Job summary
Staff Nurse: Willows ward, Older Persons' Inpatient

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse to join our team. Willows ward is a specialist mixed sex admission ward for the assessment and treatment of functional and organic mental health, with 19 beds.

We work hard to make sure we provide quality, evidence-based and collaborative care in all of the areas we cover. This role will include interaction and communication with a wide scope of people including service users, health and social care staff, medical and carers.

So, are you someone who is passionate about delivering compassionate and individualised care, driving quality improvement and able to provide clinical leadership within an inpatient mental health setting? If you have the qualities described above then we want you to think about coming to be a part of our team.

Main duties of the job
Staff Nurse: Willow Ward - Mixed sex Organic and functional inpatient later life ward.

We are looking for energetic people who want to make a difference and be part of specialist team who like to think outside of the box.

We value life skills, lived experience and a commitment to work with us to meet the needs of the service user and their carers and relatives. We are keen to integrate individuals existing skills into the services we are able to provide, as well as supporting personal and professional development through training and professional development.

On Willow Ward 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.

Key duties

• Ensure that nursing practice is person centred and, as far as possible, promoting the direct involvement of patients and carers in the development of the plan of care from admission to discharge.
• Identify personal learning and training needs through appraisal and personal development plans linked to service needs.
• Use available resources effectively.
• Participate in recruitment, selection and induction of junior staff.
• Report and record incidents, complaints and accidents involving patients, staff or visitors in accordance with Trust and Service Standards.

About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Benefits

• NHS pension
• A comprehensive in house and external training programme
• 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

Essential

• Ability to work regularly unsupervised
• Good observation and reporting skills
• Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality
• Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH)
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training

Desirable

• Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Closing date: 02 November 2026

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