Staff Nurse

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne And Wear Nhs Foundation Trust; Morpeth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Staff Nurse for Alwinton, part of Secure Care Services at Sycamore, Northgate Park in Morpeth. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver person-centred care, focusing on learning disabilities and complex needs.

The role involves care planning, risk assessments, medication management, and promoting positive behaviour support within a medium-secure inpatient setting.

Qualifications

• First Level Registration RMN/RNMH/RNLD qualification.
• Continued professional development.
• Current UK registration.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualized nursing care for patients with learning disabilities and complex needs.
• Build therapeutic relationships, promoting dignity, respect, choice, engagement and recovery.
• Complete and review clinical assessments, risk assessments and care plans.
• Monitor mental and physical health and elevate concerns promptly.
• Administer medication safely in line with Trust policies.
• Implement positive behaviour support strategies to reduce distress and incidents.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic ward environment for patients and staff.
• Coordinate care with MDT, families and external agencies.
• Encourage meaningful activities and progression towards recovery goals.
• Maintain confidential clinical records and handovers.
• Respond to safeguarding concerns appropriately.
• Support healthcare staff and nursing colleagues through shift coordination.
• Participate in clinical reviews, handovers and team meetings.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Time management

Risk assessment

Delegation

Ward coordination

Basic IT skills

PMVA

Education

First Level Registration RMN/RNMH/RNLD

Continued professional development

Tools

RIO

Job description

Staff Nurse

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Staff Nurse to join Alwinton, part of Secure Care Services at Sycamore, Northgate Park.

Alwinton is a medium-secure inpatient service for men with learning disabilities who require specialist assessment, treatment and support.

Working within the nursing team and wider multidisciplinary team, you will deliver safe, effective and person-centred care. You will build therapeutic relationships, support patients to manage their needs and help them work towards recovery, improved quality of life and progression through their care pathway.

The role involves care planning, risk assessment, medication management, physical health monitoring and implementing individualised treatment plans. You will promote positive behaviour support, meaningful activities and therapeutic interventions to encourage engagement and reduce the risk of incidents.

You will need to remain calm and professional when responding to distress and behaviours of concern, recognise changes in presentation and communicate concerns promptly to maintain patient and staff safety.

We are looking for a compassionate, resilient nurse who is committed to improving outcomes for people with learning disabilities, communicates effectively and works well within a multidisciplinary team. This is an opportunity to develop specialist skills in secure learning disability care while contributing to a service focused on high-quality care, recovery and meaningful progress for patients.

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised nursing care for patients with learning disabilities and complex mental, physical and behavioural needs.
• Build therapeutic relationships, promoting dignity, respect, choice, engagement and recovery.
• Complete and review clinical assessments, risk assessments and care plans to reflect changing needs and risks.
• Monitor mental and physical health, recognise changes in presentation and elevate concerns promptly.
• Administer medication safely in line with Trust policies and professional standards.
• Implement positive behaviour support strategies to reduce distress, prevent escalation and minimise restrictive practices.
• Maintain a safe, therapeutic ward environment, balancing individual needs with medium-secure requirements.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team, families, carers and external agencies to coordinate care and support progression through the care pathway.
• Encourage meaningful activities, daily living skills and progress towards individual recovery goals.
• Maintain accurate and confidential clinical records, including care plans, risk assessments, incident reports and handovers.
• Safeguard patients and respond appropriately to concerns about abuse, neglect, exploitation or patient-to-patient incidents.
• Contribute to shift coordination, delegation and support for healthcare support workers and nursing colleagues.
• Participate in clinical reviews, handovers, supervision, reflective practice and team meetings.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.

Closing date: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 263-SCG26-134-JW
Location: Northgate Hospital, Morpeth, NE61 3BP

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

• First Level Registration RMN/RNMH/RNLD Qualification
• Continued professional development

Desirable

• Therapy Based Training qualification
• Qualification to Degree level
• ENB 998 / P126/127 or equivalent.
• Student Assessor /Mentor
• Post registration clinical experience

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Good interpersonal and Communication
• Collaborative working
• Time Management
• Risk Assessment/ Management
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to prioritise
• PMVA
• Delegation
• Ward coordination
• Basic IT skills

Desirable

• Leadership
• Presentation
• Debriefing
• Change Management
• Conflict resolution
• Multi-Disciplinary and interagency working
• Resource management

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with service users with complex mental health/learning disability needs
• Clinical Supervision
• Mental Health/ Learning Disabilities needs
• Care Co-ordination
• Safeguarding
• Carer needs
• PMVA
• Risk management and Health and Safety legislation
• Mental health legislation
• NMC standards and professional accountability

Desirable

• Clinical Audit
• Patient information system(RIO)

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer name:

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Employer's website:

https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager Debra Fairhurst, [e-mail]

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