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Employer Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Mulberry 1 Town Cambridge Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/01/2026 23:59

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse on Mulberry 1, thisis a 14-bedded acute assessment mental health ward for adults aged 18–65 years.

As part of our commitment to high-quality care, Mulberry 1 provides rapid assessment and short-term support for individuals experiencing acute mental health needs. The ward plays a vital role in stabilising patients and planning their next steps in treatment and recovery.

Our team is passionate about staff development. You will receive comprehensive training to build the core skills required for this role, and we actively support access to further learning and professional growth opportunities.

• The post holder will work as part of a team to provide a safe, effective, efficient care environment for patients, relatives, and carers. They will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care and support plans for the mental and physical health needs of service users, under indirect supervision from senior staff.
• The post holder is expected to be able to identify and contribute to the training needs of junior staff, demonstrating procedures and supervising non-registered staff, and to work without direct supervision once the key learning outcomes of the preceptorship programme are complete.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high‑calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To carry out a full range of registered nurse duties, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient’s condition and care with support from the nurse in charge.
• To establish therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with NMC professional code of conduct.
• To understand NICE quality standards and guidance relevant to area of practice and patient group.
• To prioritise nursing care, recognise deterioration in a patient’s condition and alert senior staff immediately.
• Participate in the health education and explanation of treatment to patients and relatives.
• Maintain a safe environment when caring for patients, including those requiring enhanced levels of monitoring.
• To promote involvement of service users, carers, and relatives within the service and for its provision.
• To ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 2007 are observed, adhered to, and implemented.
• To escort patients in line with Trust Policy.
• To promote service user and carer involvement within the service and for its provision.

• Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH) or other specialism relating to post such as Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD) or Registered Nurse Children’s (RNC)
• NMC registration
• Post graduate qualification relating to ward specialism

• Experience of in‑patient services and working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team
• Basic level of dealing with service users with complex mental health needs
• Experience of providing mentorship
• Experience relating to ward specialism
• Lived experience of mental health
• Experience of providing individual, culturally sensitive care

• Effective communication skills both verbal and written, including IT literacy (MS Office)
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to act as a role model, empowering and motivating other team members
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
• Ability to assess and communicate risk
• Ability to work sensitively and compassionately with Patients
• Knowledge of mental health presentations and appropriate interventions
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Ability to maintain and model professional and personal boundaries
• Ability to use own initiative, to enable contribution to a multi‑disciplinary team approach
• Level of good assertiveness skills
• Decision making, delegation and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of physical healthcare needs
• Commitment to and understanding of evidence based practice
• Basic understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Knowledge of NICE guidance
• Understanding of care planning using Positive Behavioural Support (PBS)
• Basic understanding of legislation relating to care including: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Act Children’s Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act, Data Protection Act
• Awareness of supervision and reflective practice

• Ability to carry out patient care including manual handling and physical interventions
• Ability to participate in full rotational shifts

• Motivated to provide the highest standard of care in a changing service
• Flexible working patterns in line with service need
• Awareness of equal opportunities in the workplace
• Continuing professional development and participation in supervision and annual appraisal

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground‑breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre‑employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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.