Charge Nurse

Integrated Care System; Norwich; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Band 6 Nurse to join a multi-disciplinary Low Secure team. In this role, you will provide compassionate care, support service users in their recovery, and manage their reintegration into the community. Ideal candidates should have at least 2 years’ experience as a Band 5 Nurse and a robust understanding of mental health treatments. Attractive benefits include comprehensive training, career progression, and generous leave entitlements.

Benefits

Comprehensive in house & external training programmes

Career progression

Starting annual leave of 27 days, increasing to 33 days based on length of service

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• At least 2 years experience as Band 5.
• Previous experience working in a PICU.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the MDT, managing risks while adhering to co-produced care plans.
• Support reintegration back into the community, coordinating with third-party services.
• Ensure continuous quality care within a multi-disciplinary Low Secure team.

Skills

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to display calm, mature response to difficult situations

Evidence of working proactively and collaboratively

Ability to undergo PMA training

Robust understanding of mental health medication and treatment

Education

Nursing degree or equivalent RMN

Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training

Job description

I would like to take this opportunity to get you on board this exciting opportunity to join our team and make a difference, where we are looking for a Band 6 Nurse. This is a team with a wealth of experienced colleagues who are focused on recovery and making a difference thereby has a positive impact on the quality of life for our service users.

We work hard to make sure we provide quality, evidence-based and collaborative care in all of the areas we cover. This role will include interaction and communication with a wide scope of people including service users, health and social care staff, medical and carers.

So, are you someone who is passionate about delivering compassionate and individualised care, driving quality improvement and able to provide clinical leadership within an inpatient mental health setting? If you have the qualities described above then we want you to think about coming to be a part of our team.

Main duties of the job

We are openly welcoming people from a diverse clinical background who poses a vast experience in different areas of mental health. Wealth of skills and expertise in mental health will be valued and career progression will be supported within our line management and appraisal structures.

Are you a highly motivated, passionate, and skilled Mental Health Nurse? Do you believe in keeping Service Users and Carers at the heart of everything you do? Are you interested in developing your leadership skills whilst in a clinical role? Would you like to work in well supported, dynamic, enthusiastic recovery focused multi-disciplinary Low Secure team? Do you believe in co-production and embrace its principles? Within this role you will be involved in working alongside the MDT, working within the confines of a robust co-produced care plan that meets the individual service users' needs whilst managing any risk factors for the individual or others. The recovery focused approach allows an opportunity to work collaboratively with carers, relatives, and other third-party agencies. In addition, this role will focus on proactively supporting reintegration back into the community, linking with third party services such as housing, drug and alcohol, attending all the necessary reviews and professional meetings as scheduled.

Please note this role requires Shift work of day and night shifts covering a 24/7 working week.

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 professional 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.

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• 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)
• NHS discounts and many more.

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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!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Nursing degree or equivalent RMN
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training

Experience

• At least 2 years experience as Band 5
• Previous experience working in a PICU

Skills

• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to display calm, mature response to difficult situations
• Evidence of working proactively and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to undergo PMA training
• Robust understanding of mental health medication and treatment.

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yeargross per annum/ pro rata