Staff Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Job summary

  • Are you looking for a career in one of the UK’s most respected mental health and learning disability trusts?
  • Would you like to be part of a dedicated team committed to making a difference to peoples lives to enjoy a better future?

We are seeking a Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse or Learning Disability Nurse to join our team on Rougemont Ward for a fixed term / secondment period ending on 31st October 2027.

You will quickly become part of a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team where you’ll be using your skills and experience to deliver a package of care to the people that use our service, which helps them on their road to recovery. We passionately believe that with our help, people can improve their mental health to recover independence and return to their local community.

Rougemont Ward is a 16 bedded functional mental health ward for male and female older adults, based at Franklyn Hospital, in Exeter.

We are looking for a Registered Mental Health Nurse, or Learning Disability Nurse – you may already be working with older adults or have an interest in working in this area. Above all, you will be passionate about providing the highest levels of care to the people who use our service.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team means that you’ll need excellent communication skills and we’re always on the look-out for nurses who are keen to share new ideas and seek out areas of improvement.

Main duties of the job

  • To assess care needs, develop, implement and evaluate individual care plans.
  • To provide named nurse role to people who use our service.
  • To promote and improve quality of service provided.
  • To manage the unit in the absence of Ward Manager / Team Leader
  • To participate in the internal rotation system including weekend and night duty working
  • To supervise students and learners

The registered nurse will be responsible for the leadership of the duty shift. Providing leadership and guidance to patients, nursing staff, students and learners, and administrative staff. The service we provide is 24 hours/7 days a week and there is an expectation that the successful applicant will participate in the rota system, which includes weekend and night duty working.

The registered nurse will assist the management team in setting up standards, promoting change and developing nursing practice, supervision and audits.

The registered nurse will assist with the clinical supervision of the team, and fulfil the role of Practice Supervisor for students/learners on placement with the team.

The registered nurse will ensure the delivery of high standards of nursing care to all patients, in accordance with evidence based professional practice and trust policies.

The registered nurse will work within the multi-disciplinary team, with carers, relatives, other services and agencies to promote mental health and wellbeing, independence and community inclusion for all individuals.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of ordering, storing and administering required medications
  • Knowledge of possible side effects of medication
  • Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1987 (including updates)
  • Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act & Deprivation of Liberty safeguards
  • Excellent verbal and written skills.
  • Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users, carers and other professional bodies.
  • Excellent IT skills.
  • Able to risk assess
  • To attend Mandatory Training for either 5 day or 3 day restraint (as determined by manager/service), Breakaway, Manual Handling etc.
  • To be able to work on the internal ward shift rotation which includes night duties

Desirable

  • Knowledge and skills in providing supervision
  • Multi-Disciplinary Working
  • Understanding of Recovery principles in Mental Health
  • Knowledge and understanding of both adult and childrens safeguarding guidance

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of Adult and/or Older Persons mental health nursing and the nursing process

Desirable

  • Experience of working with people with a diagnosis of dementia

Qualifications

Essential

  • RMN/ Registered Nurse (Mental Health) with current registration.
  • A willingness to complete Trust Mandatory Courses (will be required to complete and undertake relevant Physical Interventions training with adjustments considered if required)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 25 October 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.