Job summary
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust provides a highly specialist service for adults with Mental Health conditions and/or a Learning Disability. This post is suitable for a Mental Health or Learning Disability nurse, who is registered with the NMC. The post will provide senior leadership to inpatient services at night with the successful candidate providing senior management experience and clinical leadership onto Central Inpatient wards and oversight support to Walkergate Park. Central Inpatients provides intensive psychiatric care and rehabilitation for adults across 7 wards and 3 sites.
This post is suitable for a Mental Health or Learning Disability nurse, who is registered with the NMC. The post will provide senior leadership to inpatient services at night with the successful candidate providing senior management experience and clinical leadership onto Central Inpatient wards and oversight support to Walkergate Park.
Main duties of the job
You will need to demonstrate senior clinical leadership and support to our inpatient wards out of hours, ensuring safe nursing practice and provision of a high quality care delivery.
You will need to be clinically confident, resilient, solution focused and competent in working with children and young people within an inpatient setting and be able to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary context. You should have a collaborative and enthusiastic style as well as a passion and commitment to networking with other services out of hours including emergency services and crisis and home treatment teams.
The post requires someone who can adopt a flexible, adaptable, and proactive approach to the workplace.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 3rd April 2025
Closing date : 17th April 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 3rd April 2025
Closing date : 17th April 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Professional Nursing Qualification: Registered Nurse (M) ENB 998 or equivalent
- Evidence of ongoing study and development
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years post registration
- Having worked in a supervisory capacity
- Safe and detailed working knowledge of Mental Health Act
- Broad experience within various inpatient settings
Desirable
- Operational Management experience
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- A proven ability to work unsupervised
- Leadership skills
- High level skills in decision making, problem solving and Crisis management
Role/Team Specific Requirements
Essential
- Adaptability to changing service needs.
- Enthusiasm and motivation
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Professional Nursing Qualification: Registered Nurse (M) ENB 998 or equivalent
- Evidence of ongoing study and development
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years post registration
- Having worked in a supervisory capacity
- Safe and detailed working knowledge of Mental Health Act
- Broad experience within various inpatient settings
Desirable
- Operational Management experience
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- A proven ability to work unsupervised
- Leadership skills
- High level skills in decision making, problem solving and Crisis management
Role/Team Specific Requirements
Essential
- Adaptability to changing service needs.
- Enthusiasm and motivation
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
