Staff Nurse RMN - ACMH 136 Suite

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Long Lee; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Staff Nurse RMN (Band 5) for the 136 Suite at Airedale Centre for Mental Health. The role focuses on providing safe, compassionate care to women aged 18-65 experiencing acute mental health crises, in a 24-hour service requiring flexibility for long days, nights and weekends.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to promote recovery, uphold dignity, and respond to varying mental health needs while ensuring a supportive environment for

Qualifications

• Able to communicate highly complex information, including where there are barriers to understanding.
• Able to understand complex situations and use assessment skills to decide the best course of action.
• Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care with patients/families.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, compassionate and person-centred care to women experiencing acute mental health difficulties.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualized care.
• Build therapeutic relationships and promote recovery.
• Monitor physical and mental health and escalate concerns.
• Work with multidisciplinary team and safeguarding duties.

Skills

Complex communication

Critical thinking

Nursing assessment

Education

NMC active registration

Job description

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse RMN - ACMH 136 Suite

The closing date is 14 November 2026

Staff Nurse - Band 5 - Female Acute - 136 Suite - Airedale Centre for Mental Health

Are you a passionate and compassionate Mental Health Nurse looking for your next opportunity? Join our team within the 136 Suite at Airedale Centre for Mental Health, where you will make a genuine difference to women experiencing acute mental health crisis.

As a Band 5 Staff Nurse, you will provide safe, high-quality and person-centred care to women aged 18-65 with a range of mental health needs. You will support individuals who may be experiencing severe anxiety, depression, psychosis, emotional distress, trauma-related difficulties or acute crisis.

You will work alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team, building therapeutic relationships, promoting recovery and ensuring each woman is treated with dignity, compassion and respect.

We are looking for an Mental Health Nurse who is caring, resilient and confident working in a fast-paced environment.

This is a 24-hour service, requiring flexibility to work long days, nights and weekends.

Want to know more? Please see the attached advert poster, Job Description and Person Specification for further details about the role and what we're looking for.

Closing Date: 14th November

Shortlisting Date: 17th November

Interview Date: 24th November

Main duties of the job

As a Band 5 Staff Nurse, you will deliver safe, compassionate and person-centred care to women experiencing acute mental health difficulties.

You will:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised, evidence-based care.
• Build therapeutic relationships, promote recovery and advocate for patients' needs and choices.
• Monitor physical and mental health, recognising and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Support women experiencing acute mental health crisis, providing reassurance and helping maintain a calm, safe and therapeutic environment.
• Work collaboratively with nurses, doctors, Approved Mental Health Professionals, police colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to safeguarding, risk management and maintaining patient dignity, privacy and safety.

Why Join Us?

You'll join a supportive organisation where our values of We Care, We Listen, We Deliver are at the heart of what we do.

• Grow Your Skills: Access training and development opportunities to build your clinical knowledge and confidence.
• Supportive Environment: Be part of a team committed to collaboration, wellbeing and high-quality patient care.
• Career Development: Explore opportunities to develop and progress your nursing career within the Trust.
• Additional Opportunities: Join our Staff Bank to access additional shifts across Trust services.
• Develop Your Potential: Benefit from leadership and personal development opportunities designed to help you grow and thrive.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 4500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work andresidein the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond theexpirationof your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential youmaintainthe legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visaexpiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, mayimpactyour eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work statusimmediatelyand to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visain a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Nurse & Midwifery Council (NMC) active registration appropriate to the role.
• Specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant practical experience.
• Teaching/Assessing in clinical practice.

Experience

• Understanding a Staff Nurse within this service area
• Previous experience of health care.

Skills

• Able to communicate highly complex information, including where there are barriers to understanding.
• Able to understand complex situations/ information e.g. working with patients with multiple pathology, and use assessment skills to decide the best course of action
• Responsible for assessing and planning implementing and evaluating nursing care with patients/clients, carers/families.
• Knowledge of specialised nursing practices specific to this service area

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.

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust