Mental Health Nurse Band 5- Abbeygate Ward
| Posting date: | 11 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,049.00 to £37,796.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 November 2025 |
| Location: | Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9246-25-1281 |
Summary
As a Band 5 Mental Health Nurse you will be responsible for the day to day running of shifts, medicine management, attending MDTs, ward reviews, liaising with other agencies, and primarily supporting service users with their recovery journey. You will have named nurse responsibility and be expected to work alongside your named patient to support their recovery goals, with the support of the team around you. You will be responsible for appropriate time keeping, taking handovers, reporting and identifying any risks, improvements or changes in relation to the individuals you support. You will be expected to work as part of a team, taking part in team meetings, safety huddles, and training. You will have responsibility in relation to effective and best practice regarding safe management of medications, and holding the medications keys. Your role will include up to date record keeping, care planning, recovery planning, and information sharing where appropriate. You will also get to spend 1:1 time with the individuals we support, and at times their families and carers, in working collaboratively to develop a recovery pathway. Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed overview of your Key Accountabilities. If you believe you have the necessary qualities to make a positive impact in your local communities, please click APPLY! Some of the benefits you can expect: NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more.