Staff Nurse: Willows ward - Older Persons Inpatient

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

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Starting annual leave 27 days

NHS discounts

NHS discounts

Job summary

NSFT’s Willows Ward in Ipswich is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join an Older Persons Inpatient team. The role is full-time, 37.5 hours, with day and night shifts, in a specialist mixed sex admission ward for functional and organic mental health with 19 beds.

You will deliver compassionate, patient-centered care, participate in development and training, supervise junior staff, and contribute to quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH).
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training.
• Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs.
• Ability to work regularly unsupervised.
• Good observation and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that nursing practice is person centred and, as far as possible, promoting the direct involvement of patients and carers in the development of the plan of care from admission to discharge.
• Identify personal learning and training needs through appraisal and personal development plans linked to service needs.
• Use available resources effectively.
• Participate in recruitment, selection and induction of junior staff.
• Report and record incidents, complaints and accidents involving patients, staff or visitors in accordance with Trust and Service Standards.

Skills

Ability to work regularly unsupervised

Good observation and reporting skills

Education

Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH)

Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training

Job description

Staff Nurse: Willows ward - Older Persons Inpatient

Band 5

Main area Older Persons Mental Health Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent: Availability to work both days and nights Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Long Days and Nights) Job ref 246-ESU8347761

Site Willows Ward, Woodlands. Ipswich Hospital Town IPSWICH Salary £32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 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: Willows ward, Older Persons' Inpatient

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse to join our team. Willows ward is a specialist mixed sex admission ward for the assessment and treatment of functional and organic mental health, with 19 beds.

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

Staff Nurse: Willow Ward – Mixed sex Organic and functional inpatient later life ward.

We are looking for energetic people who want to make a difference and be part of specialist team who like to think outside of the box.

We value life skills, lived experience and a commitment to work with us to meet the needs of the service user and their carers and relatives. We are keen to integrate individuals existing skills into the services we are able to provide, as well as supporting personal and professional development through training and professional development.

On Willow Ward we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure that nursing practice is person centred and, as far as possible, promoting the direct involvement of patients and carers in the development of the plan of care from admission to discharge.
• Identify personal learning and training needs through appraisal and personal development plans linked to service needs.
• Use available resources effectively.
• Participate in recruitment, selection and induction of junior staff.
• Report and record incidents, complaints and accidents involving patients, staff or visitors in accordance with Trust and Service Standards.

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

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities

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

• Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH)
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training

Experience

• Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs

Please be aware that, due to the high number of applications for certain roles, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at [e-mail].

PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox.

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.