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Band 5 Staff Nurse - Bath
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust View all jobs
Posted 3 day(s) ago
Reference: 2383939
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the Sycamore Team. Sycamore Ward is a 15 bedded all female working age acute ward, situated on the Royal United Hospital Site.
Right to Work in the UK: This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.
Main duties of the job
The Band 5 Staff Nurse role is a key member of the in-patient multidisciplinary team. Working with service users and their families, friends and carers to help make a difference to the experience of those using our services by:
- Demonstrating kindness, respect and compassion.
- Helping to keep people safe through good risk assessment and good clinical practice.
- Helping to develop coproduced plans of care, which are personalised and responsive to peoples needs.
- Providing health promotion information to service users and carers.
- Undertaking effective treatment supported and delivered in line with current legislation, standards and evidence based guidance.
- Providing supervision and mentoring to other staff and students.
- Being part of the AWP vision to provide high quality care.
About us
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Details
Date posted
05 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
342-BNS067-1026
Job locations
Hillview Lodge - Sycamore
RUH site
Bath
BA1 3DS
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry out clinical nursing practice within designated areas, working to provide high quality, evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, intervention and evaluation. This will include: Utilising excellent communication skills to develop a rapport with service users, carers, colleagues and visitors. Provide and receive complex sensitive confidential information. Recognising the potential barriers to communication and practicing with empathy, reassurance and understanding. Undertaking comprehensive nursing assessments using analytical and judgement skills. Collaboratively undertaking clinical risk assessments and developing and supporting personal safety plans and crisis and contingency planning with the service user, and where appropriate carers and families. Using professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level and current practice-based evidence to plan and organise provision of care. Planning appropriate care and treatment interventions alongside colleagues, service users and where appropriate carers and families. Providing specialist advice in relation to care to service users and where appropriate carers and families. Delivering a range of psychosocially-informed nursing therapies in accordance with service users care plans, needs and preferences. Utilise opportunities to offer health promotion and education. Demonstrating developed nursing skills obtained through practice, understanding the importance of accuracy and a narrow margin for error. Demonstrating a commitment to reducing restrictive practice. Administering appropriate medication within relevant Trust and legislative guidance. Ensuring the ordering, storing and disposal of medication complies with relevant Trust and legislative guidance. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of the relevant Mental Health Legislation. Collaboratively evaluating the impact and effectiveness of care and working to improve these outcomes. Supervising the practice of less experienced and newly qualified practitioners, student nurses or support worker colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry out clinical nursing practice within designated areas, working to provide high quality, evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, intervention and evaluation. This will include: Utilising excellent communication skills to develop a rapport with service users, carers, colleagues and visitors. Provide and receive complex sensitive confidential information. Recognising the potential barriers to communication and practicing with empathy, reassurance and understanding. Undertaking comprehensive nursing assessments using analytical and judgement skills. Collaboratively undertaking clinical risk assessments and developing and supporting personal safety plans and crisis and contingency planning with the service user, and where appropriate carers and families. Using professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level and current practice-based evidence to plan and organise provision of care. Planning appropriate care and treatment interventions alongside colleagues, service users and where appropriate carers and families. Providing specialist advice in relation to care to service users and where appropriate carers and families. Delivering a range of psychosocially-informed nursing therapies in accordance with service users care plans, needs and preferences. Utilise opportunities to offer health promotion and education. Demonstrating developed nursing skills obtained through practice, understanding the importance of accuracy and a narrow margin for error. Demonstrating a commitment to reducing restrictive practice. Administering appropriate medication within relevant Trust and legislative guidance. Ensuring the ordering, storing and disposal of medication complies with relevant Trust and legislative guidance. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of the relevant Mental Health Legislation. Collaboratively evaluating the impact and effectiveness of care and working to improve these outcomes. Supervising the practice of less experienced and newly qualified practitioners, student nurses or support worker colleagues.
Person Specification
Clinical Nursing Practice
Essential
- Valid NMC Pin
Desirable
- Previous Experience working in mental health
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Empathise for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and risk assess, providing therapeutic interventions
Medication Management
Essential
- Understanding of and demonstrable practice within the NMC Code of Practice
- Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983
Person Specification
Clinical Nursing Practice
Essential
- Valid NMC Pin
Desirable
- Previous Experience working in mental health
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Empathise for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and risk assess, providing therapeutic interventions
Medication Management
Essential
- Understanding of and demonstrable practice within the NMC Code of Practice
- Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Hillview Lodge - Sycamore
RUH site
Bath
BA1 3DS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Hillview Lodge - Sycamore
RUH site
Bath
BA1 3DS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)