Charge Nurse

·
Full time
Main area: Mental Health

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days and nights)

Job ref: 354-FH-20497-A

Site: Chichester Centre

Town: Chichester

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 31/12/2024 23:59

Welcome from our Chief Executive

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care.

Job overview

We are currently seeking a motivated mental health nurse to join our team as a Charge Nurse at the Chichester Low Secure Forensic Service. The Chichester Centre is a modern unit providing low secure services for men and women.

As a Charge Nurse you will possess excellent communication skills, leadership skills and evidenced based clinical skills, providing high quality holistic, research based, non-judgmental patient centred care at all times.

This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello

or

Relocation Incentive for Band 5-6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions).

Main duties of the job

Clinically responsible for providing nursing assessments of referred patients.

Manage and supervise all junior staff throughout each span of duty.

Work collaboratively with medical staff and other health professionals.

Provide effective leadership and management to staff.

Assess, plan and implement care, providing specialist nursing advice.

Assist the Ward Manager in ensuring the effective running of the ward.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Undertake assessments of individuals with complex mental health presentations.

Develop care plans in collaboration with the service user.

Provide clinical and managerial leadership on the ward.

Assess and manage ongoing risks.

Provide supervision of junior staff and trainees.

Regularly take charge of the clinical environment.

Person specification Qualifications

Diploma in Mental Health Nursing

Registered Nurse with current registration

Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent

Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge/Experience

Significant post qualifying experience relevant to the care group

Experience of supervising staff

Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments

We encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID.

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and will require a Disclosure submission.

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