Staff Nurse - Inpatient Secure Unit

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Staff Nurse - Inpatient Secure Unit

The closing date is 28 September 2025

We are looking for nurses to join our Secure Inpatient Units at Southfield and Ravenswood House. Join our dedicated, forensic service today.

Southfield has 1 male and 1 female ward providing specialist care/treatment for people with serious mental illness in a secure environment who are detained under the Mental Health Act. Service Users are between 18 - 65 years old, may have committed a criminal offence or have challenging behaviour. The unit's main purpose is to assist Service Users to understand and manage their own mental health so where possible they can reintegrate back into the community.

Ravenswood House provides specialist care for patients with serious mental illness and/or personality disorders who need to receive their care in a secure environment. It is comprised of 3 medium secure wards and 2 low secure wards providing an innovative range of recovery based services . Most of our patients have either committed a criminal offence or have challenging behaviour and are admitted from high secure/local psychiatric hospitals, prisons and courts.

Applications are welcomed from RMN/ RNLD nurses with a passion for working with multi-disciplinary teams and who will possess excellent team working skills, be patient focused and embrace Trust values.

Applications are also welcomed from students/newly qualified nurses where we will provide full support and encouragement to develop your clinical skills.

Main duties of the job

To contribute where required to the provision of a 24 hour, seven day a week In-patient based service, across an acute care pathway.

Under the supervision of the Clinical Ward Manager and Charge Nurses, you are required to work according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines. You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. Develop, implement and evaluate care plans in conjunction with service users, carers and other professionals ensuring individual needs are met. To carry out all relevant forms of care and will be designated to take charge of a ward in the absence of a charge nurse.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse with Professional NMC Registration
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Commitment to Lifelong Learning

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearBased on full time hours