Job summary
We are openly welcoming people from a diverse clinical background who pose a vast experience in different areas of mental health. Wealth of skills and expertise in mental health will be valued and career progression will be supported within our line management and appraisal structures.

Are you a highly motivated, passionate, and skilled Mental Health Nurse? Do you believe in keeping Service Users and Carers at the heart of everything you do? Are you interested in developing your leadership skills whilst in a clinical role? Would you like to work in well supported, dynamic, enthusiastic recovery focused multi-disciplinary Medium Secure team? Do you believe in co-production and embrace its principles?

We are currently recruiting 1x full time substantive post and 1x full time Fixed Term Contract 12 months

Main duties of the job
Within this role you will be involved in working alongside the MDT, working within the confines of a robust co-produced care plan that meets the individual service users' needs whilst managing any risk factors for the individual or others.

The recovery focused approach allows an opportunity to work collaboratively with carers, relatives, and other third-party agencies. In addition, this role will focus on proactively supporting reintegration back into the community, linking with third party services such as housing, drug and alcohol, attending all the necessary reviews and professional meetings as scheduled.

Please note this role requires Shift work of day and night shifts covering a 24/7 working week.

About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other and are looking forward to welcoming you!

Benefits
Benefits included with this role are:-

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

We are working hard to maintain usual recruitment process however please be aware that we may ask you to be interviewed via MS Teams rather than in person. Please also bear with us as we endeavour to recruit as many people as we can in unprecedented times.

Job responsibilities
Please note there are to role available within our Team, we are currently recruiting 1x full time substantive post and 1x full time Fixed Term Contract 12 months, ending November 2027

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference, click APPLY!

Qualifications
Essential

• Valid registration with NMC or Professional Registration with Health Care Professionals Council
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake mentorship training.

Other
Essential

• Ability to travel independently

Experience
Essential

• CPA implementation

Desirable

• Experience in appropriate area
• Has worked within an MDT setting

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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).