Senior Clinical Nurse | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Fulbourn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Fulbourn is seeking a dedicated Senior Clinical Nurse for their inpatient Recovery Ward. This role involves providing quality nursing care to patients with mental health needs, supervising junior staff, and adhering to mental health regulations. The ideal candidate will create therapeutic relationships and contribute to a supportive work environment. Competitive benefits and a commitment to staff wellbeing are offered.

Benefits

Healthy work-life balance

Staff benefits app

Staff Wellbeing Service

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health nursing.
• Ability to lead and supervise junior staff.
• Commitment to high standards of nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based nursing advice and care.
• Supervise and train junior staff.
• Ensure adherence to the Mental Health Act policies.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with service users.

Skills

Teamwork

Accountability

Ability to work under pressure

Knowledge of Mental Health Act

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
8. 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.
9. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
10. To be responsible for supervising & participating in the role of named nurse in relation to care planning within the clinical area.
11. 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.
12. To participate in the setting of quality standards, including the monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
13. Utilising the data available such as learning from incidences and complaints.
14. To ensure the post holder understands and meets their professional role and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach.
15. To ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 2007 are observed, adhered to and implemented.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. To lead on the provision of social/therapeutic activities for service users.
19. To be responsible for the safe custody and administration of medicines in accordance with all medicine policies and ensure compliance is maintained.

Additional Information

This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025