Job Title: Senior Mental Health Nurse
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: No
DBS Check Level: Enhanced Both Lists
Salary Range: £66,422.64 to £71,038.46
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: No
Advert Closing Date: 12/08/2026
Job Overview
A Registered Nurse working across residential rehabilitation and step-down services provides specialist, recovery-focused care to adults with complex mental health needs, complex emotional needs, and associated social, behavioural, and physical health challenges. The role is centred on supporting individuals to achieve their personal recovery goals, maximise independence, develop coping strategies, and build the skills and confidence required to live successfully within the community.
Working within a trauma-informed and person-centred framework, the nurse undertakes comprehensive mental and physical health assessments, develops and reviews care plans, and delivers evidence-based interventions that promote wellbeing, resilience, and social inclusion. They are responsible for the safe administration and monitoring of medication, identifying changes in mental state, managing risk, and responding effectively to crises, self-harm, emotional dysregulation, and behaviours that may challenge services.
The post holder works collaboratively with residents, families, carers, and multidisciplinary professionals to ensure care is coordinated, responsive, and tailored to individual needs. This includes supporting individuals to access community resources, develop daily living skills, maintain meaningful activities, and prepare for progression through rehabilitation pathways and eventual transition to more independent living arrangements.
As a key member of the clinical team, the Registered Nurse provides leadership and professional guidance to support staff, promotes therapeutic engagement, safeguards vulnerable adults, and contributes to maintaining a safe, positive, and recovery-oriented environment. The role requires strong clinical judgement, excellent communication and risk management skills, and the ability to build trusting relationships with individuals who may have experienced significant trauma, long-term mental ill health, or repeated service involvement.
Ultimately, the role aims to empower people to take greater control of their recovery journey, reduce dependency on inpatient and intensive services, and achieve sustainable improvements in their mental health, wellbeing, and quality of life.
Interviews for this role will be held on Friday 21st August 2026
For further information and informal chat please email k.taylor@health.gov.je
Job Purpose
Statutory Responsibilities
Key statutory responsibilities include:
- Complying with the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016 and Capacity and Self-Deteremination (Jersey) Law 2016, and associated Codes of Practice, ensuring that individuals' rights are upheld and least restrictive approaches are promoted.
- Adhering to safeguarding legislation and policies, identifying, reporting, and responding appropriately to concerns relating to the abuse, neglect or exploitation of adults or children.
- Undertaking and documenting risk assessments and care planning in line with legal, professional, and organisational requirements.
- Maintaining professional registration and practising in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based care.
- Ensuring confidentiality, information governance, and data protection requirements are met in accordance with relevant legislation and organisational policies.
- Promoting equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights, ensuring services are delivered fairly and without discrimination.
- Contributing to the management of health and safety, infection prevention and control, medicines management, and incident reporting processes.
Person specification
Qualifications
Knowledge
- Comprehensive knowledge of severe and enduring mental health conditions, including psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, and complex emotional needs.
- Understanding of the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), psychological trauma, attachment difficulties, and relational challenges on mental health and wellbeing.
- Knowledge of personality disorders and contemporary approaches to supporting individuals with complex emotional needs.
- Understanding of recovery-oriented, strengths-based, and person-centred models of care and how these support long-term recovery and independence.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care principles and their application within rehabilitation settings.
- Sound understanding of risk assessment and management processes relating to self-harm, suicide, self-neglect, vulnerability, substance misuse, safeguarding concerns, and behaviours that may challenge.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance.
- Understanding of positive risk-taking and balancing safety with the promotion of autonomy and independence.
- Knowledge of psychotropic medications, their therapeutic effects, side effects, monitoring requirements, and best practice in medicines management.
- Understanding of the links between physical and mental health and the importance of holistic assessment and intervention.
- Knowledge of rehabilitation and recovery pathways, including the principles underpinning step-down services and community reintegration.
- Understanding of care coordination, multidisciplinary team working, and partnership working with external agencies.
- Knowledge of social inclusion, community resources, housing pathways, vocational opportunities, and the wider determinants of mental health.
- Understanding of professional accountability, clinical governance, confidentiality, information governance, and record-keeping standards.
- Knowledge of safeguarding adults and children, including recognising indicators of abuse, neglect, exploitation, coercion, and self-neglect.
General skills / attributes
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build therapeutic and professional relationships.
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Strong assessment, clinical decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
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Ability to manage complex and challenging situations in a calm and professional manner.
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Effective organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads.
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Ability to maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records and reports.
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Skilled in de-escalation, conflict resolution, and managing emotionally charged situations.
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Ability to work independently and exercise professional judgement within scope of practice.
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Commitment to collaborative working with service users, families, carers, and partner agencies.
Experience
- Experience within rehabilitation, supported living, community mental health, forensic, or inpatient mental health services.
- Additional training and experience in delivering psychosocial interventions, trauma-informed care, DBT-informed approaches.
- Experience of supervising, mentoring, or supporting junior staff and support workers.
- Experience of facilitating groups and recovery-focused interventions.
Personal Attributes
- Compassionate, empathetic, and resilient approach to care.
- Commitment to promoting dignity, independence, choice, and empowerment.
- Professional integrity and accountability.
- Flexible and adaptable in response to changing service and individual needs.
- Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and anti-discriminatory practice.
- Positive attitude towards continuous learning, reflective practice, and service improvement.
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Job Description
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Jersey Public Service Careers
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For regulated activity roles (working with children and adults at risk of harm), an enhanced level of screening will be conducted to include enhanced DBS checks.
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