Staff Nurse

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The closing date is 19 May 2026

The Integrated Specialist Services provides specialist NHS services to people for whom mainstream services cannot meet their demands. We are seeking a Staff Nurse to join our Inpatient Assessment & Treatment Team with IDD.

The Orion Unit is an 8 bedded inpatient service for adults with an intellectual disability and complex mental health needs and / or challenging behaviours whose needs are unable to be met within the community at any given time. We offer specialist assessment and treatment tailored to the individual, the team works flexibly, utilising a broad range of models and interventions, within a Multi-Disciplinary Team.

The Unit supports people in times of crisis, difficulty, and distress; effectively collaborating between professionals, the person, family/carers and networks that support them. We work closely with our community colleagues in health and social care.

An opportunity has arisen for an IDD Staff Nurse to work within the Inpatient Assessment & Treatment Team, based at the Orion Unit at Highbury Hospital, Bulwell, Nottingham.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Orion Unit, Highbury Hospital, Nottingham, NG6 9DR

Are you a Registered Staff Nurse who:

Is looking for a new opportunity to work in a team that will help develop you to achieve your goals to become the best you can be?

Wants a nursing career delivering great healthcare that you can take pride in and enjoy?

Would like a role where no two days are the same, with plenty to keep you engaged and motivated, but also a good amount of routine?

If so, then the Orion Unit at Highbury Hospital Intellectual Disabilities Service is the place to begin or continue your registered nursing career.

The successful candidate would assist in leading a team of healthcare workers, student nurses and preceptorship nurses and TNAs to develop and deliver a high-quality specialist (assessment and treatment) health service provision to adults with an Intellectual Disability. Patients accessing the service have complex and diverse needs. You will provide knowledge of multi-disciplinary/multi professional working, risk management and associated mental health care needs, to the team.

You will be required to maintain records and documentation in line with Trust Policies and NMC Regulations and lead within a named nurse group; providing support to carers and families of individuals who access our services.

You will assist the Unit Manager and Deputy Team Leaders in leading the team to ensure a high-quality assessment, formulation, implementation, and evaluation of patients needs and monitor the quality and effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.

Applicants must have experience working with patients with an intellectual disability and must be able to demonstrate awareness of current issues and legislation affecting people with intellectual disabilities in relation to detained and non-detained patients.

As part of the Orion Unit Team, you will be supported to deliver the most up to date clinical practice, you will receive active clinical and managerial supervision. You will provide clinical supervision / appraisals to named team members. We will support your ongoing career development extensive training and support and offer a comprehensive preceptorship programme if required.

You will be required to work a rational 24hr shift pattern, including days, nights, and weekends.

You will be required to have RNLD or RMN and relevant experience with working with people with an .

Contact details (for further information):

Dominic Moran Ward Manager:

• Maintains current registration with NMC
• Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration

• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
• Specialist and area specific experience

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
• Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Values - Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork.
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role.

• Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery

• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk…