Staff Nurse - Inpatient

NHS; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bishop Auckland is looking for a Staff Nurse to join their mental health team. This role involves improving patient lives and ensuring safety while working within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have current nursing registration and a commitment to professional development. The organization offers comprehensive training and career advancement opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive training programs

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse status required.
• Must be trained as a Clinical Supervisor within probation period.
• Experience working with mental health patients preferred.

Responsibilities

• Improve lives of mental health patients.
• Maintain dignity, privacy and safety of patients.
• Administer and manage clinical interventions.

Skills

Compassion

Clinical knowledge

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse - Inpatient

The closing date is 16 October 2025

Whether you're an experienced Registered Nurseor a Newly Registered Nurse, this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a service that puts patient care first.You will have the time and support to make a real difference every day.

Student Nurse's that are due to register in the next 3 months are very welcome to apply. Full training and Preceptorship programme will be provided to help you build confidence and develop your career in this specialist area.

Hamsterley ward are looking for an enthusiastic Mental Health Nurse to join their team.

We are passionate about teamwork and in creating a great place to work.

This role includes

• Improving the lives of those with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through delivery of excellent services to promote recovery.
• To be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients
• To be professionally accountable and responsible for patient care, undertaking a range of clinical/therapeutic interventions.
• Acting as named nurse to patients
• To facilitate the development of others with in the team and to support student nurses
• To be responsible for the day to day running of the ward
• To promote at all times a positive image of mental health services for other people and the wider Trust

Main duties of the job

Hamsterley ward is an acute assessment ward for people aged 65 years and older who are experiencing organic mental illness.

• Maintaining patients dignity, privacy and safety at all times. Assessing risk
• Adhering to mental capacity and mental health act.
• Recognising potential signs of harm and ensuring patients are safeguarded.
• Maintaining high professional standards.
• Delivering and planning evidenced based care in collaboration with the patient, families and wider MDT.
• Assessing patient need and delivering appropriate and timely interventions.
• Safe administration and storage of medicines.

The MDT team consists of medical staff, psychology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language services, dietetics and physical health care, due to this we are able to offer a comprehensive assessment of each patient and their individual needs.

Daily MDT report outs and discussions aid the holistic approach to our care on Hamsterley ward and contribute to the effective treatment and management of each patient, whilst considering discharge planning throughout their in-patient journey.

About us

Working for TEWV NHS Trust you can expect fantastic training & development opportunities with the strong links we have developed at our local universities'. Post-grad qualifications can be supported throughout your career pathway in mental health practice, as well as clinical skills or leadership & management skills, that can lead onto more senior roles within the organisation, helping you to identify and build upon a career pathway. Future planning is supported by the Trust's Talent Management and Workforce Development Team, so we can continue to build upon our commitment of being well led and to deliver excellent care to our communities in either leadership & management or clinical practice modules.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD
• To be recognised practice assessor / mentor or work towards in an agreed timescale
• Trained Clinical Supervisor (within 6 month probationary period)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

• Working with people with mental ill health / learning disabilities
• Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Working in partnership with other agencies

Knowledge

• Evidence based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
• Understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice
• Confident working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust