Senior Clinical Nurse

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Fulbourn; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Clinical Nurse for its inpatient Recovery Ward in Fulbourn. The role involves providing comprehensive nursing care and support for patients with serious mental illness, contributing to a supportive team environment, and ensuring adherence to high-quality care standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and experience in a multidisciplinary setting.

Benefits

Free parking

Staff benefits app

Access to a Wellbeing Service

Qualifications

• Experience of inpatient services and working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Basic training in the Mental Capacity Act required.
• Experience of providing mentorship and dealing with complex mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality evidence-based nursing advice and care for service users.
• Lead on assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care.
• Identify training needs of junior registered and unregistered staff.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to build effective working relationships

Use of initiative in team approach

Education

Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH) or Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD)

NMC registration

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Post graduate qualification related to ward specialism

Job description

Go back Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Nurse

The closing date is 01 October 2025

We are excited to advertise our Senior Clinical Nurse position for our 16-bed mixed Adult Inpatient Recovery Ward (Mulberry 3) on our Fulbourn site in Cambridge with good transport links and free parking.

Our Recovery Ward is part of our innovative and ambitious model of care, known as the 3-3-3 model. Our three wards work collaboratively to enable patients to access the right care at the right time. We have our Acute Assessment Unit (Mulberry 1), where patients stay up to 3 days, our Treatment ward (Mulberry 2), where patients stay up to 3 weeks and our Recovery Unit (Mulberry 3), where patients stay up to 3 months.

Our Mulberry 3 ward provides care for our local population experiencing serious mental illness. We are looking for someone with a commitment to teamwork, a sense of accountability, and an ability to work under pressure.

At CPFT we understand the need for our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and our aim is to provide you with a supportive and inclusive environment in which you can thrive. We are committed to providing high-quality, safe, and effective care within services where staff wellbeing is a priority.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Clinical Nurse you will be responsible for the provision of quality evidence-based nursing advice, support, and care for service users with mental and physical health needs and to their carers within a multidisciplinary setting. You will be responsible for leading on the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care.

You will also be responsible for identifying and contributing to the training needs of junior registered and unregistered staff and ensure that issues of equality, diversity and rights are dealt with in accordance with good practice and legislation. You will ensure that effective communication pathways exist, and that they act within their sphere of responsibility, leading the night shift in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Ward Manager or the designated deputy.

We offer desirable staff benefits, like our staff benefits app, which is available to download on iPhone and Android, giving our staff easy access to everything from electronic pay slips to a wide range of NHS discounts on the High Street. We also have an outstanding Staff Wellbeing Service offering 1:1 and/or group support. Finally, our new specialist mental health service for staff provides rapid assessment, diagnosis and treatment for moderate to severe mental health conditions, with specialist occupational support.

About us

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

The following statements apply to this role: we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

1. To be responsible for supervising & participating in the role of named nurse in relation to care planning within the clinical area.

2. To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence-based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group ensuring it meets Trust timescales.

3. To participate in the setting of quality standards, including the monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.

4. Utilising the data available such as learning from incidences and complaints.

5. To ensure the post holder understands and meets their professional role and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach.

6. To ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 2007 are observed, adhered to and implemented.

7. To be responsible for the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision. To encourage recovery, discovery and independence, taking into account risk assessment and management.

8. To be responsible for establishing therapeutic relationships with service users and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct.

9. To lead on the provision of social/therapeutic activities for service users.

10. To be responsible for the safe custody and administration of medicines in accordance with all medicine policies and ensure compliance is maintained.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH) or Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD)
• NMC registration
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Post graduate qualification related to ward specialism

Experience

• Experience of inpatient services and working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Basic training in the Mental Capacity Act
• Experience of providing mentorship
• Experience of dealing with service users with complex mental health needs
• Previous experience of undertaking group work
• Experience of developing service user and carer involvement
• Experience relating to ward specialism
• Lived experience of mental health

Skills & Abilities

• Effective communication skills both verbally and written, including IT literacy (MS Office).
• Ability to build effective working relationships with staff across a wide range of professional and managerial groups
• Ability to use own initiative, to enable contribution to a multidisciplinary team approach

Knowledge and Understanding

• Thorough understanding of care planning and the Care Programme Approach (where appropriate)
• Understanding of the legislation relating to care including - Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Act, Children\'s Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and the Data Protection Act

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.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata