Ward Sister/ Charge Nurse - Adult Acute

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Shrewsbury is seeking a full-time registered mental health professional for their Adult Mental Health Ward. The role involves providing high-quality clinical services and managing patient care. Ideal candidates will have post-registration experience and a flexible approach to working hours. This position offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including NHS pension and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Up to 27 days annual leave

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Health and Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Registered professional (NMC).
• Evidence of extensive post registration experience.
• Student practice assessor.

Responsibilities

• Work on an identified adult mental health ward providing care.
• Deliver high quality clinical services.
• Manage and support patients and team members.
• Implement care delivery based on care plans.

Skills

Registered mental health professional (NMC)

Self-motivation

Flexible approach

Education

Post registration course/s at degree or diploma level

Leadership qualification (Desirable)

Job description

Overview

You will be joining our Adult Mental Health Ward at The Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury. Pine Ward is a 15 bedded mixed gender adult acute ward caring for patients of working age. The post is a full time permanent position (37.5 hours per week) and you will be required to work both day and night shifts on a roster basis. Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Main duties of the job

• Working on an identified adult mental health ward, with the flexibility of working across wards, dependent on skill and service need.


• Delivering high quality clinical service-to-service users and their families.


• Be responsible for the management and care delivery of patients referred to the Ward, by liaising with statutory and non-statutory agencies where appropriate and developing a network of support to patients and their carers to ensure a high standard of therapeutic care is delivered.


• To be responsible for managerial and clinical supervision of other team members where identified.


• Delivering therapeutic interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.


• To be responsible for the management of the clinical area in the absence of the ward manager and quality lead.


• To implement agreed monitoring of effectiveness of care implementing the essence of care guidance.

What You Will Have

• Registered professional (NMC)


• Post registration course/s at degree or diploma level


• Registered student practice supervisor and assessor


• Leadership qualification (Desirable)


• A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach

About Us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression


• Excellent NHS Pension scheme


• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave


• Options for flexible working


• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)


• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources


• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients


• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate


• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates


• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k


• Free car parking at all trust sites


• Free flu vaccinations every year


• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to 250 if the criteria is met

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Details

Details

• Date posted 29 August 2025


• Pay scheme Agenda for change


• Band Band 6


• Salary £38,682 to £46,580 a year pa pro rata


• Contract Permanent


• Working pattern Full-time


• Reference number 301-VA-25-7443742


• Job locations Pine Ward, The Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury, SY3 8DS

Job responsibilities: Before applying for this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to view the full job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Essential

• Registered mental health professional (NMC)


• Evidence of extensive post registration experience


• Student practice assessor

Desirable

• Leadership qualification

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Employer details

Employer name Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address Pine Ward, The Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury, SY3 8DS

Employer's website: mpft.nhs.uk