Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Staff Nurse
The closing date is 29 November 2026

Job summary
The role
Are you someone looking for a career in one of the UK's most respected mental health and learning disability trusts?

Would you like to be part of a dedicated team committed to making a difference to peoples lives to enjoy a better future?

We are seeking Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN) for our Adult Acute Ward. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and passionate team at Salus Ward, a 16 bedded unit in Torquay, Devon.

Devon Partnership NHS Trust is growing as we establish ourselves us as one of the leading providers of mental health services in the country.

Working as part of Devon Partnership NHS Trust, you will make a difference to peoples lives from the moment you start.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will have excellent communication skills, commitment to working flexibly, participating in the internal 24 hours, 7 day a week rota to meet the needs of people who use our services, be able to demonstrate effective working in a multi-disciplinary team setting.

This role is on a ward that operates on a 24/7 shift basis and therefore enables staff to qualify for unsocial enhancements in addition to their basic pay.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate sound clinical decision making and clinical leadership skills for running the ward as the Nurse in Charge. We are looking for a person centred Nurse who is compassionate and caring towards the patients in our care.

There will be an excellent level of professionalism demonstrated in the successful candidate who leads by example and supports junior staff through supervision and when leading the shift.

About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

Our values
We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader Employer.

Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year, plus unsocial enhancements for weekends and nights
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: C9369-26-0915
Job locations: Salus Ward, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, Devon, TQ27AA, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• RMN/ Registered Nurse (Mental Health) with current registration.
• A willingness to complete Trust Mandatory Courses (will be required to complete and undertake relevant Physical Interventions training with adjustments considered if required)

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of ordering, storing and administering required medications.
• Knowledge of possible side effects of medication.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1987 (including updates).
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act & Deprivation of Liberty safeguards.

Desirable

• Knowledge and skills in providing supervision.
• Understanding of Recovery principles in Mental Health.
• Knowledge and understanding of both adult and children's safeguarding guidance.

Experience
Essential

• Experience working as a Band 5 RMN

Desirable

• Experience of working with acute adult patients

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users, carers and other professional bodies.
• Ability to engage in and lead (when required) MDT meetings.
• Ability to assess situations, make decisions, co-ordinate and organise appropriate responses.
• Have an awareness and ability to maintain personal boundaries.
• Able to risk assess.
• To be able to work on the internal ward shift rotation which includes night duties.
• To work to the Trust Data Protection and Confidentiality guidance/policy.
• Work as an effective role model.
• Promote effective service delivery and future changes in a positive way.
• Willingness to develop self.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Salus Ward, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, Devon, TQ27AA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Ward Manager, Kim Wilkes, kim.wilkes@nhs.net

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.