Charge Nurse

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate Charge Nurse to lead a dedicated team in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. This role involves providing high-quality inpatient care while mentoring junior staff and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and communication skills, ensuring patient advocacy and adherence to best practices. With a commitment to staff development, this position offers ongoing training and opportunities for career progression. Join a supportive environment where you can thrive and make a meaningful impact in the community.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Comprehensive Training Programs

Career Progression

Annual Leave of 27 Days

Staff Physio Service

NHS Discounts

Qualifications

• Must have RMN and NMC registration.
• Experience in mental health settings is essential.
• Ability to lead and mentor junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead a care team and ensure patient needs are met.
• Maintain excellent record keeping and documentation.
• Participate in Quality Improvement projects.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Record Keeping

Problem Solving

Mental Health Act Knowledge

Risk Assessment

Education

RMN

NMC Registration

Post-graduate Diploma

Tools

Electronic Patient Record System

Rostering Systems

Job description

Job summary

Rollesby Ward PICU has an exciting opportunity for aCharge Nurse to join the team. Rollesby Ward is a 10 bed female Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, it has strong philosophy of holistic trauma informed care.

As a charge nurse you would be an important part of the leadership team. Working with the MDT to support service delivery, lead on improvements projects and support junior staff.

We are looking for a compassionate individual who is committed to providing high quality inpatient care. You will need excellent communication skills and be able to work well with other professionals in planning and delivering care.

Rollesby Ward is committed to the development of staff and the role will include mentoring and training opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Rollesby Ward is looking for an enthusiastic and caring charge nurse. They would have an active role in leadership and role modelling excellent care to others this can include:

• Have excellent knowledge of the Mental health act.
• Have excellent record keeping skills, including care documentation and audits.
• Have good communications both within the multi-disciplinary team and with other professionals such as social care.
• Being the head of a care team, ensuring patient needs are advocated for and that staff feel supported in their role.
• Keeping up to date with the most recent NICE guidelines and local procedures and sharing any changes with the team.
• Being lead in a certain area for the ward e.g. Infection control, safeguarding
• Ensuring that adequate supervision is given to those who you have been allocated.
• Take part in Quality Improvement projects where relevant.
• Be trained in, or able to be able to be trained in Prevention and management of violence and aggression.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-CEN7152949

Job locations

Rollesby Ward

Hellesdon Hospital Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BE

Job description Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Benefits included with this role are: -

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Job description Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Benefits included with this role are: -

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• RMN
• Registration with the NMC and Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Completion of the preceptorship
• Signed off as a mentor/supervisor
• Post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience

Desirable

• ENB 998 / Mentorship
• Leadership / Management Training

Experience Essential

• Ability to problem solve autonomously
• Relevant post registration experience in a mental health setting

Desirable

• At least 2 years experience as Band 5
• Experience working in a PICU
• Management / Leadership of junior staff.

Skills Essential

• Ability to show leadership and management skills
• Ability to work regularly unsupervised
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good verbal and written skills
• Good observation and reporting skills
• Ability to use own initiative
• Ability to display calm, mature responses to difficult situations, be self-aware and have the ability to learn and ability to motivate others
• Able to demonstrate the ability to process, plan and delegate work and ability to demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management and also excellent communication skills and ability to effectively prioritise and delegate workload as required. Also use of systems such as Rostering systems, Electronic Patient Record System

Desirable

• Evidence of pro-active involvement within a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to supervise others

Knowledge Essential

• Understanding of issues arounds confidentiality

Desirable

• Understanding of medicines management and treatment
• Understanding of PICU pathway and referral process
• Awareness of security and its impact and willingness to expand knowledge on it
• Working knowledge / application of the Mental Health Act 1983

Other Essential

• Fitness to undergo full PMA training and perform full duties of the post

Desirable

• Ability to travel, flexibility and adaptability and the ability to undertake Breakaway and Physical Intervention training . Also Remain trained in Breakaway and/or Physical Intervention techniques
• Enthusiastic and well-motivated and able to work as part of a close team. Also awareness and understanding of equality and diversity issues and flexibility of duty and hours over a 24hr 7 day a week period

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• RMN
• Registration with the NMC and Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Completion of the preceptorship
• Signed off as a mentor/supervisor
• Post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience

Desirable

• ENB 998 / Mentorship
• Leadership / Management Training

Experience Essential

• Ability to problem solve autonomously
• Relevant post registration experience in a mental health setting

Desirable

• At least 2 years experience as Band 5
• Experience working in a PICU
• Management / Leadership of junior staff.

Skills Essential

• Ability to show leadership and management skills
• Ability to work regularly unsupervised
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good verbal and written skills
• Good observation and reporting skills
• Ability to use own initiative
• Ability to display calm, mature responses to difficult situations, be self-aware and have the ability to learn and ability to motivate others
• Able to demonstrate the ability to process, plan and delegate work and ability to demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management and also excellent communication skills and ability to effectively prioritise and delegate workload as required. Also use of systems such as Rostering systems, Electronic Patient Record System

Desirable

• Evidence of pro-active involvement within a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to supervise others

Knowledge Essential

• Understanding of issues arounds confidentiality

Desirable

• Understanding of medicines management and treatment
• Understanding of PICU pathway and referral process
• Awareness of security and its impact and willingness to expand knowledge on it
• Working knowledge / application of the Mental Health Act 1983

Other Essential

• Fitness to undergo full PMA training and perform full duties of the post

Desirable

• Ability to travel, flexibility and adaptability and the ability to undertake Breakaway and Physical Intervention training . Also Remain trained in Breakaway and/or Physical Intervention techniques
• Enthusiastic and well-motivated and able to work as part of a close team. Also awareness and understanding of equality and diversity issues and flexibility of duty and hours over a 24hr 7 day a week period

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Rollesby Ward

Hellesdon Hospital Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BE

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Rollesby Ward

Hellesdon Hospital Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BE

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)