Band 5 Staff Nurse - Bristol
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
Lime Unit, an all-male acute mental health unit, is seeking NMC registered mental health nurses trained in Psychiatry. The role involves supporting patients in crisis, aiding their recovery, and maintaining a therapeutic and safe environment. You will manage shifts, act as a keyworker, and work flexibly within an MDT.
Key responsibilities
- Support and maintain a therapeutic environment.
- Manage shifts and keep a safe working environment for both patients and staff.
- Act as a keyworker to allocated patients.
- Work to NMC levels of conduct.
- Maintain care to expectations of the trust and CQC.
Essential criteria
- RMN qualification
- Experience working on wards
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems.
- Able to manage behaviour which may be challenging at times.
Desirable criteria
- Interest in working with adult male patients
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Band 5 Staff Nurse - Bristol
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
Lime Unit is an all male acute mental health unit looking for NMC registered mental health nurses trained in Psychiatry.Lime Unit will support and encourage you to be the best you can be in your role.
We want staff with commitment to the acute inpatient setting who want to work along side patients in crisis and aid them with recovery.
Main duties of the job
Support and maintain a therapeutic environment.
Manage shifts and keep a safe working environment for both patients and staff. Work in a flexible way, including early, late and night shifts, weekends and bank holidays.
Be able to respond to physical aggression and verbal aggression have resilience and de-escalation skills.
Work in a MDT team have confidence and ability to participate in meetings.
Acting as a keyworker to allocated patients.
About us
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patie
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