Band 6 Charge Nurse - Callington Road Hospital

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Bristol is looking for a dedicated Charge Nurse for Cherry Ward, responsible for supporting service users and enhancing their wellbeing. The role offers extensive training opportunities and emphasizes a compassionate, team-oriented approach to care. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills and a commitment to providing high-quality mental health care.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills and ability to motivate the team.
• Experience in decision making and supporting others.
• Ability to communicate in a professional and supportive manner.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals to improve their wellbeing.
• Demonstrate kindness, compassion, respect and leadership.
• Take on management responsibilities and supervise junior staff.

Job description

Overview

Cherry Ward is an 18 bedded mixed sex acute ward that supports service users with a vast range of mental health experiences. On Cherry Ward, we are keen to develop our nurses, so training opportunities will be available and supported. There will be an opportunity to attend additional training bespoke to the management role, specifically the supervision and appraisals, the charge nurse development course, and the Team Leaders course amongst others. You will receive full support from your direct line manager, other peer Charge Nurses already on the ward, as well as senior managers based on site.

The team work hard to provide excellent care to the service users they work with and we are lucky to have a wide range of experienced and enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team, including psychology, physiotherapy, occupational therapists, medics and dietetics, that all work closely and consistently to provide a high standard of care.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals to improve their wellbeing and ensure that their admission to the ward is a helpful, positive and useful experience.
• Work with registered nurses who have a positive attitude to effective care and who can adapt to an often changing ward environment.
• Demonstrate kindness, compassion, respect and leadership skills required to be an effective member of the Cherry Ward management team.
• Be confident in decision making and encourage and support others in developing their decision-making skills.
• Provide reassurance to team members and know where to find advice or guidance when needed.
• Take on additional management responsibilities, including deputising for the ward manager in their absence, taking lead roles, supervising and appraising junior staff.
• Communicate in a diplomatic, respectful, consistent, professional, supportive and kind manner with the team.

Training and Development

You will have access to training opportunities bespoke to the management role, including supervision and appraisals, the charge nurse development course, the Team Leaders course, among others. You will receive full support from your line manager, peer Charge Nurses on the ward, and senior managers on site.

About AWP

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

Diversity and Inclusion

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.