Staff Nurse

Our nurses have a key clinical role within a well established multidisciplinary team. You will need to demonstrate that you have experience of working with people with mental health problems and supporting carers /families in an acute environment. You should have a working knowledge of the management of safeguarding processes, have excellent communication and leadership skills and have a strong ability to assess and manage risk.

Please see the uploaded job description. Further details regarding the essential criteria can be found in the person specification.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00 (standard) or £41.00 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £15 per year applies.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Knowledge

Desirable: - Awareness of national and local issues impacting nursing care

Skills

Qualifications

Essential: - Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent.; - Maintains current registration with the NMC

Desirable: - Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration

Experience

Essential: - Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding

Desirable: - Specialist and area specific experience

Training

Essential: - Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.

Physical requirements

Essential: - Able to undertake training in the management of violence reduction; - Has the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties

Contractual Requirements

Essential: - Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)

Values and Behaviours