Registered Mental Health Nurse
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Durham, DH1 5RD
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 September 2026
2 days left
Job description
Are you passionate about mental health care and ready for a new challenge? Roseberry ward are looking to recruit RMNs who are passionate about working...
As a Staff Nurse on Roseberry Ward, you will work alongside a team of nurses, healthcare assistants, psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other members of the MDT as part of a large multi-disciplinary team approach striving towards excellent patient care.
You will be expected to carry out all aspects of patient care including medication, one to one time with patients, observations including physical health observations, co-ordination of the shift and depending on experience, nurse in charge. We offer a full induction process and training to ensure you have the required confidence, knowledge and skills for this role.
Each inpatient ward is fully equipped with activity and therapeutic spaces to enable patients to recover in a timely way so that they can be safely discharged back to their usual place of residence.
Roseberry Ward is situated within Bowes Lyon Unit on the Lanchester Road Hospital site. The hospital has numerous vocational and therapeutic areas in a friendly, caring and therapeutic environment.
We strive to deliver the highest quality care to our patients.
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD
- To be recognised practice assessor / mentor or work towards in an agreed timescale
- Trained Clinical Supervisor (within 6 month probationary period)
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with mental ill health.
- Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
- Working in an inpatient environment
- Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Working in partnership with other agencies
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidenced based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
- Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
Skills
Essential
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Manage own time and prioritise effectively
- Co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of the ward/community team
- Motivate and work positively and assertively with other members of the team
- Undertake lead professional/care co-ordinator responsibilities (following probationary period)
- Provide (following probationary period) effective teaching, training and clinical supervision.
- Use approved techniques in physical intervention (following training)
- Demonstrates recovery focussed practice
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
19 August 2026
Last checked
21 August 2026
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