Registered Mental Health/LD Nurse

NHS; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Tees Valley is seeking a Band 5 Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse to join their inpatient rehabilitation ward. The ideal candidate will have NMC registration and experience working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. This role offers professional development and a supportive work environment focused on patient care and staff wellbeing.

Benefits

Continuous professional development

Supportive teamwork environment

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse with NMC registration.
• Experience working with individuals with mental health issues.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality care and intervention.
• Act as named nurse for patients and follow care plans.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings to support patient care.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Clinical supervision

Motivational skills

Education

Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD

Recognition as practice assessor/mentor

Job description

The closing date is 22 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has risen for a Band 5 Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurses to join Lustrum Vale inpatient rehabilitation ward.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual who is able to work with the wider MDT, voluntary sector and third sector organisations.

Wellbeing of colleagues and working collaboratively is essential as we see this as an important aspect to keeping our staff happy at work.

The team aim is to work in partnership with patients, carers and others utilising the various services and teams we network with to work towards a level of recovery as deemed by the individual.

This post is only open to those candidates who already have their NMC registration in place and have successfully completed the preceptorship programme. Please note: Newly qualified applicants or those due to qualify will be recruited via a separate process.

Main duties of the job

This rewarding post will offer opportunities for continued professional development and training in a specialised field of Mental Health/ LD nursing. You will be required to work alongside our wide multidisciplinary team to deliver a high quality of care and intervention.

You will be named nurse for patients, following their agreed goals and delivering the care plans. Networking with their carers/family to discuss and provide them with support and explore further resources if needed.

Attending multi-disciplinary meetings to support a patient's admission on the ward and work in partnership with allied health professionals to deliver care.

Although this is an autonomous role the post holder will receive full support supervision and team training. As well as an appraisal to support professional development.

About us

We are a very focused service on ensuring the patient care delivered is paramount. We have a vast team of professionals who delivered highly coordinated care and interventions, a high drive for partnership working with families and carers and also a keen developmental focus on staff wellbeing and the increasement of skills and knowledge.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD
• To be recognised practice assessor / mentor or work towards in an agreed timescale
• Trained Clinical Supervisor (within 6 month probationary period)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

• Working with people with mental ill health / learning disabilities
• Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Working in partnership with other agencies

Knowledge

• Evidence based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
• Understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Confident working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections

Skills

• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Undertake lead professional / care co-ordinator responsibilities (within agreed timescale).
• Manage own time and prioritise effectively
• Co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
• Motivate and work positively and assertively with other members of the team.
• Provide (within agreed timescale) effective teaching, training and clinical supervision.
• Use approved techniques in physical intervention (within agreed timescale)

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust