Charge Nurse

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Norwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Norwich is seeking a professional for a crucial role in providing mental health services management. The successful candidate will be responsible for line management, staff supervision, and supporting the development of recovery-focused interventions. This position requires effective planning, clinical judgment, and the ability to foster professional relationships within a therapeutic environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for line management of service members.
• Monitor practice of junior staff and identify development needs.
• Maintain professional relationships with patients, carers, and colleagues.
• Provide regular line management supervision and appraisals.
• Complete ward rotas ensuring safe staffing.
• Accountable for own professional practice.
• Support development of recovery-focused interventions.
• Provide training and support to others as appropriate.
• Demonstrate effective personal planning and organization.
• Manage working time effectively according to service demands.
• Make clinical judgements and manage high-quality care.

Job description

Overview

NSFT secure services provides mental health services for adults from 18 years and above. We provides admission, assessment and treatment within a secure environment for individuals with severe mental health problems who require a supervised and supported approach to their treatment. Northside House provides a high level of rehabilitation activities to address the individual needs and to support progression along service user treatment pathways. Achievement of rehabilitation goals will allow the patient to function in conditions of lesser security, maximize their independence and autonomy to attain a sense of personal fulfilment, whilst maintaining adequate support for patient and public safety.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the line management of identified members of the service.
• Monitor the practice of junior staff and identify any learning and development needs in respect of the clinical skills base.
• Maintain own and lead/supervise staff in maintaining professional, therapeutic relationship/boundaries with patients, carers and colleagues.
• Provide and ensure provision of regular line management supervision and Appraisals to junior members of staff.
• Complete ward rotas as required, ensuring ward is sufficiently and safely staffed at all times.
• To be accountable for own professional practice.
• Support the development and implementation of recovery focused interventions to patients with mental illness.
• Provide training and support to other as appropriate, including non-statutory agencies.
• Demonstrate effective personal planning and organisation of personal daily work load and that of others.
• Work flexibly, managing own working time effectively according to service demands.
• Make clinical judgements, identifying alternative courses of action, managing and providing a high quality of care and supporting others to do the same.