Closing date: 28 October 2026
Job summaryAre you a compassionate, resilient, and motivated Mental Health Nurse looking for work that gives you both flexibility and purpose? We're welcoming dedicated nurses to join our Bank Team and support people through some of the most important moments in their recovery journey.
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to care that is person centred, empowering, and inclusive. As a Bank Nurse, you'll play a key role in delivering high quality mental health support across our services, providing care where it's needed most.
We'd love to hear from you if you are:
- Warm, empathetic, and non judgemental, with a real passion for mental health care.
- A confident communicator who can build trust and meaningful therapeutic relationships.
- Flexible, reliable, and ready to support teams across different settings.
- Patient, proactive, and able to guide service users through day to day challenges and progress.
Whether you've recently completed your preceptorship or highly experienced, your skills and humanity are valued here.
Why Join Our Bank?- Weekly pay for completed shifts - no waiting until the end of the month.
- Flexible working patterns that fit around your lifestyle.
- Opportunities to gain experience across a range of mental health services.
- The chance to make a genuine difference, every day.
Already work for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust?
Email bankrecruitment@somersetft.nhs.uk to find out how to join our Mental Health Bank Team.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder is a key member of the in-patient multi-disciplinary team, working within a recovery focused service. There is a need to demonstrate a commitment to teamwork. Personal and professional development is a requirement of the post and will be supported through internal training opportunities. The post holder is required to be flexible in order to meet the needs of the Trust.
Job responsibilities- To lead the clinical management of designated service users in assessing, implementing and planning nursing care.
- To ensure that junior staff and students are actively engaged in patient activity.
- To observe, report and record changes in the patient's physical, mental health and behaviour.
- To work with the MDT in planning and delivering care.
- To maintain working knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to mental health and learning disabilities.
- To identify, provide and supervise the necessary physical care to patients to help them complete daily living activities. Personal care and daily living activities include personal hygiene, elimination, diet and fluid intake. clothing and laundering, manual handling, personal environment and maintaining rest and activity.
- To identify and provide and supervise therapeutic activities, emotional support and stability to patients to ensure effective engagement whilst maintaining professional boundaries.
- To create and maintain professional supportive relationships with all members of staff, with other professionals and agencies to enhance recovery.
- To undertake required physical observations including blood pressure, temperature, respirations, blood sugars, urinalysis, weight and height and report exceptions appropriately.
- To ensure that all clinical and risk assessments are completed and reviewed in line with Trust policies on data collection.
- To be responsible for the administration of prescribed medication in line with Trust policy and drug administration standards.
- To work within and manage the legal and professional frameworks relating to consent, capacity, deprivation of liberty and the Mental Health Act.
- To understand the range of interventions available, the evidence-base and potential outcomes for service users.
- To communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers and other members of the inpatient and community teams.
- To establish, maintain and end purposeful therapeutic relationships with patients.
- To adhere to all practice standards implemented by the Trust.
- To act as keyworker to admit clients as designated.
Professional- To adhere to the Nursing & Midwifery Council code of professional conduct at all times.
- To abide by the legal requirements and statutory rules related to practice.
- To utilise management and clinical supervision and appraisal in enhancing performance development.
- To utilise the Trust's personal development review process in order to identify personal and professional development needs.
- To take responsibility for personal development and education including in-service training, reviewing and reflecting own practice and performance.
- To contribute to the experience of learners and ensure delivery of mentorship requirements, meeting standards of the NMC.
- To abide by dress code and uniform policy.
- To be aware of, and act in accordance with, Trust policies and procedures.
Managerial- To provide clinical advice and support for junior members of the team.
- To support the team manager through contributing to clinical leadership within the team.
- To support the team manager to achieve team objectives, targets and quality standards.
- To contribute to the promotion of staff well-being and morale in the team through developing and maintaining supportive relationships, acting as a role model.
- To deal with complaints in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
- To maintain adequate resources for the delivery of care.
Legislation- Ensure health and safety requirements are maintained within sphere of responsibility.
- Observe and act upon health and safety requirements.
- Observe and act upon requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983, sex & race discrimination acts 1973 and equal opportunities legislation.
Any Other Duties- To undertake any other duties at a comparable level of responsibility as may be allocated.
- Attending meetings as appropriate.
- Fulfilling duties of weekly timetable including any 'out of hours' responsibilities.
- Duties as instructed by your manager or appropriate authority.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialDesirable- Specialty courses relevant to position.
ExperienceEssential- At least 1 years experience in a registered position
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.
Contact: Bank Lead Nurse Krissy Renshaw, Bankrecruitment@somersetft.nhs.uk
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 184-OL-BA-5103
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is committed to inclusion. Equal opportunities apply to all applicants. 