Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. 

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation.  You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

NHS Band 6 Salary:  £39,959 - £48,117 per annum

Hours Per Week:  Full time 37.5 hrs

Contract Type:  Permanent

Location Base:  Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY OR
St Mary's Hospital, The Apex Centre, St Cross Business Park, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5XW

About the Role

Are you an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for an opportunity to use your skills differently and make a real difference to the wellbeing of NHS staff?

We are looking for an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our Occupational Health and Wellbeing Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your specialist mental health expertise in a role focused not only on supporting individuals, but also on helping to create a healthier, more resilient and psychologically safe workforce.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary Occupational Health service, you will provide specialist mental health assessment, advice and evidence-based support to staff experiencing psychological, emotional or mental health difficulties that may be affecting their health, wellbeing, attendance or ability to work.

This is a varied role that goes beyond traditional case management. You will have the opportunity to support early intervention, contribute to preventative mental health and wellbeing initiatives, and work collaboratively with colleagues and managers to improve staff experience and wellbeing across the organisation. This role includes staff in both Portsmouth Hospital University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust so travel across both sites is an essential part of the role.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Mental Health Nurse working in Occupational Health and Wellbeing, you will:

• Undertake holistic mental health assessments and develop appropriate, evidence-based support plans.
• Provide specialist advice, brief interventions, psychoeducation and wellbeing support to staff.
• Assess and manage clinical risk, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Work collaboratively with Occupational Health colleagues, managers, Human Resources and external services to support staff wellbeing and retention at work.
• Provide specialist advice around workplace adjustments to OH Advisors, wellbeing interventions and supportive approaches to mental health at work.
• Contribute to proactive wellbeing programmes, workshops, campaigns and preventative initiatives.
• Promote early intervention, psychological safety and positive help-seeking behaviours.
• Use themes and emerging trends to help identify opportunities for service development and preventative interventions.
• Facilitating classroom based workshops on supporting staff to manage symptoms of mental health such as anxiety and stress
• Contribute to service evaluation, quality improvement and the continued development of our mental health and wellbeing offer.

You will bring significant post-registration mental health experience together with excellent assessment, communication and clinical decision-making skills. Most importantly, you will be compassionate, approachable and committed to making a positive difference to the experience and wellbeing of NHS staff.

For full job details and person specification please refer to the enclosed job description.

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to mental health and wellbeing practice.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience.

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-registration experience within mental health services.
• Experience of undertaking comprehensive mental health assessments and developing person-centred care plans.
• Experience of managing a caseload and prioritising competing demands.
• Experience of working autonomously whilst recognising professional limitations.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
• Experience of providing advice, guidance and support regarding mental health issues.

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent mental health assessment and clinical decision-making skills.
• Ability to identify risks and take appropriate action in accordance with professional standards and organisational policies.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective therapeutic and professional relationships.
• Knowledge of evidence-based interventions for supporting staff experiencing psychological distress.
• Understanding of safeguarding principles and procedures for adults at risk.
• Knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion principles within healthcare settings.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.   

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. 

For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026

Smoke Free Policy: 

All of our hospitals operate a strict no smoking policy. Smoking cigarettes or tobacco products is not allowed on any of the grounds or in any of the buildings run by us. This applies to patients, staff, carers and visitors to Trust premises.

Our goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone we care for and, by making sure that our NHS services are smoke-free, we benefit the health of people who use our services as well as the health of the people who work for us.