Job Description

Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne, and Wear have an exciting opportunity to join our female adult acute inpatient ward at Bamburgh Clinic, St Nichols Hospital. We have 3 inpatient wards which are all 18 bedded adult acute admissions ward providing treatment and care for a wide range of mental health illnesses to patients who are of working age.
If you are newly qualified, we will support you while in clinical practice and offer a trust preceptorship program.
We currently have x 2 full time positions available.
We will empower you to work innovatively, showing a commitment to providing compassionate care and a strong desire to improve the patient experience.
We provide inpatient facilities for working age adults with acute mental health problems and we are looking for caring, compassionate individual to work within our acute service who are committed to providing high quality care and treatment to our patients. Working in an acute environment can be challenging but with the right team, positive attitude, and resilience we are rising the challenge and reaping the reward of being able to support people during their most difficult times.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to provide assessment and treatment functions who possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Main duties of the job

• Delivering a high-quality clinical service to patients and their families.
• Acting as a named nurse to a group of patients under the direction/supervision of the person identified with continuing responsibility.
• Participation in therapeutic programmes.
• Responsivity for assessment of care needs and contributing to the formulation of the persons needs and the development of relevant plan based upon the persons negotiated goals and relevant evidence-based interventions.
• Work in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, provide nursing intervention to support the person to meet their agreed goals and coordinate and or participate in the review and progress, utilising recommended outcome measures, involving the service user and any identified carer through the clinical care and treatment pathway.

About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
Details
Date posted
25 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
31,049 to 37,796 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
263-ICG25-087-MG
Job locations
St Nicholas Hospital
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 3XT
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 25th November 2025
Closing date : 9th December 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 25th November 2025
Closing date : 9th December 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential

• Professional Nursing qualification e.g.RMN/RNMH/ RNLD
• Continued professional development
• Post registration clinical experience
• Successfully completed the OSCE exam

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with service users with complex mental health/learning disability needs
• Clinical Supervision
• Mental Health/ Learning Disabilities needs
• Care Co-ordination
• Safeguarding

Skills and Competencies
Essential

• Good interpersonal and Communication skills
• Collaborative working
• Time Management
• Risk Assessment/ Management

Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential

• Professional Nursing qualification e.g.RMN/RNMH/ RNLD
• Continued professional development
• Post registration clinical experience
• Successfully completed the OSCE exam

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with service users with complex mental health/learning disability needs
• Clinical Supervision
• Mental Health/ Learning Disabilities needs
• Care Co-ordination
• Safeguarding

Skills and Competencies
Essential

• Good interpersonal and Communication skills
• Collaborative working
• Time Management
• Risk Assessment/ Management

Skills Required