Staff Nurse

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A health care provider in Cambridge is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse for an acute mental health ward. This role involves providing comprehensive nursing care, stabilizing patients, and planning their treatment and recovery steps. Ideal candidates will be Registered Nurses with a relevant mental health qualification and experience in in-patient services. Ongoing training and professional development are emphasized, ensuring staff are supported in their career growth. Flexible working patterns will be in alignment with service needs.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH) or a related specialism required.
• NMC registration required.
• Postgraduate qualification relating to the ward specialism preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and effective nursing care to patients.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with service users.
• Participate in health education and explain treatment to patients.

Job description

Staff Nurse

Go back Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 07 January 2026

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse on Mulberry 1, thisis a 14-bedded acute assessment mental health ward for adults aged 18-65 years.

As part of our commitment to high-quality care, Mulberry 1 provides rapid assessment and short-term support for individuals experiencing acute mental health needs. The ward plays a vital role in stabilising patients and planning their next steps in treatment and recovery.

Our team is passionate about staff development. You will receive comprehensive training to build the core skills required for this role, and we actively support access to further learning and professional growth opportunities.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will work as part of a team to provide a safe, effective, efficient care environment for patients, relatives, and carers. They will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care and support plans for the mental and physical health needs of service users, under indirect supervision from senior staff.
• The post holder is expected to be able to identify and contribute to the training needs of junior staff, demonstrating procedures and supervising non-registered staff, and to work without direct supervision once the key learning outcomes of the preceptorship programme are complete.

About us

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

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised 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.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

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

• To carry out a full range of registered nurse duties, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patients condition and care with support from the nurse in charge.
• To establish therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with NMC professional code of conduct.
• To understand NICE quality standards and guidance relevant to area of practice and patient group.
• To prioritise nursing care, recognise deterioration in a patients condition and alert senior staff immediately.
• Participate in the health education and explanation of treatment to patients and relatives.
• Maintain a safe environment when caring for patients, including those requiring enhanced levels of monitoring.
• To promote involvement of service users, carers, and relatives within the service and for its provision.
• To ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 2007 are observed, adhered to, and implemented.
• To escort patients in line with Trust Policy.
• To promote service user and carer involvement within the service and for its provision.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH) or other specialism relating to post such as Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD) or Registered Nurse Children's (RNC)
• NMC registration
• Post graduate qualification relating to ward specialism

Experience

• Experience of in-patient services and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Basic level of dealing with service users with complex mental health needs
• Experience of providing mentorship
• Experience relating to ward specialism
• Lived experience of mental health
• Experience of providing individual, culturally sensitive care

Skills & Abilities

• Effective communication skills both verbal and written, including IT literacy (MS Office)
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to act as a role model, empowering and motivating other team members
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
• Ability to assess and communicate risk
• Ability to work sensitively and compassionately with Patients
• Knowledge of mental health presentations and appropriate interventions
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Ability to maintain and model professional and personal boundaries
• Ability to use own initiative, to enable contribution to a multi-disciplinary team approach
• Level of good assertiveness skills
• Decision making, delegation and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of physical healthcare needs
• Commitment to and understanding of evidence based practice
• Basic understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Knowledge of NICE guidance
• Understanding of care planning using Positive Behavioural Support (PBS)
• Basic understanding of legislation relating to care including: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Act Children’s Act , Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act, Data Protection Act
• Awareness of supervision and reflective practice

Physical Requirements

• Ability to carry out patient care including manual handling and physical interventions
• Ability to participate in full rotational shifts

Other

• Motivated to provide the highest standard of care in a changing service
• Flexible working patterns in line with service need
• Awareness of equal opportunities in the workplace
• Continuing professional development and participation in supervision and annual appraisal

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