Staff Nurse RMN

Job overview

We are recruiting  Band 5 Staff Nurses to join Clover Ward, our mixed-sex Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) based at Lynfield Mount Hospital.

Clover Ward is supported by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team (MDT), including Nursing, Psychology, Occupational Therapy and Consultant Psychiatry, working collaboratively to provide high-quality, person-centred care to patients requiring intensive mental health support.

As a Staff Nurse, you will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. You will also take delegated responsibility for the management of the ward on a shift-by-shift basis, including supporting and supervising support staff.

We are committed to supporting your development and offer award-winning leadership and personal development programmes to help you progress in your career.

Staff are required to work across ward areas within the service where needed to support the patient pathway. You will also have the opportunity to work additional hours through the Trust Staff Bank across a range of services.

Closing Date: 22nd November 2026

Shortlisting Date: W/C 23rd November 2026

Assessment Centre Date: w/c 14th December 2026

Main duties of the job

As a Band 5 Staff Nurse on Clover Ward, you will:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate safe, person-centred care, acting as named nurse for allocated patients.
• Undertake ongoing risk assessment and management, supporting patients with complex mental health needs in a PICU environment.
• Administer medication safely and undertake appropriate clinical nursing interventions in line with professional standards.
• Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team, patients, families and carers to develop and review individualised care plans.
• Promote safe, least restrictive practice, safeguarding, equality, dignity and patients' rights.
• Take delegated responsibility for the day-to-day management of the ward during shifts, supporting the effective coordination of care.
• Provide supervision, support and guidance to junior staff, support workers and students.
• Support patients to develop their independence, understanding and involvement in their own care and recovery.
• Work in accordance with the NMC Code and relevant Trust policies, maintaining high standards of professional practice.

Working for our organisation

• Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
• We Care  - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver  - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

• Increase mileage rates for > 4500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.
• We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.