Staff Nurse

Integrated Care System; Dudley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Dudley is seeking a Band 5 Mental Health Staff Nurse for their acute inpatient wards. The successful candidate will support patients experiencing acute mental health issues, engaging in a fast-paced environment. Candidates must be RMNs, demonstrating strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team. This role requires flexibility, with shifts including nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered mental health nurse (RMN).
• Ability to demonstrate effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' well-being and related needs.
• Plan, deliver, and evaluate care programs.
• Monitor well-being and ensure safety.
• Establish effective communication with teams and service users.
• Maintain confidentiality and involve service users in care.

Skills

Good verbal communication skills

Good written communication skills

Education

RMN

Job description

Go back Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 18 August 2025

Band 5 Mental Health Staff Nurse - Acute Inpatient Wards

We have vacancies on our Male acute ward and the Place of Safety which is fast paced and a true learning experience.

Bushey Fields Hospital welcomes colleagues who are encouraging, proactive, inclusive and caring environment. We have a desire to perform at a high level, ensuring both our patients and colleagues are supported and respected when with us here. We are currently welcoming band 5 staff nurses to join our teams on our male acute ward.

Kinver is a 16-bed male acute admission ward based in Bushey Fields Hospital in Dudley. We help those who are experiencing an acute episode in their mental health and provide short focused care that is designed to get them back to their home as soon as possible.

We are looking for nurses who can work at a fast pace and are able to balance a number of tasks at any one time.Our patient group can be demanding and challenging but also really rewarding. There is a strong senior nurse team, who are there to help and support with every aspect of ward life. You will be confident with electronic systems and able to maintain quality records whilst also ensuring you are providing quality care. You will be expected to take part in MDTs, tribunals and be primary nurse, You will liaise with community partners and peers, social workers, care commissioners and family.If you believe you have what it takes to be part of a team who work hard everyday then please apply.

Main duties of the job

Principal Accountabilities

To assess patients well being and related needs, raising health concerns both physical and psychological to the teams.

To plan, deliver and evaluate programs of care, working collaboratively the patient whenever possible.

To monitor the well being of patients and contribute to protecting individuals whose health and well being is at risk in accordance with local policies eg observation policy, risk management policy.

To establish and maintain effective communication with the multi disciplinary team, service users and carers, about programs of care and routine and daily activities.

To maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with the data protection act and professional code of conduct.

To involve service users, carers and relatives wherever feasible throughout episodes of care, offering choices at every opportunity.

Ensuring support workers are completing the ward tasks and are completing observations in line with expectations and policy.

Helping drive development and change to support care of the patients on the ward.

To be flexible working as staff nurse working on the ward and the Place of safety, where you will working between both units within the week/rostered

About us

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, following the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (covering Wolverhampton and Sandwell) and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country. We are a new trust who are dedicated to innovating the care of those within our services ensuring that we continue to learn and grow.

We are currently successfully combining resources, strategies and a talented workforce to enable us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving. We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds.

We look forward to meeting you and hopefully welcoming you into this new exciting and dynamic trust.

Job responsibilities

To contribute to quality improvement initiatives, e.g. clinical audit, triangle of care.

To take an active part in developing knowledge ideas and to support evidence based practice.

To regularly take charge of the ward, taking responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of deputy/ward manager.

To delegate and supervise the work of junior team members as appropriate to level of ability.

To contribute to the development of junior members of staff and students, promoting an environment conducive to learning.

To provide the support workers with supervision.

To participate in regular management and supervision from ward manager/deputy ward manager.

To participate in regular individual performance reviews and development conversations about your goals and career aims.

To attend training courses that are mandatory, indicated in personal development plans or required by the needs of the service.

To work flexible shifts including Nights, Weekends and Bank Holidays in accordance with service needs.

Person Specification

Qualification

• RMN

Skills

• oAbility to demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills

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.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust