Staff Senior Staff Nurse Birmingham

St Andrew's Healthcare; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health charity is seeking a Senior Staff Nurse in Birmingham. The ideal candidate will have in-depth experience in mental health services and strong interpersonal skills. Responsibilities include planning and organizing staff, developing care plans, and maintaining accurate patient records. The role offers a full-time position with competitive salary starting from £34,685, plus benefits like 27 days leave and a comprehensive rewards package. The environment supports professional growth and compassionate care.

Benefits

Pension

Sickness policy on par with the NHS

Access to Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts

27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

Life cover

Electric Car lease scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Free parking

Paid DBS application

Access to free vocational qualifications

Qualifications

• In-depth experience of working with patients in a mental health service.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships across clinical teams.
• Good problem-solving skills and resilience under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organise and deploy staff according to competencies and workload.
• Develop and promote effective outcome-focused care plans.
• Effectively communicate with all MDT members.
• Build and monitor ongoing relationships with patients and their families.
• Ensure all patient records are accurate and up to date.
• Provide clinical supervision to team members.

Skills

Environmental Safety

Food Science

Finance Control

CSSD

ICWA

Access Control

Education

Active NMC registration

Job description

Overview

Mental Health / Learning Disability Staff / Senior Staff Nurse

Location

Birmingham

Hours

Full Time (fully flexible across day and nights)

Salary

Staff Nurse Salary: From 32196 plus shift enhancements

Senior Staff Nurse Salary: From 34685 plus shift enhancements (Depending on Experience)

About us

We are St Andrews a mental health Charity which inspires Hope. We work together with a number of organisations to transform the lives of people with complex mental health needs. We provide specialist mental healthcare and deliver a range of inpatient and community mental healthcare services education and research that helps to improve lives.

Our vision for the future is a society in which everyone living with mental health need is heard valued and has hope for their future.

Come join us. Lets transform lives together.

St Andrews Birmingham is a 118 bedded adult mental healthcare facility comprises of eight units that cover medium and low security for both Men and Women. Located in Stirchley a vibrant area in South Birmingham easily accessible by road networks and public transport.

About you

You will have in depth experience of working with our patients in a mental health service. Being a strong team player you will be able to build and maintain effective relationships across clinical teams. You will have good interpersonal skills with the ability to develop rapport with patients.

You will also be highly resilient able to work under pressure and have good problem-solving skills. You will have an active NMC registration.

Main duties of a Senior Staff Nurse

• Plan organise and deploy staff according to competencies and workload to meet patient needs.
• Develop implement review and promote the importance of effective outcome focused care plans to meet individual preferences and needs attending and contributing to ward rounds.
• Effectively communicate with all MDT members taking positive risks to manage the care environment and reduce the use of restrictive practices.
• Build and monitor ongoing relationships with patients their families and carers to encourage trust whilst listening to and interpreting their needs and concerns.
• Ensure all patient records records of risk and interventions that have been taken are up to date and accurate.
• Use refection and supervision to learn from events and generate opportunities to improve patient outcomes.
• Receive and provide clinical supervision.
• Support the division to deliver specific outcome measures.
• Complete required ward audits in line with the Clinical Governance strategy.

Rewards

• We offer an excellent benefits package including : Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing after 10 years service; Life cover; Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications.

Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrews CARE values of Compassion Accountability Respect and Excellence every single day.

Required Experience

Staff IC

Key Skills

Environmental Safety, Food Science, Finance Control, CSSD, ICWA, Access Control

Employment Type

Full-Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1