Staff Nurse

Role overview

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an energetic and committed Staff Nurse to join the Denbigh Ward team in Older People’s Mental Health, based in Fulbourn, Cambridge.

This opportunity suits someone with a strong sense of teamwork, personal accountability, and the ability to stay effective when workloads are demanding. The role is intended for professionals who can bring the right qualities to strengthen an established team.

Prior experience in a mental health setting is essential.

Key duties

You will deliver high-quality, evidence-informed nursing guidance, care, and support to service users with both mental and physical health needs, as well as to their carers, working within a multidisciplinary environment.

The post involves taking responsibility for supporting and leading assessment, care planning, delivery, and review of nursing care during night shifts.

You are expected to have a sound understanding of the local and national policies, procedures, and legislation that shape current service delivery.

The role also includes identifying training needs and helping to develop junior registered and non-registered staff.

You will need to ensure equality, diversity, and individual rights are handled in line with good practice and legal requirements.

Clear communication is essential, and you must work within the limits of your own professional responsibility.

About the employer

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation focused on delivering compassionate, high-quality care that improves the health and wellbeing of the people it supports and helps them live fulfilling lives.

The Trust provides a broad range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care, and community settings, covering children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

As an equal opportunities employer, the Trust encourages applications from all parts of the community and particularly welcomes candidates from underrepresented groups, including people with long-term conditions and members of ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Additional information

All new starters are required to complete a probationary period successfully.

The Trust may close the vacancy early if a sufficient number of suitable applications is received.

Not every role is eligible for sponsorship. If you apply for a position that does not offer sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For more information about the Trust, you may visit its official website.

For informal enquiries, contact Raminder Chohan, Ward Manager, by email at raminder.chohan@cpft.nhs.uk or by phone on 01223 219571.