Senior Staff Nurse

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS seeks a Senior Staff Nurse for its new Severe Multiple Disadvantage Team, providing care to vulnerable patients. Candidates must have community experience and skills in both physical and mental health. The position demands significant responsibility in managing complex caseloads and engaging with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Must have significant community experience.
• Experience in physical and mental health settings required.
• Must maintain current NMC registration.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of complex, high-risk clients.
• Maintain high standards of patient care.
• Work autonomously in a multidisciplinary environment.

Skills

Ability to manage a caseload

Holistic assessment skills

Good communication skills

Emotional intelligence

Conflict resolution skills

Education

1st Level Registered Nurse

Job description

Go back Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Staff Nurse

The closing date is 15 July 2025

A development opportunity has arisen for Community Staff Nurse to join the newly formed Severe Multiple Disadvantage Team that works across the County providing both physical and mental health support to a very vulnerable cohort of patients who face multiple barriers to access healthcare.

You must have significant community experience with the ability to motivate yourself and others. It is essential you have experience of working in both physical and mental health settings and be committed to supporting integrated ways of working across our community as the team works very closely with other agencies for example the Street Outreach Team. The service also works in close partnership with primary care.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Main duties of the job

You must be able to maintain the highest standards of quality care for your patients. You will be expected to manage a caseload of complex, high risk and support clients to manage their health needs . You will therefore demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage and lead change within the community. You will be required to work in different environments often engaging with clients who are living in temporary accommodation or on the street,

You will need to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary environment and be politically aware of service developments. You will be flexible, reliable and approachable.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Job responsibilities

Applicants must be 1st Level Registered General Nurse or Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC Registration.

You must have experience of working across both physical and mental health. The role requires a clinician with specialist practice skills in both physical and mental health to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patients and carers complex needs. They need to be able to critically analyse and develop treatment plans within a multidisciplinary framework and within current policy, best guidance/practice and research based evidence.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Person Specification

Skills

• Ability to manage a caseload and lead and manage the nursing team within an integrated and interagency context
• Good holistic and person centered assessment skills
• Ability to plan, perform and evaluate complex patient's nursing care including self-care initiatives
• Ability to promote health and wellbeing both at individual and population levels
• Good written/oral and IT communication skills
• Ability to be flexible and diplomatically handle conflict issues
• Ability to appraise staff performance and direct the development of others
• Clinical supervision skills
• Ability to work across both Mental and Physical Health Services
• A high level of emotional intelligence
• Ability to demonstrate RCA skills in investigating reported incidents

Experience

• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
• Specialist and area specific experience
• Experience working across Mental Health and Physical Health
• The ability to deal with and resolve conflict

Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and Trust policy, values and objectives.
• Awareness of national and local issues impacting on nursing care
• Ability to seek out current best practice based on research and evidence based enquiry.
• Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's Understanding of clinical risk assessments and risk management.
• Understanding of clinical risk assessments and risk management

Qualifications - Academic/Craft /Professional

• 1st Level Registered Nurse
• Further specialist knowledge /interest in the area of Severe Multiple Disadvantage
• Maintains current registration with the NMC.
• Demonstrates continued professional development to maintain professional registration
• Holds a mentorship qualification and has ability to provide mentorship to others

Contractual Requirements

• Ability to work to meet the needs of the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays) as identified within the contract of employment
• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010

Physical Requirements

• Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties

Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation

Training

• Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearper annum (pro rata for part-time)