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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Nurse Acute In-Patients

The closing date is 08 October 2025

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Job summary

Are you a Mental Health Nurse (RMN) looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, you're in luck.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our Adult Acute Mental Health Ward at Redwoods Centre Shrewsbury. Laurel ward is a 16 bedded mixed gender adult acute admissions ward providing treatment and care for a wide range of mental health illnesses to patients who are of working age.

Whether you're newly qualified or have years of experience behind you, a career at the Redwoods Centre could be waiting for you. If you are a newly qualified nurse we will support you while in clinical practice and offer a trust preceptorship program.

We currently have 1 x full time position and 1 x 22.5hr position available within the team.

Main duties of the job

  • Delivering a high quality clinical service to patients and their families.
  • Acting as named nurse to a group of patients under the direction / supervision of the person identified with continuing responsibility.
  • Participating in therapeutic group work programmes.
  • You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and contributing to; the formulation of the person's needs and the development of a relevant plan based upon the person's negotiated goals and relevant evidence based interventions.
  • You will, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team, provide nursing interventions to support the person to meet their agreed goals and coordinate and/ or participate in the review of progress towards those goals, utilising recommended outcome measures, involving the service user and any identified carer throughout the clinical

About us

Calling all Mental health nurses , We offer a friendly dedicated, supportive team environment along with excellent personalised training and development opportunities.

  • If you are a newly qualified nurse, we will support you while in clinical practice and offer a trust preceptorship program.
  • Lease car scheme.
  • Generous NHS pension scheme

  • Progression opportunities with the chance to upskill

Details

Date posted

24 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

301-VA-25-7485376

Job locations

Laurel Ward

Redwoods Centre

Shrewsbury

SY3 8DS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

What is it like to be an Inpatient Mental Health Nurse at MPFT? - YouTube

We provide inpatient facilities for working age adults with acute mental health problems and we are looking for caring, compassionate individual to work within our acute service who are committed to providing high quality care and treatment to our patients. Working in an acute environment can be challenging, but with the right team, positive attitude and resilience we are rising to the challenge and reaping the reward of being able to support people during their most difficult times.

With you in our team, we will empower you to work innovatively, showing a commitment to providing compassionate care and a strong desire to improve the patients experience. You will be able to apply the philosophies of engagement, recovery and positive care in your work with your patients.

Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.

It's a career that you can take pride in and enjoy, and together we can make life better for our communities.

You will need to be NMC registered and you will be required to work within the NMC Code of Practice and Professional guidelines.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

What is it like to be an Inpatient Mental Health Nurse at MPFT? - YouTube

We provide inpatient facilities for working age adults with acute mental health problems and we are looking for caring, compassionate individual to work within our acute service who are committed to providing high quality care and treatment to our patients. Working in an acute environment can be challenging, but with the right team, positive attitude and resilience we are rising to the challenge and reaping the reward of being able to support people during their most difficult times.

With you in our team, we will empower you to work innovatively, showing a commitment to providing compassionate care and a strong desire to improve the patients experience. You will be able to apply the philosophies of engagement, recovery and positive care in your work with your patients.

Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.

It's a career that you can take pride in and enjoy, and together we can make life better for our communities.

You will need to be NMC registered and you will be required to work within the NMC Code of Practice and Professional guidelines.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse on NMC Register.

Desirable

  • Experience as working as a nurse

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of providing care and interventions within a health setting including specialist mental health settings.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a variety of healthcare settings and making decisions autonomously.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse on NMC Register.

Desirable

  • Experience as working as a nurse

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of providing care and interventions within a health setting including specialist mental health settings.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a variety of healthcare settings and making decisions autonomously.

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

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Laurel Ward

Redwoods Centre

Shrewsbury

SY3 8DS


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Laurel Ward

Redwoods Centre

Shrewsbury

SY3 8DS


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Jacinta Welsby

jacinta.welsby@mpft.nhs.uk

01743210000

Details

Date posted

24 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

301-VA-25-7485376

Job locations

Laurel Ward

Redwoods Centre

Shrewsbury

SY3 8DS


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