Main area CAMHS inpatient Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (work mix of all shifts including long days and nights. must be able to work unsocial hours including weekends, nights and bank holidays and public holidays) Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week Job ref 186-434-26-MH
Employer Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Lookout Hopewood Town Mansfield Road Sherwood Salary £32,073 – £39,043 Per Annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 17/06/2026 23:59 Interview date 26/06/2026
Staff Nurse
Band 5
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Job overview
Hopewood Hospital in Sherwood, Nottingham has 32 beds across 3 wards and is based on site with an education facility for our inpatients, a CAMHS community base with specialist teams and both inpatient and community perinatal teams
Hercules Ward (PICU) Pegasus Ward (Specialist Eating Disorder Unit) and Phoenix Ward (General Adolescent Unit) have exciting opportunities for an experienced RMN or RNLD to join our teams.
THIS POST IS FOR A FULL TIME 12 MONTH FIXED TERM POST TO COVER MATERNITY
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job:
Hercules Ward is an 8 bedded psychiatric intensive care unit that works with young people experience severe and enduring mental health problems. We work closely with families and a full MDT to ensure positive outcomes for young people. we encourage staff to be fully involved in patients care and including group and 1:1 work.
The hospital is supported by a senior nurse who remains on site 24 hours a day.
Further details regarding the job role and essential criteria can be found in the job description and person specification.
Working for our organisation
#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 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further details regarding the job role and essential criteria can be found in the job description and 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 £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (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 £16 per year applies.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Maintains current registration with the NMC
- Demonstrates continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Experience
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
- Specialist and area specific experience
Skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.
Knowledge
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c’s
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
Values and Behaviours
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Training
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
Contractual Requirements
- Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
Additional Information
- We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
- The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
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- For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as ‘spent’ will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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