Staff Nurse

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 22 May 2026

Main duties of the job

• To take professional responsibility as a named nurse for an identified group of patients.
• To assist in providing an environment that is satisfactory to maintain the physical and mental wellbeing of patients and staff.
• To deliver appropriate and effective evidence based clinical care without direct supervision.
• To actively support and participate in the provision of joint Health and Social Care Services/interventions, ensuring co operation and collaboration at all times.
• To ensure everyone has their right to be treated with respect, have their values and beliefs maintained, and receive care that maintains their privacy and dignity.
• To lead a team of Associate Nurses and Healthcare Assistants in delivering continuous effective evidence based care.
• To carry out comprehensive assessment including risk assessment with patients on admission to the area and at appropriate intervals thereafter.
• To devise and implement individual strategies of care in conjunction with the patient, carer/family and members of the multi disciplinary team as appropriate, regularly evaluating and modifying the strategy as required.
• To provide a high standard of care in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To understand the principles of, and contribute to, the facilitation of a consistent and effective approach to the nursing process and care programme approach and complete the documentation to the required standard.
• To carry out clinical procedures in relation to effective patient care and contribute to the training of junior staff in these procedures as appropriate.
• To actively participate in the Trust observation/engagement policy and be aware of the patients whereabouts if required, at all times.
• To actively participate and contribute to the development, provision and facilitation of the overall Trust service plan and, in particular, the development of a modern and progressive recovery focussed inpatient service within the quality assurance frameworks.
• To respect the rights of the individual service users and their families, embracing values, spiritual beliefs and customs in accordance with the NMC code of conduct.

Qualifications

• Core Professional registration RMN or RNLD
• Mentor preparation course ENB998 or equivalent or willingness to attend.

Experience

• Experience of working with people with Severe and Enduring Mental Health problems
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Experience of the recovery process.

Skills

• Good communication skills. Able to assess, plan, implement, care
• Good command of English language
• Willingness and ability to participate in learner education.
• Resourceful, motivated, reliable, conscientious, caring, innovative, effective under pressure, team member, good attention to detail.
• Ability to manage/ability to develop skills in shift management and coordination in the absence of more senior staff.

Knowledge

• Mental Health Act 1983 / 2007.
• Mental Capacity Act
• Care Programme Approach

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.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT