Job summary
- Main area
- Forensic Medium Secure Health Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-FH-20457
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Hellingly Centre
- Town
- Hellingly
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Charge Nurse - Incentives Apply
NHS AfC: Band 6
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. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
The role of a Band 6 Charge Nurse on Ash ward involves sound application of leadership qualities, and a high standard of nursing skills and practice. It will also include supporting junior staff with supervision, working closely with the Multi-Disciplinary Team and role modelling. The role centres around supporting the management team by undertaking governance checks on the wards such as clinical audits and taking the lead in clinical areas. We pride ourselves with the high standard of care delivered to people that have been detained by the Ministry of Justice and/or sentenced to a hospital order or for assessment of their mental health needs.
This post offers the Trust's £4,000 Incentive for band 5-7 Nurses & Practitioners, as well as a relocation package up to a maximum of £8,000 (subject to terms and conditions).
Main duties of the job
The role also is supporting the management team by undertaking governance checks on the wards such as clinical audits and taking the lead in clinical areas. The main duties will include overseeing the delivery of treatment and care and the assessment of patients and their most appropriate pathway of care; alongside the assessment and formulation of treatment plans and risk related planning.
Working for our organisation
We pride ourselves with the high standard of care delivered to people that have been detained by the Ministry of Justice and/or sentenced to a hospital order or for assessment of their mental health needs. so there would be training and on-going support from the ward mangers across the unit in order to maintain this high standard and make you feel supported in delivering this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Band 6 charge Nurse
The role of a Band 6 Charge Nurse on Ash ward will involve sound application of leadership skills, and include supporting junior staff with supervision, working closely with the Multi-Disciplinary Team and role modelling. The role also is supporting the management team by undertaking governance checks on the wards such as clinical audits and taking the lead in clinical areas. whilst in role and whilst working alongside your fellow professionals you will use modern nursing models and framework to guide your practice. Open dialogue will help you to build essential relationships with the friends and families of our service users. Whilst working in unison with the MDT you will be tasked with monitoring and recording the progress and recovery of patients.
We pride ourselves with the high standard of care delivered to people that have been detained by the Ministry of Justice and/or sentenced to a hospital order or for assessment of their mental health needs, so there would be training and on-going support from the ward mangers across the unit in order to maintain this high standard and make you feel supported in delivering this role.
Whilst promoting the recovery of the individual you will be accessing the most up to date evidence based practice to support and underpin your practice.
Our patients are keen for new nurses joining the team to demonstrate empathy, time to talk and listen.
In your application we would love to know what attributes you would bring to our team and would love to hear about what drives the nurses of today. If you want to work somewhere were your ideas are heard and your development is supported then please apply and/or contact us.
We work on a foundation of honesty and openness, and use our skills and experience to support our service users through their recovery journey(s) whilst working towards their step down to a suitable Low secure unit or safe discharge to the community.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification
- Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
- Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post qualifying experience relevant to the care group
- Experience of working alongside people with severe mental health problems particularly in their acute phase of illness
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
- Understanding of clinical governance
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kevin Hefferan
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01323 444193
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