Band 5 RMN Staff Nurse - Peter Bruff Ward | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Colchester seeks experienced Registered Mental Health Nurses for their assessment unit. You'll work in a collaborative multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality holistic patient care. Flexibility in working hours and involvement in service development are encouraged. This position offers various benefits including NHS discounts and opportunities for training and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities

Flexible working options

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Able to work flexibly over a 24-hour period.
• Experience in mental health settings preferred.
• Ability to manage clinical risk effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assist in daily clinical operations and team development.
• Work as a Key Worker in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure safe medication administration.
• Implement Mental Health Act provisions.

Skills

Holistic patient care

Effective communication

Mental Health Act knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

Would you like to work in a caring friendly environment and make a difference to people’s lives? Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for a change? If so we have fantastic opportunities for you. We are looking for experienced Registered Mental Health Nurses to join us on our mixed ward Assessment Unit at the Kings Wood Centre, Colchester. If successful you will be involved with a wide multi-disciplinary team caring on an assessment ward for Adult Inpatients. You will care for your patients holistically, involving carers and relatives and work alongside medical and therapies staff. You will be able to adapt quickly to changing situations and provide high quality care to your patients. We are keen to have staff working for us who are passionate about patient care and who are keen to be actively involved in service development. Please visit our Website for more information on Essex Partnership NHS foundation Trust. Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached and click APPLY to start your EPUT Candidate Experience today.

Responsibilities

• Assist the ward in the day to day operation of the clinical area, and the development of the team.
• Work collaboratively as a Key Worker within the multidisciplinary team, acting as a role model for good practice; this includes liaising with associated professionals and other agencies, and offering support and guidance to the clinical team as necessary.
• Ensure effective communication with patients, relatives, visitors and staff, including management of clinical risk, ensuring risks are assessed, identified and care planned for individuals, and that any issues of concern are communicated within the multidisciplinary team, including environmental factors.
• Ensure effective communication with clients, carers, visitors and staff. Make effective use of evidence based practice in day to day clinical practice.
• Implement and ensure effective use of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act where necessary. Represent nursing team and provide reports for Manager’s Hearings and Mental Health Act Tribunals.
• Ensure safe standards apply to the administration of medication.
• Support colleagues in interventions relating to the management of violence and aggression, including de-escalation techniques and the use of physical intervention (DC&RP techniques) as necessary.
• Ability to work flexibly over a 24 hour period in order to meet the operational requirements of the unit.

Benefits and Development

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
• The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. You will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Staff Bank and Additional Duties

• Join our Staff bank
• What is Staff Bank? Our EPUT NHS staff bank hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings.
• All permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank; this does not mean you have to work additional shifts, but the option is there if you wish.
• If joining our Trust in a fixed term role, indicate on New Starter paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
• In addition to the above duties you will be expected to perform the following key activities in line with your job role: complete mandatory training; participate in staff appraisal; stay updated on Trust policies; provide management supervision where appropriate; work collaboratively with key partner organisations, patients, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service, 365 days a year as required.

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Sep 2025