Staff Nurse - Secure Inpatients Service

Job summary

Join Ridgeway Secure Inpatient Services as a Registered Nurse.

Ridgeway Secure Inpatient Services is seeking diverse, dynamic, and enthusiastic Registered Nurses to join our dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the recovery, rehabilitation, and empowerment of our service users.

At Ridgeway, we provide specialist care for adults with mental health disorders, learning disabilities, or autism who present behaviours that may pose risks to themselves or others. Our service delivers individualised and comprehensive care packages within both Medium and Low Secure inpatient settings, with strong links to High Secure services and the wider justice system.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Main duties of the job

Our vision is to provide a centre of excellence within secure inpatient care that is busy, rewarding, where you will get to practice a full range of psychiatric skills & interventions from assessment, treatment, and recovery.

You will have opportunities to develop professionally and to expand your professional portfolio through PDP and extensive training opportunities. The team will consist of a range of multi-disciplinary professions and will provide high quality care and treatment to patients with Mental Health and or a Learning Disability. Working with internal and external partners including working collaboratively and closely with prison colleagues, probation and existing services within Ridgeway Hospital.

You will need excellent communication skills and a teamwork ethos.

The position requires shift work, including occasional nights, on a rotational basis.

Main duties include:

• Maintaining patients' dignity, privacy and safety at all times. Assessing risk
• Adhering to mental capacity and mental health act.
• Recognising potential signs of harm and ensuring patients are safeguarded.
• Maintaining high professional standards.
• Delivering and planning evidenced based care in collaboration with the patient, families and wider MDT.
• Assessing patient need and delivering appropriate and timely interventions.
• Safe administration and storage of medicines.

About us

At Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV), you can expect exceptional training, development, and career progression opportunities supported through our strong partnerships with local universities.

Our commitment to developing our workforce is strengthened by the Trust's Talent Management and Workforce Development Team, who support colleagues in planning their future career pathways. Whether you are aspiring to leadership and management roles or looking to advance within clinical practice, TEWV provides access to structured development programmes designed to help you excel.

Our service ethos is centred around collaborative, person-centred care. We work closely with service users and carers throughout assessment, treatment, intervention planning and rehabilitation. This ensures a holistic, recovery-focused approach, enabling us to tailor care that truly meets individual needs.

Benefits of Working for TEWV

As a valued member of our team, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits, including:

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Extensive training & development opportunities
• Flexible working options
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health & Wellbeing support
• Car lease scheme
• Free onsite gym access
• Free parking
• RN & HCA Council membership
• Think On coaching opportunities
• Quality Improvement (QI) training
• ...and many more

Job responsibilities

Whether you're an experiencedRegistered Nurseor a Newly Registered Nurse, this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a service that puts patient care first.You will have the time and support to make a real difference every day.

Student Nurse's that are due to register in the next 3 months are very welcome to apply. Full training and Preceptorship programme will be provided to help you build confidence and develop your career in this specialist area.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Interviews will take place at Roseberry Park Hospital and will be face to face.

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

If youre passionate about making a difference and want to work in a supportive, forward-thinking environment, wed love to hear from you.

*Confirmed ward after successful interview. Part time hours of a minimum 22.5hrs per week may be considered for the right candidate.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD
• To be recognised practice assessor / mentor or work towards in an agreed timescale
• Trained Clinical Supervisor (within 6 month probationary period)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential

• Working with people with mental ill health / learning disabilities
• Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Working in partnership with other agencies

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
• Understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice
• Confident working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections