Job overview

We are recruiting Band 3 Staff Nurses to join our teams at Wathwood Hospital.

Wathwood Hospital is a regional medium secure hospital and part of the forensic care group which includes other Low, medium and high secure services. We pride ourselves on providing a high standard of person-centred care. 

We are seeking to recruit B5 RMNs to join our fantastic and well established multi-disciplinary teams. As a staff nurse you will be allocated to a ward and work as part of a skilled team of nurses and Healthcare assistants providing safe and effective care to our patients. You will have named nurse responsibility and oversee the care of a small number of patients allocated to you. You will lead and coordinate the shift and be able to prioritise and delegate responsibilities as necessary. We are looking for staff nurses who are compassionate but who have a firm and fair approach. Working in forensic services can be challenging and you will need to be hardworking and resilient.

Interviews for this vacancy will be held on the 23 September 2026.

Main duties of the job

Applicants will need to:

Have excellent interpersonal skills
The ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Be committed to providing the highest standards of care
Promote and maintain high standards of care through excellent communication, motivation, supervision and role modelling

We want to help our staff reach their full potential and are committed to providing the support, skills and development needed to success.  This includes a supportive and strong health and well-being team.

As a Band 5 Staff Nurse you will be required to complete Named Nurse duties for a group of patients and implement the nursing process to provide a high standard of individualised patient care to assist patients on their recovery journey in a medium secure setting.

You will be expected to take charge of shifts on a regular basis and oversee the care of all patients and the performance of team members.

You must be able to work a 7-day week, 24-hour shift pattern, including regular night shifts.  You must be an RMN registered with the NMC.  Our current shift patterns are 12.5 hour shifts.  

You will be required to complete mandatory training to assist your professional development.

Working for our organisation

We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.

We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences.  We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

About Wathwood Hospital

Wathwood Hospital is a purpose-built 78 bed adult male medium secure Hospital.  Located in its own grounds and surrounded by open countryside and woods, it caters for those aged over 18 years who require assessment and treatment of mental health difficulties in a secure environment.  Wathwood Hospital is part of Nottinghamshire Healthcare, which is one of the country’s leading mental health and learning disability service providers, employing over 6000 staff to provide these services over more than 100 sites.

The four wards allow a gradual progression so patients can develop their life skills and become better prepared for life in a less restrictive environment.

Wathwood promotes multidisciplinary teamwork, and you will be expected to communicate and review individual patient's care with members of the MDT.