Staff Nurse Beechwood Ward Parklands Hospital

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a motivated & compassionate Band 5 Staff Nurse to join Beechwood Ward at Parklands Hospital. Beechwood Ward is an assessment and treatment ward dedicated to supporting older people with functional mental health conditions, including depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.

This role is open to both Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN) and Registered General Nurses (RGN) who are passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care. We particularly welcome applicants with an interest in strengthening the integration of physical health assessment and diagnosis within a mental health inpatient setting.

You will play a vital role in a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to comprehensive care planning, risk assessment, and therapeutic interventions. The post offers a unique opportunity to develop skills in both mental and physical healthcare, ensuring that patients receive holistic support tailored to their individual needs.

Beechwood Ward provides a supportive and therapeutic environment, enhanced by its own garden and seating area for patients and visitors, promoting wellbeing and recovery.

We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic, adaptable, and committed to making a meaningful difference to the lives of older adults. In return, we offer ongoing professional development, a strong team ethos, and the chance to be part of a service focused on continuous improvement.

Join us and help shape outstanding care for our patients.

Main duties of the job

Partake in clinical and management supervision and attend all developmental training sessions.

Take charge of a ward from time to time as allocated.

Adhere to those stipulations as defined in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times.

Exercise leadership within the service by ensuring sound organisation, good communication and relationships within the nursing team under the guidance and supervision of the Ward Manager and Charge Nurse.

Inform the Ward Manager and/or Nurse Team Leaders of any specific clinical activity as appropriate.

Inform the Ward Manager and/or Nurse Team Leaders of any professional issues as necessary.

Report to, or assist/advise the Ward Manager and/or Nurse Team Leaders of any matters of complaint.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence