Staff Nurse | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Retford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in England is seeking Staff Nurses for Rampton Hospital. This role demands a commitment to high-quality care and involves working within multidisciplinary teams. Responsibilities include delivering compassionate nursing care, managing treatment plans, and maintaining clinical records. Candidates must be a Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse. Salary ranges from £38,049 to £44,796 per annum. This position closes on 18 September 2025.

Benefits

Employee-led staff networks

Occupational health services

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Commitment to high-quality, compassionate care in a High Secure setting.
• Interest in innovative care and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality nursing care with a compassionate and caring attitude.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate safe and effective treatment plans.
• Maintain accurate clinical records.

Skills

Teamwork

Compassionate Care

Innovative Care

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse or Learning Disability Nurse

Job description

Overview

STAFF NURSES - RAMPTON HOSPITAL

£38,049-£44,796 per annum (inclusive of high secure allowance).

Rampton Hospital is one of three high secure hospitals in England and Wales, with three national services. With long term support and relationship building at the forefront of what we do, if you want to make a difference to our patients lives and work in High Secure Forensics this is the role for you.

We are seeking to recruit Registered Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurses who can start in the role in January 2026 to join our multidisciplinary teams within the hospital, continuing to offer assessment, risk management, care, and treatment to aid recovery and step down to lesser conditions of security.

Previous applicants need not apply. Due to anticipated high volumes this advert may close early.

We are the only hospital in the country to provide high secure care to patients who are women, who are deaf or who have Learning Disabilities, alongside our Mental Health and Personality Disorder treatment pathways. Rampton Hospital has 24 wards offering comprehensive assessment and recovery focused individualised care and treatment packages for patients who experience a mental health disorder, personality disorder or learning disabilities combined with a history of offending behaviour.

We are looking for nurses to join our teams, in a challenging but rewarding role, to help reduce risk and make a difference to the lives of our patients.

Responsibilities

• The ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Deliver high quality nursing care with a compassionate and caring attitude within a High Secure setting.
• Be committed and motivated to providing innovative care.
• Promote and maintain high standards of care through excellent communication, motivation, supervision and role modelling.
• Your role as a Registered Nurse would include planning, implementing, promoting and evaluating safe, creative and effective treatment plans in collaboration with the patient’s diverse needs, their carers and other professionals.
• Interventions will be evidence based and designed to reduce stress and anxiety, manage risk and aid recovery.
• Maintaining accurate, timely and relevant clinical records both written and computerised, and to maintain the safe custody of healthcare records.
• Responsible for the safe monitoring, management and administration of medication as required by Trust policy.
• Being aware of and applying the principles of Infection Prevention and Control and to comply with policy, procedure and guidance.
• Obtaining and interpreting physical healthcare observations.
• Demonstrating and being responsible for the safe application of relevant, up-to-date legislation including the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty, safeguarding etc.

Qualifications and requirements

• The ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team. (Same as Responsibility item, retained for clarity.)
• Registered Mental Health Nurse or Learning Disability Nurse qualification.
• Commitment to high-quality, compassionate care in a High Secure setting.
• Interest in innovative care and ongoing professional development.

Benefits and additional information

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Sep 2025.

TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who make a difference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons. We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire’s biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.