Owing to the current post holder commencing maternity leave we are delighted to invite applications from suitably experienced RMNs with a passion for acute and intensive psychiatric care to lead and manage our modern, purpose-built, eight-bed Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit (IPCU) within General Adult Services for a period of up to one year. The unit has membership with the National Association of Psychiatric Intensive Care (Napicu) and an active development plan.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate effective leadership skills with sound clinical knowledge and experience of working within adult mental health inpatient services supporting a client group presenting with a broad range of mental health problems and complexity.

Experience of service change and development in addition to management of a staff team will be advantageous. Applicants will need to be self motivated and have highly developed problem solving skills, flexibility and strong communication skil...