Band 6 Charge Nurse - Salisbury

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health care trust in Salisbury is looking for a dedicated professional to join their team in managing a 21-bedded acute mental health unit. The role involves coordinating shifts, creating and implementing care plans, and advocating for service users. The candidate will benefit from comprehensive training and development opportunities, including the NHS Care Certificate and a Level 3 Healthcare apprenticeship. Flexibility is required to work on a 24/7 shift basis, including nights and weekends.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Clinical training package

Career development opportunities

Access to apprenticeship programs

Qualifications

• Dedication to supporting service users with mental health challenges.
• Ability to effectively coordinate shifts and manage care planning.
• Experience in providing management supervision and advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating shifts for the mental health unit.
• Conducting care planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Risk assessing and assisting with discharge planning.
• Contributing to ward reviews as a proactive MDT member.
• Delivering brief interventions and supporting junior staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Person centred approach

Problem solving skills

Motivation

Job description

Job overview

Beechlydene is a 21 bedded mixed acute Mental Health unit, offering assessment, treatment and high quality care for service users suffering with acute mental illness. Our highly skilled and enthusiastic multidisciplinary team are motivated towards supporting service users with their recovery by working collaboratively with individuals and their families. We have a positive and close working relationship with our community and intensive team colleagues, to ensure the service user pathway is optimised.

You will require dedication, excellent communication skills, passion to make a difference, a person centred approach and exceptional problem solving skills. In return, we can offer you the opportunity to work with an experienced team of professionals, generous annual leave allowance, clinical training package, opportunities for career development and a chance to access apprenticeship programmes.

This is an exciting opportunity, which offers the successful candidate the chance to be a part of a team that puts pride, empowerment, hope and optimism at the forefront of everything they do.

Main duties of the job

• Co-ordinating shifts.
• Care Planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Risk assessing.
• Discharge Planning.
• Contributing to ward reviews and being a proactive member of the MDT.
• Advocating for service users.
• Delivering brief interventions.
• Supporting junior staff.
• Providing management supervision.
• Deputising for the ward manager.

You will be learning on the job and continually building new skills. There will also be developmental and learning opportunity that are accessible, which include a comprehensive statutory and mandatory training programme and a comprehensive induction programme. You will also receive training to complete the NHS Care Certificate and a Level 3 Healthcare apprenticeship.

The ward operates on a 24/7 shift basis and you will be required to work shifts including evenings, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays and will qualify for unsocial enhancements in addition to your basic pay.