Staff Nurse: Blickling Ward

NSFT; Norwich; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training programmes

Career progression

Starting annual leave 27–33 days + BH

NHS discounts

Job summary

NSFT Blickling Ward, Julian Hospital, Norwich, is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse for a fixed-term 12-month contract. The role involves day and night shifts on an inpatient Older Persons unit, with a focus on safety, care quality and leadership in a dynamic environment.

The post requires a registered mental health nurse, with mentorship or willingness to train, and experience in MDT settings. It offers development and 24/7 service provision in a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with a nursing degree or equivalent.
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training.
• Experience in mental health needs and MDT working is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work in an inpatient service focusing on patient safety and quality of care.
• Lead ward routines and direct the ward structure for service users and staff.
• Develop clinical leadership within an inpatient mental health setting.

Skills

Ability to work regularly unsupervised

Good observation and reporting skills

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse (nursing degree or equivalent)

Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training

Job description

Main area Older Persons Mental Health Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Availability to work both days and nights) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days and Nights) Job ref 246-CEN8345526

Site Blickling Ward, Julian Hospital Town Norwich Salary £32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

Job overview

Staff Nurse: Blickling Ward Functional Older Persons' Inpatient

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse to join our team on a fixed term contract. Blickling Ward is a functional assessment and treatment ward for older persons.

We work hard to make sure we provide quality, evidence-based and collaborative care in all of the areas we cover. This role will include interaction and communication with a wide scope of people including service users, health and social care staff, medical and carers.

So, are you someone who is passionate about delivering compassionate and individualised care, driving quality improvement and able to provide clinical leadership within an inpatient mental health setting? If you have the qualities described above then we want you to think about coming to be a part of our team.

Main duties of the job

You will be working within an inpatient service with a focus on the safety of our patients and the quality of the care they receive. You will have the opportunity to lead and direct the structure and focus of the ward routine for service users and staff.

As a Band 5 Nurse on Blickling Ward you will have the opportunity to develop both clinical and leadership skills in an exciting and dynamic environment.

Come and join us as we strive for excellence!

As part of our ongoing strive for excellence we are developing a 'care team' approach to patient centred care. We’re looking for a hands on, flexible nurse who is skilled at developing therapeutic relationships.

It can be a challenging environment at times, so we need clinicians with a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and a hands-on approach.

If you have the drive to provide excellent care, can demonstrate high quality clinical skills and are willing to go the extra mile to help make a difference to people’s lives then we would love to hear from you.

The role is shift working; we do days and night shifts and you will be expected to be on a rota to accommodate a ward that is open 24/7. There will a mixture of days and nights, weekends and holidays.

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• NHS discounts and many more.

Person specification

Skills

• Ability to work regularly unsupervised
• Good observation and reporting skills

Knowledge

• Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (nursing degree or equivalent)
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training

Experience

• Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs
• Experience working within an MDT

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

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.