Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen in the North Staffordshire arm (Newcastle and Leek) of the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Talking Therapies Service. This Service is a partnership between North Staffs Combined Health Care, the Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust and third sector providers and is an innovative high performing Talking Therapies team providing effective treatments for a broad range of common mental health problems in primary care.
We are looking to recruit a Registered Mental Health Nurse to a Lead role on a temporary contract to cover maternity leave (fixed term ending 1-Oct-2027).
To apply you should have qualified as a Registered Mental Health Nurse and be registered with the NMC, and have experience of working in mental health settings across primary/secondary care.
We are able to offer a flexible working pattern with options to work from and home and in one of our bases.
This role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RMN to gain leaderships experience, or for an existing leader to gain experience in a Talking Therapies setting.
Main duties of the job- Manage a small team of RMN's who work as part of the Talking Therapies service
- Provide supervision and caseload management to the team
- Take a lead role in managing the duty team which provides triage for clients entering the service
About usAs a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Job responsibilitiesAn exciting opportunity has arisen in the North Staffordshire arm (Newcastle and Leek) of the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Talking Therapies Service. This Service is a partnership between North Staffs Combined Health Care, the Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust and third sector providers and is an innovative high performing Talking Therapies team providing effective treatments for a broad range of common mental health problems in primary care.
We are looking to recruit a Registered Mental Health Nurse to a Lead role on a temporary contract to cover maternity leave.
To apply you should have qualified as a Registered Mental Health Nurse and be registered with the NMC, and have experience of working in mental health settings across primary/secondary care.
We are able to offer a flexible working pattern with options to work from and home and in one of our bases.
This role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RMN to gain leaderships experience, or for an existing leader to gain experience in a Talking Therapies setting.
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential- caseload management delivery skills
KnowledgeEssential- knowledge of risk current assessment/management practice
QualificationsEssential- registered mental health professional
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
