Mental Health Nurse Bank
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves facilitating multidisciplinary patient care as a named nurse or team leader, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. You will take responsibility for ward management in the absence of a senior nurse and participate in staff and student supervision and teaching. The position requires up-to-date knowledge of professional issues and the ability to implement them locally. You will also act on behalf of patients, carers, and staff to ensure their views are represented.
Key responsibilities
- Facilitate multidisciplinary patient care as a named nurse/team leader.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care for a defined caseload.
- Accept responsibility for the management/leadership of the ward/department in the absence of the senior nurse.
- Participate in the supervision and teaching of staff and students.
- Implement the local and national Clinical Governance agenda.
- Actively participate in the effective and efficient use of the ward/departmental budget.
Essential criteria
- First / Second Registered Nurse
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to a wide range of people
Desirable criteria
- Experience within relevant clinical area
- Leadership
- Experience of Change Management
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £31,049 – £37,796 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Wye Valley NHS Trust
Mental Health Nurse Bank
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
To facilitate multidisciplinary patient care in the role of named nurse/team leader. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care. On a regular basis, accept the responsibility for the management/leadership of the ward/department in the absence of the senior nurse. To participate in the supervision and teaching of staff and students.
Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, at a cost of £44.00 of which is payable by the successful candidate
Main duties of the job
Service Delivery Responsibilities To demonstrate up to date knowledge of national and local professional issues and to lead/facilitate the implementation at a local level.
To undertake any other duties, required by the line manager appropriate to the grade and relevant to the post.
To act on behalf of patients, carers and staff to ensure their views are represented.
To implement the local and national Clinical Governance agenda.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run H
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