Night Co-ordinator - Mental Health Nurse

Night Co-ordinator – Mental Health Nurse

Application Deadline: 14 November 2025

Department: Nursing

Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time

Location: Priory Hospital Preston

Compensation: £45,194 / year

Description

Priory Hospital Preston is looking to recruit a Night Co-ordinator to join the team. This is a full time role of 37.5 hours per week.

Based in Bartle, near Preston, Priory Hospital Preston is a 50‑bedded mental health hospital, offering an extensive range of services, delivered across four wards. We can support adult males and females with acute mental health needs and eating disorders, and specialise in the management and treatment of these conditions.

Priory’s acute services aim to allow more people to be treated closer to home and we support the NHS to repatriate out‑of‑area patients back to local areas.

What you’ll be doing

You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. As a Night Coordinator you will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patients.

• Works as Senior Nurse in a Ward or equivalent area ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, their families and visitors.
• Apply relevant policies and statutory requirements within the ward and hospital framework of governance and communicates requirements to the wider team.
• Ensures that risk is assessed and managed across the immediate and wider working environment and that statutory requirements are met.
• Respects and applies the requirements of diversity and inclusion, promoting and role‑modeling these across the team.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

What you’ll bring to the role

Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.

The ideal candidate will have active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, meeting revalidation requirements, and be a trained assessor or supervisor with essential clinical supervision experience. They will demonstrate continued professional development with a commitment to maintaining and developing their skills and leadership, along with good computer skills. The candidate will have at least 18 months to 2 years’ post‑registration experience and demonstrable expertise within a clinical speciality.

For more information about the role, you can email michellepark@priorygroup.com

What we will give you in return

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.

• Free on-site parking
• Supplemented meals
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Birthday Holiday – Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses

Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.