MDT, formulate care plans, adequately risk assess, engaged in named nurse sessions and support with leading a team with compassion and commitment. We are seeking enthusiastic individuals who are keen to learn and develop. We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses as well as experienced nurses. We’re investing heavily in our staff, facilities and patient care. As we move into this new chapter, we need a strong, motivated and compassionate workforce to reflect our core values of Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect and Teamwork. There has never been a better time to join our growing team. ## Job Description We are seeking proactive, compassionate, caring and recovery focused registered nurses with excellent communication skills to join our existing dynamic multidisciplinary team to be involved in extensive assessments and formulations to support the planning and delivery of patients care. The multidisciplinary team all work in a way that is collaborative, evidenced based and responsive to people’s needs. In return, we offer you a supporting professional network of colleagues, opportunities for career development, access to high quality clinical supervision, and an employer who is supportive of your own physical and mental wellbeing. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies. ## Responsibilities We have a strong recovery focus and value a diverse range of perspectives about mental health. We pride ourselves on our work with families and carers. We have a busy therapeutic group programme as well as lots of individual working, and opportunities for our patients' personal development, learning skills, and robust support for move on. The main responsibilities of the job are: To assess, plan, implement, promote and evaluate safe, creative and effective treatment plans in collaboration with the patient’s diverse needs, their carers and other professionals. Interventions will be evidence based and designed to reduce stress and anxiety, manage risk and aid recovery. To maintain accurate, timely and relevant clinical records both written and computerised. To maintain the safe custody of healthcare records. Responsible for the safe monitoring, management and administration of medication as required by Trust policy. To be aware of and apply the principles of Infection Prevention and Control and to comply with policy, procedure and guidance. To obtain and interpret physical Healthcare observations Demonstrate and be responsible for the safe application of relevant, up-to-date legislation including the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty, safeguarding etc. You must be a RMN or equivalent and registered with the NMC. You must be able to work flexible hours on a 24hr rota including weekends and bank holidays. Applicants must have some experience of working within the mental health setting, be flexible, hardworking and compassionate with a desire to work in a fast pace environment. You will have access to training and development, annual appraisals and clinical supervision. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to work as part of a team. - Good written/oral communication skills. - Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic. - Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues. - Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care. - IT skills. ### Training **Essential** - Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery. ### Knwoledge **Essential** - Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments. - Knowledge of the nursing 6 c’s. **Desirable** - Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care. ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding. **Desirable** - Specialist and area specific experience. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities) to degree level or equivalent. - Maintains current registration with the NMC. **Desirable** - Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration. ### Physical Requirements **Essential** - Able to undertake training in the management of violence reduction. ### Values and Behaviours **Essential** - All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork. - All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation. ### Contractual Requirements **Essential** - Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays). ## Documents - [about the trust (pdf, 6.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2983) - [colleague benefits (pdf, 16.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2913) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 272.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10192001) ## 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.