Older Persons Mental Health Nurse

Integrated Care System; Gosport; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Gosport seeks a compassionate Older Persons Mental Health Nurse to join their inpatient team. This role involves providing holistic care for older patients with advanced dementia, promoting recovery and ensuring safe and effective care. Candidates must be registered mental health practitioners and are expected to work flexibly across shifts. Competitive salary range £31,049 to £37,796 based on experience.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Mental Health Practitioner.
• Recognised Mentorship qualification.
• Experience of working in an older persons mental health setting.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care needs for inpatients.
• Take clinical leadership of the ward environment.
• Support development of physical health assessment skills.

Skills

Compassion

Clinical leadership

Health assessment skills

Flexibility

Education

Registered Nurse, Mental Health Practitioner

Mentorship qualification

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Older Persons Mental Health Nurse

The closing date is 22 August 2025

We are seeking a compassionate, motivated and professional Registered Mental Health/General/Learning Disability Nurse to compliment our supportive Older Persons Mental Health (OPMH) inpatient team. We provide patient centered, holistic assessment and support for people living with an advanced dementia who are experiencing complex and distressing symptoms. We also provide ongoing support to patient's carers, recognising the essential and valuable role they play. We provide a supportive learning environment for all staff, including newly qualified registrants and the ongoing development for all nurses.

We work closely with our sister OPMH ward at Gosport War Memorial. Our sister ward provides assessment and treatment for Older Adults experiencing a crisis in their Mental Health.

This vacancy is for our dementia ward however to support continued development, the successful candidate will be encouraged to work across both of our wards to provide opportunity to develop core mental health skills in a functional mental health and dementia ward setting.

Due to the potential complex health needs of Older Adults, our teams are also supported and required to develop physical health assessment skills to ensure the safe and early recognition of the deteriorating patient.

All staff will be asked to work flexibly across a range of day and night shifts providing care to older people with functional mental health needs or with dementia.

Main duties of the job

The Mental Health Nurse in Inpatient Services is a core member of the ward team. They will act as a 'named nurse' for a specific group of inpatients on the ward and take responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of their nursing care needs.

The nurse will take clinical leadership of the ward environment on a shift by shift basis as required working in a way that promotes the principles of recovery to ensure individualised, safe and effective care provision for all patients. In the absence of the ward manager/deputy they will also take the necessary managerial action to ensure compliance with organisational and stakeholder requirements.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Mental Health Practitioner.
• Recognised Mentorship qualification.
• Able to attend and participate in all statutory & mandatory training events to enhance continued professional development
• Willingness to complete further studies as necessary to meet service delivery requirements.
• Experience of working in an older persons mental health setting

Experience

• *We welcome applications from candidates with varying levels of experience from newly qualified at the point of registration.
• *Post Qualification Experience

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearPlease note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata