Overview
Job summary: You will be joining our Adult Mental Health Ward at The Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury. Birch Ward is a 16 bedded mixed gender adult acute ward caring for patients of working age.
The post is a full time permanent position (37.5 hours per week) and you will be required to work both day and night shifts on a roster basis.
Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society.
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Main duties of the job
What you will be doing
* Working on an identified adult mental health ward, with the flexibility of working across wards, dependent on skill and service need.
* Delivering high quality clinical service to service users and their families.
* Being responsible for the management and care delivery of patients referred to the ward, by liaising with statutory and non-statutory agencies where appropriate and developing a network of support to patients and their carers to ensure a high standard of therapeutic care is delivered.
* Being responsible for managerial and clinical supervision of other team members where identified.
* Delivering therapeutic interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.
* Being responsible for the management of the clinical area in the absence of the ward manager and quality lead.
* Implementing agreed monitoring of effectiveness of care in line with the essence of care guidance.
Things that you will have
* Registered professional (NMC)
* Post registration course/s at degree or diploma level
* Registered student practice supervisor and assessor
* Leadership qualification (Desirable)
* A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities. We will support you with:
* Career development and progression opportunities
* Excellent NHS Pension scheme
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Flexible working options
* Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
* Health and wellbeing support and resources
* Travel time compensation for community team work
* Lease car (if more than 500 business miles per annum)
* Salary sacrifice car and salary sacrifice bikes
* Free car parking at all trust sites
* Free annual flu vaccinations
* Civilian Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund up to £250 (if criteria met)
Details
* Date posted: 05 September 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for change
* Band: Band 6
* Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year pa pro rata
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full-time
* Location: Birch Ward, The Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury, SY3 8DS
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Essential: Registered mental health professional (NMC)
* Desirable: Leadership qualification
* Essential: Student practice assessor
Experience
* Essential: Evidence of extensive post registration experience
Other
* Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required
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