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Job Title: Mental Health Nurse – Occupational Health

Band/Grade: Band 6/7/ Grade 10

Location: Devizes HQ, Wiltshire

Hours: Full-time Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm or 9am – 5pm

About us

At Wiltshire Police, we are dedicated to making our community a safer place for everyone. Our team is committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and service. We believe in creating a supportive and inclusive environment where every member can thrive and make a meaningful impact. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance, Wiltshire Police offers a range of opportunities to grow and develop. Join us and be part of a team that values courage, compassion, and dedication to public service. Help us to keep Wiltshire safe.

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our Occupational Health team supporting the psychological wellbeing of police officers and staff. This is a specialist role that involves working autonomously to provide expert mental health assessments, interventions, and advice within the context of a high-risk, trauma-exposed working environment.

You will play a crucial role in promoting mental resilience, supporting officers experiencing mental health difficulties, and advising on fitness for work and operational deployment. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the health, safety, and performance of those who serve in a demanding profession.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver comprehensive, evidence-based mental health assessments for officers and staff presenting with psychological issues.
• Provide clear, clinically-informed advice on fitness for work, return-to-work plans, and reasonable adjustments.
• Conduct risk assessments for individuals affected by trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, or other mental health conditions.
• Offer brief interventions, psychoeducation, and emotional support within scope of practice.
• Refer or signpost individuals to appropriate external or internal support pathways (e.g., IAPT, counselling, trauma services).
• Work closely with OH Advisors, GPs, psychologists, HR, and line managers to support staff wellbeing while maintaining operational capability.
• Participate in training delivery, wellbeing campaigns, and initiatives to raise awareness and reduce stigma around mental health in policing.
• Maintain accurate and confidential clinical records in line with NMC standards and organisational policies.
• Contribute to service development, audit, and clinical governance activities.

Person Specification:

Essential:

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with valid NMC registration.
• Extensive experience of working within a variety of settings within the field of mental health nursing.
• Experience of managing complex and high risk cases and triaging appropriately to ensure risk management.
• Experience in delivering care relating to anxiety management, anger management and depressive disorders.
• Experience working independently as well as within a multidisciplinary team.
• Familiarity with relevant legislation (e.g., Equality Act, Data Protection, Health & Safety)
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of occupational health.
• Experience of being involved in health promotion and training activities.
• Ability to maintain accurate and up to date records in line with NMC code of practice for Nurses.
• Ability to analyse data and create reports to reflect findings from health assessments.

Desirable:

• UK Recognised qualification in CBT, counselling or stress management
• Experience of working for a Police Force.
• Significant experience in working in a recovery-focused manner with clients using a variety of therapeutic approaches such as CBT and solution-focused therapy.

What we offer

• Excellent career development opportunities

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days

• Flexi hours scheme

• Free Gym membership

• Physical and mental well-being support

• Generous Pension scheme

Please note, all roles will be subject to a vetting procedure, some roles due to the nature of their work, will require additional security clearance.

Depending on the number of applications received, we reserve the right to close this role early.

We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation who provides fair and equal consideration to all of our applicants. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence.