Staff Nurse

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) is seeking a Staff Nurse (Band 5) at George Mackenzie House, Cambridge. You will provide evidence-based nursing care within a secure, multidisciplinary setting and contribute to personalised treatment plans.

The role requires strong teamwork, clear communication, and the ability to work in a busy, fluctuating environment. CPFT values compassionate care and professional development, with probation and equality commitments.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH) or RNLD.
• Experience in inpatient service and MDT collaboration.
• Experience running shifts as nurse in charge.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Identify training needs of junior staff and promote equality and rights.
• Maintain effective communication and act within responsibility during shifts.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Resilience

Working under pressure

Compassionate care

IT literacy

Education

RNMH or RNLD

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Main area Staff Nurse Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work including early, late, night) Job ref 310-ASMH-8121330-A

Site George Mackenzie House Town Cambridge Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (Additional secure allowance paid) Salary period Yearly Closing 24/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you a motivated, compassionate, and experienced nurse seeking a rewarding and dynamic role? Then join our dedicated, diverse team on George Mackenzie House, where you’ll make a real difference in the lives of individuals on their journey to recovery.

George Mackenzie House is the only NHS specialist provider of secure services within the area, offering a supportive and collaborative environment where patient-centred care is at the heart of everything we do. Our secure unit provides a safe and therapeutic environment for individuals with complex needs.

As a staff nurse here, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high quality, compassionate care, working collaboratively with the MDT in implementation of personalise treatment plans. Support patients in a holistic manner on their recovery journey, use your clinical expertise to contribute to a therapeutic environment and champion compassionate patient-focused approach.

The ideal candidate should have a strong team work ethic, positive can-do attitude, strong communication skills, sense of accountability and responsibility, accompanied by resilience and an ability to work under pressure at times. A good sense of humour is also valued.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will provide 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.
• They will be responsible for the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of nursing care, and should have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation which govern current service provision.
• The post holder will 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.
• They will ensure that effective communication pathways exist, and that they act within their sphere of responsibility, managing the shift in the absence of the Ward Manager or the designated deputy.

Working for our organisation

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 fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including 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, and research and development.

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

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

1. To be responsible & accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the evidence-based care required, including health promotion for a named service users ensuring it meets Trust timescales.

2. To participate in the setting of quality standards, including the monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy. 3. To ensure the post holder understands and meets their professional role and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach. 4. To ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 2007 are observed, adhered to,and implemented. 5. To promote carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision. 6. To encourage recovery, discovery, and independence, considering risk assessment and management. 7. To establish 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. 8. To demonstrate care and compassion in your work. 9. To respect and value the different therapeutic approaches within the multi-disciplinaryteam but ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed. 10. To be responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues, and other agencies at all times.

Education & Qualification

• Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH) or other specialism relating to post such as Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD)

Experience

• Experience of inpatient service and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of dealing with service users with complex mental health needs
• Experience of running, co-ordinating shifts as a nurse in charge

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written, including IT literacy (MS Office)
• Ability to work as part of a team, as a role model, empowering and motivating other team members
• Enthusiastic, positive approach and can participate in full rotational shifts.
• Ability to carry out physical interventions (PMVA) as a last resort
• Ability to keep calm and respond appropriately under pressure
• Ability to take accountability and responsibility for the completion, follow through of duties assigned
• Thorough understanding of care planning

Physical Requirements

• Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely and associated mandatory training (Breakaways, Physical intervention training)

Other

• Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude
• Demonstrates an understanding off and interest in collaborating with this client group
• Initiative-taking, with a cando attitude
• Creative, innovative thinker
• Strong work ethic
• Resilience
• Willingness, ability to drive the ward pool car to support engagement in community based needs for our patients.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.