Band 6 Charge Nurse - Siverbirch Unit, Callington Road

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health care provider in Bristol seeks a Band 6 charge nurse to lead clinical and managerial efforts in a female acute ward. Applicants should have nursing qualifications and experience, with a passion for high-quality patient care. The role involves supervising junior staff, conducting assessments, and ensuring adherence to care standards. Opportunities for professional development and supportive teamwork are offered.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Diverse workforce initiative

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar clinical setting required.
• Knowledge of relevant mental health legislation is essential.
• Ability to supervise junior and unqualified staff.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate effective clinical and managerial leadership.
• Carry out patient-focused nursing assessments and prepare care plans.
• Supervise junior staff and implement research-based practice.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Registered nurse

Job description

Overview

Silverbirch Unit is an 19 bedded female acute ward that supports women of working age in the acute stages of their illness.

Role and responsibilities

As Band 6 charge nurse you will be expected to demonstrate effective clinical and managerial leadership, motivation and initiative in change management to the nursing and wider MDT. You will play a vital role in delivering positive service delivery and implementing operational procedures/changes in line with trust and locality strategic objectives. It is expected that you would in partnership with the Ward Manager and Management Team to ensure the effective running of the inpatient setting and also act up in the absence of the Ward Manager.

On Silverbirch, training opportunities will be available and supported. There will be an opportunity to attend additional training bespoke to the management role, specifically 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 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, physio, occupational therapists, medics and dietetics, that all work closely and consistently to provide a high standard of care. To carry out clinical practice within the designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided. This will include:

• Undertaking a comprehensive, patient-focused nursing assessment and prepare care plans in consultation with the service user to provide the best nursing care.
• Carry out clinical audit to evaluate and improve clinical services in partnership with service users.
• Ability to administer medicine within relevant Trust and legislative guidance (e.g. NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010, Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, MHA 1983). Ensure all others apply these to support safe practice.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of relevant mental health legislation.
• Be familiar with the NMC's The Code: Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives. Recognise own competencies and address any limitations to ensure safe practice.
• To implement and encourage others to implement research-based practice.
• Supervise junior and unqualified staff.
• Implementation of care and rehabilitation programme.
• Evaluation of effectiveness of care provided in partnership with users.
• Ability to undertake risk assessment and develop risk management strategies for individual service users: ICPA/SAP to people who present with mental health problems.

Teaching, Education & Health Promotion

• To use own specialist skills, knowledge and resources to provide mentoring opportunities for staff within designated areas and promote positive attitudes towards mental health. This will include regular provision of advice and mentoring to staff.
• Function as a preceptor and mentor to new staff enabling their full integration into the service.
• Develop junior staff through teaching or training activities.
• Support the provision of an appropriate learning environment for pre- and post-registered students, novice practitioners, and new team members as directed.

Continuing Professional Development

• To maintain and develop professional knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure that practice reflects best practice, remains evidence based, is current and responsive to meet changing patient and NHS service needs, as outlined in the NHS Plan (2000).
• Implement the legal rules, statutory regulations and professional responsibilities relating to practice as outlined in the NMC Code of Professional Practice. Change to: the NMC\'s The Code: Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives.
• Take responsibility for post-registration education and for continuing professional development as outlined in NMC Standards.
• To receive clinical supervision in accordance on a contracted and regular basis from an identified Senior Practitioner, as per trust Clinical Supervision Policy.
• To be aware of the need for appropriate management support and supervision from the people manager, and to maintain records of these meetings.
• Maintain Health and Safety in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974).
• Implement Clinical and Personnel Policies and Procedures of AWP Trust.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant medicines, related medication management issues and act in accordance with the appropriate NMC standards and Trust policy. Ensure that others also work within these guidelines.

We are proud to be fostering a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. A key commitment to this is improving staff representation from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, those from the LGBTQ+ communities, people with lived-experience of mental health conditions and people living with disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Employer offering a guaranteed interview to Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. This includes people with a variety of disabilities and neurodivergent conditions (for example autism, ADHD, sensory, physical and learning disabilities).

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service users.

We are inviting experienced nurses with a passion for providing a high standard of care that can assist individuals to improve their wellbeing and ensure that their admission to the ward is a helpful, positive and useful experience. We welcome registered nurses with a positive attitude to effective care, who are able to work within and adapt to an often ever-changing service or ward environment. You will be able to work well within a team and demonstrate kindness, compassion, respect and great leadership skills that are key to being an effective member of the management team on Cherry Ward. You will be confident in your decision making, as well as having the ability to encourage and support others in developing their decision-making skills. You will provide reassurance to your team members and be able to provide advice and guidance or know where to find it if needed. You will have the opportunity to take on additional management responsibilities, including deputising for the ward manager in their absence, take on lead roles, supervise and appraise junior staff. This will involve you being diplomatic, respectful, consistent, professional, supportive and kind and have excellent communication and listening skills.

Working for our organisation

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.

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.