The closing date is 16 February 2026
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year
Job summary
Here on Aspen Ward, we go above and beyond to support older adults living with severe mental health. We work with service users and carers during a period of time when they need compassion, understanding and support.
In addition to supporting our service users, Aspen Ward are passionate about the health and wellbeing of their staff and promoting a good work/life balance. Local clinical supervision is offered, and flexible working will be considered on request. We have a health and wellbeing lead who runs a session every team day, in addition to putting on events and activities throughout the year.
Main duties of the job
You will be a clinical lead and support the ward manager and senior practitioner in managing a team of staff nurses and health care assistants. You will support with some operational duties and help develop and maintain clinical standards.
You will be an experienced registered nurse with a keen interest in older adult care. You will be innovative, dynamic and enthusiastic with a passion for delivering the highest quality care, and continually working to improve the standards of care offered.
You will be able to demonstrate a passion for clinical excellence and quality improvement, have a high level of emotional resilience, and be able to support and motivate staff with developing and enhancing services.
In return, you will be offered a unique opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge within an acute admission ward for functional mental health.
You will be supported to gain expertise in later life care through training and development. You will also be supported to attend Charge Nurse Development training to support you in this role.
You will be offered monthly supervision,with a specific focus on your health and wellbeing, in addition to any developmental requests.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- In depth knowledge of medication and carrying out medication rounds
- Evidence of completion of person personal wellbeing plans and risk assessments, and supporting junior staff to complete these to a gold standard
Leadership Skills
Essential
- Evidence of managing HCAs through the supervision and appraisal process
- Able to recognise and manage stress in themselves
- Evidence of excellent shift coordination and delegation skills
- Excellent communication skills with internal and external professionals
Experience
Essential
- Has a keen interest in working with Older Adults
- Evidence of work with relatives and carers
- Experience of carrying out clinical audit to evaluate and improve clinical services
- Substantial Experience at Band 5 Level
Desirable
- Has worked on an inpatient later life ward
- Has completed training related to older adults
- Has experience of quality improvement
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
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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).