Staff Nurse

Overview

Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust - Staff Nurse role on Linhope Habilitation Ward, Secure Care Services at the Sycamore Unit, Northgate Park. The closing date is 26 March 2026.

Linhope Habilitation Ward is a 12 bedded ward providing specialist medium secure inpatient treatment for men with mental health and criminal justice considerations. The focus is to provide a period of habilitation as we prepare patients for rehabilitation and discharge into the community.

Main duties of the job

• Act as a Primary/Named Nurse within a multi-disciplinary team, developing collaborative, needs-based care plans through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Provide excellent professional, skilled and effective person-centred, evidence-based nursing care.
• Be actively involved in the health and wellbeing of staff and service users.
• Be visible and accessible to patients, families and carers, working together to ensure efficient, effective and caring services.
• Contribute to achieving all performance indicators, essential standards and quality outcomes.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce who are caring and compassionate and able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details. We welcome your application.

Please note this vacancy may close early once a suitable number of applications are received.

Person Specification Education and Qualification Knowledge and experience

• Experience of working with service users with complex mental health/learning disability needs
• Clinical Supervision
• Mental Health/ Learning Disabilities needs
• Care Co-ordination
• Safeguarding
• PMVA
• Risk management and Health and Safety legislation
• Mental health legislation
• NMC standards and professional accountability
• Clinical Audit

Skills and Competencies

• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Collaborative working
• Time Management
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to prioritise

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, a submission for Disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust