Senior Nurse
The closing date is 20 July 2025
Job summary
Our Adult Mental Health Inpatient team are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our friendly team, who provide skilled care to adults who require an inpatient admission.
To be a successful applicant you will need to be a registered nurse, with experience of working with those who have a mental health condition. Preferably with managerial skills to lead your shift as duty senior nurse.
You must provide compassionate care to patients and their families.
You will play an important role in the team as we aspire to provide excellent care to our patients and develop our service in line with national and local guidance. You will be expected to work within the wider MDT implementing and evaluating care. You will supervise junior staff and students within the team.
Main duties of the job
To lead the clinical management of a designated group of service users
To allocate work to junior colleagues, reviewing progress and agreed outcomes
To co-ordinate and monitor the delivery of person centred healthcare
To work as a member of the multi disciplinary team in assessing and planning care and responding to changes in service users' health
To identify and ensure the provision of the necessary physical care to service users
To act in a manner to respect the customs, individuality, values, sexuality and spiritual beliefs, actively supporting the individual to fulfil these
To ensure provision of therapeutic activities, emotional support and stability to clients to ensure effective engagement whilst maintaining professional boundaries
To identify and provide appropriate intervention and emotional support for service users
To create, develop and maintain professional supportive relationships with all members of staff with other professionals and agencies to enhance recovery
To ensure prescribed physical observations are undertaken
To work with service users and carers across a wide age range including 16-18 and persons under 65
To work in flexible ways with service users who may be difficult to engage or demonstrate a degree of diagnostic uncertainty
To undertake direct work with service users and their families, including formulating care plans, crisis management, and advocacy
To be confident in using social inclusion, person centred and recovery focussed models of care
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Details
Date posted
04 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
348-SAC-8638
Job locations
Elmleigh
61a New Lane
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2JJ
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Elmleigh
61a New Lane
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2JJ
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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