The closing date is 03 December 2025
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum
Job summary
Band 5 Mental Health Staff Nurse – Acute Inpatient Wards
We have vacancies on our Female acute ward which is fact paced and a true learning experience.
Ambleside welcomes colleagues who are encouraging, proactive, inclusive and caring environment. We have a desire to perform at a high level, ensuring both our patients and colleagues are supported and respected when with us here. We are currently welcoming band 5 staff nurses to join our teams on our wards.
Ambleside is a 21 bedded inpatient unit. We help those who are experiencing an acute episode in their mental health and provide short focused care that is designed to get them back to their home as soon as possible.
We are looking for nurses who can work at a fast pace and are able to balance a number of tasks at any one time.Our patient group can be demanding and challenging but also really rewarding. There is a strong senior nurse team, who are there to help and support with every aspect of ward life. You will be confident with electronic systems and able to maintain quality records whilst also ensuring you are providing quality care. You will be expected to take part in MDTs, tribunals and be primary nurse, You will liaise with community partners and peers, social workers, care commissioners and family.If you believe you have what it takes to be part of a team who work hard everyday then please apply.
Main duties of the job
Principal Accountabilities
To assess patients well being and related needs, raising health concerns both physical and psychological to the teams.
To plan, deliver and evaluate programs of care, working collaboratively the patient whenever possible.
To monitor the well being of patients and contribute to protecting individuals whose health and well being is at risk in accordance with local policies eg observation policy, risk management policy.
To establish and maintain effective communication with the multi disciplinary team, service users and carers, about programs of care and routine and daily activities.
To maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with the data protection act and professional code of conduct.
To involve service users, carers and relatives wherever feasible throughout episodes of care, offering choices at every opportunity.
Ensuring support workers are completing the ward tasks and are completing observations in line with expectations and policy.
Helping drive development and change to support care of the patients on the ward.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- RMN/RLDN
Desirable
- has experience
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).