Newly Qualified Mental Health Nurse

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Chesterfield, Derby; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a newly qualified Mental Health Nurse, supporting patients with complex mental health needs across newly built facilities. This role offers a comprehensive preceptorship programme and the opportunity to work within a dynamic, multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality patient care. Benefits include flexible working, extensive training, and a competitive salary, making it an excellent choice for new healthcare professionals. Apply now to be part of a compassionate team dedicated to making a positive impact on lives.

Benefits

Flexible working

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Access to health cash plan

Incremental pay progression

Structured learning and development

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification or close to completion.
• Current NMC Registration by the required start date.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Patient/Client Centred Care as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Promote service user and carer involvement.
• Maintain professional accountability for nursing practice.

Skills

Communication

Assessment Skills

Professional Development

Initiative

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification

Job description

We have built brand new healthcare facilities as part of our Making Room for Dignity programme and have exciting opportunities for newly qualified Registered Nursesacross these units and our other inpatient wards in Derby and Chesterfield.

This is an opportunity to join a new wider multi-disciplinary team, supportinga range ofpatientswith complex acute mental health needs. As a newly qualified Mental Health nurse we will provide you with an excellent preceptorship programme to develop you as a healthcare professional.

Our team supports those with a functional mental health illness. We work proactively with our patient group and their loved ones promoting independence and choice in their care. We have opportunities across PICU, female enhanced care ward and adult acute male and female only wards. You would be expected to join our preceptorship programme in September/October 2025.

Main duties of the job

You will:

• Work as part of a team responsible for the delivery of Patient/Client Centred Care.
• Promote and support service user and carer involvement as autonomy and choices are an integral part of the philosophy of the Trust.
• Respond to the needs of people in an honest, non-judgemental and open manner which respects the rights of individuals and groups.
• Work closely with colleagues to ensure that clinical services are delivered to the highest standard and in accordance with the most recent evidence based guidance.
• As a registered nurse, be personally accountable for your professional practice that will be delivered in accordance with the legal and professional responsibilities outlined by the NMC.
• Ensure that services are provided in a safe and supportive environment and at all times adopt a professional approach to your work promoting a positive image to services users/carers and the general public.

You must be dynamic, organised, enthusiastic and motivated with evidence of continued professional development, with excellent communication and assessment skills and be able to use your initiative and keep calm in a busy and unpredictable environment.

You will join a nurturing team providing individualised recovery focused assessment and care planning. You will be expected to demonstrate our Trust values in all your interactions with patients, carers and staff.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• A range of salary sacrifices including home and electronics, gym memberships, cycle to work, travel and leisure and family pay
• Access to a health cash plan
• New and used lease cars
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

The post will provide an ideal opportunity to extend your skill base in acute care with opportunities to become involved in a variety of work streams including patient, service and staff development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification or close to completion
• Current NMC Registration (By required start date)

Experience

• Demonstrate a good awareness of the Mental Health Act and other legislation relevant to the service area
• Ability to recognise the importance of care planning and providing quality care
• Have a good understanding of risk management, assessing and formulating risk
• Understanding of working in a least restrictive manner

Trust Values

• Demonstrate Trust values

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearper annum, pro rata