Band 6 Charge Nurse - Bristol

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Ward Nurse In Charge for Hopton Ward to provide clinical leadership, ensure high-quality care, and support the ward team within a mental health rehabilitation setting.

The role involves line management, clinical audits, and covering Ward Manager responsibilities in their absence, with focus on safety, dignity, and patient-centred care at Blackberry Hill hospital and surrounding sites.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a mental health setting.
• Charge Nurse experience preferred when possible.
• Knowledge of mental health frameworks and recovery principles.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills within mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership on Hopton Ward and line manage the supervision team.
• Undertake clinical audits and contribute to action plans.
• Support Blackberry Hill hospital on call as Unit Nurse in Charge.
• Cover Ward Manager duties in their absence.
• Contribute to quality improvement projects and ensure high-quality documentation.
• Develop and communicate risk management plans.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mental health setting experience

Charge Nurse experience (preferred)

Mental health frameworks & recovery

Interpersonal & communication

Compassionate, person-centred

Time management & prioritisation

Job description

Hopton Ward is a 7 bedded male ward, supporting men who are in their rehabilitation journey as well as those progressing towards a move into the community., To inspire, lead and provide clear leadership to those working on the ward, enabling service delivery of the highest quality, ensuring that people who have Mental Health concerns are provided with a quality, person centred approach to care delivery, which always considers people's safety, privacy and dignity. Line Management of those within your Supervision Team. Undertaking clinical Audits. Formulating and contributing towards Action Plans as a result of audit outcome. Providing clinical support across Blackberry Hill hospital in an on call capacity in the role of 'Unit Nurse In Charge'. Covering the responsibilities of the Ward Manager when they are absent. Contributing to Quality Improvement Projects. Ensuring high quality documentation. Developing and communicating risk management plans.

• Passion for Clinical leadership.
• Significant experience of working in a mental health setting. Ideally with experience in a Charge Nurse Position.
• Knowledge of mental health frameworks and recovery principles.
• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities within a mental health setting.
• A compassionate, person-centred approach.
• Flexible and adaptable to change.
• Ability to manage time effectively and prioritise appropriately.

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy. Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200 miles, to more than 1.8 million people. At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.