Mental Health Nurse

Transformationunitgm; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is looking for a Mental Health Nurse to join their team in Lincoln. This full-time position involves providing care in a locked rehabilitation unit for women suffering from severe mental health issues. Candidates must be registered nurses with relevant experience and flexible availability. The role offers competitive salary and opportunities for training within a supportive work environment, aiming to ensure service users can regain their independence.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Competitive annual leave allowance

Car leasing scheme

Free eye tests

Salary sacrifice scheme

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse in Mental Health or Learning Disability.
• Experience of supportive and sensitive communication with patients.
• Knowledge of national agenda for mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing interventions to support service users.
• Assess and evaluate nursing care in collaboration with care team.
• Participate in integrated health/social care team.

Skills

Supportive communication

Understanding of mental health needs

Clinical assessment knowledge

Education

1st Level Registration (NMC) or equivalent

Evidence of professional training in clinical practice

Job description

Main area The Vales Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available) Job ref 274-10820-AI-L

Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Vales, Discovery House Town Lincoln Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 04/01/2026 23:59

Mental Health Nurse

Band 5

Job overview

The Vales are seeking to recruit a dynamic Mental Health Nurse to join their developing team in their 15-bedded female high-dependency locked rehabilitation inpatient unit at Discovery House.

The Vales provides assessment and intervention for women with severe and enduring mental ill-health in a locked environment to support their ongoing recovery and social integration. The service is focused on working towards independence and recovery to enable service users to regain health and mental wellness before moving on to live as independently as possible in an open environment or their local communities.

In return we will offer the opportunity to be part of an excellent and developing team that holds the highest possible values and work ethic within a purpose-built environment. You will have a planned induction and work within a robust framework of regular professional supervision. You will have opportunities for development as your experience increases.

You must be a Registered Nurse in Mental Health or Learning Disability and be able to work a range of flexible hours to include nights and weekends.

Although this post is currently on the Vales, you may be required to work in other areas of the Rehab and Forensic services when required.

We offer 24-hour services within our Inpatient, Crisis and SPA teams. If you are successfully appointed to posts in these areas, you will be required to work unsociable hours and shift patterns.

Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

To be part of an integrated health/social care team providing inpatient care for service users suffering from serious and enduring mental illness. Offering nursing interventions in a wide variety of clinical, therapeutic and social forms with the aim of promoting mental health, well-being, self-autonomy and independence.

You will be responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of nursing care, in liaison with the care team in the capacity of a mental health nurse.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Person specification

Qualifications

• RMN or RNLD 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice.

Experience

• Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of some information and barriers to effective communication whilst being considerate of client confidentiality
• Relevant experience of working with mental health needs
• Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health
• Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Government principles.
• Previous experience working as a registered mental health nurse with people with mental health problems.
• Personal experience in the delivery of physical care to others

As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience.

We reserve the right to withdraw or close a vacancy at any time. We will give priority to employees who are at risk.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.