Charge Nurse

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Radlett; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Coaching network

Company discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is seeking a Charge Nurse to lead and coordinate care for young people in an inpatient setting. You will mentor junior staff, oversee assessment and planning, and ensure treatment and risk management plans are followed within a multidisciplinary team.

You will act as CPA coordinator, drive performance targets such as CPA and 7-day follow-up, and contribute to clinical audits while upholding health, safety and infection control

Qualifications

• Current registration with the NMC as a mental health nurse.
• Experience in inpatient settings and leadership roles.
• Knowledge of Mental Health and Mental Capacity Act.
• Ability to run groups and supervise junior staff.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead nurse for a group of young people in an inpatient setting.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care within the MDT.
• Provide clinical and managerial supervision to junior staff.
• Coordinate CPA and 7-day follow-up targets and audits.
• Promote health, safety and infection control standards.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Nurse management

Team coordination

Communication skills

NMC registration

Inpatient experience

Empathetic interviewing

Education

RNMH/NMC registered nurse

Tools

Care Notes

COGNOS

Job description

As the Charge Nurse you will be expected to:

• Play a key leadership role in delivering exceptional patient care to our young people, while also supporting and mentoring junior nursing staff.
• Highly motivated and proactive nursing professional with a strong background in an inpatient setting, as well as strong leadership and communication skills.
• To act as the lead nurse / care co-ordinators for a group of young people within an inpatient setting.
• Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care within the multi-disciplinary team. This will include carrying responsibility for the assessment of needs of people within the service ensuring the treatment and risk management plans are adhered to., To support the Team Manager and Modern matron in ensuring that key clinical targets are achieved and improved upon, for example CPA and 7-day follow-up.
• To work with clinical teams on performance improvement projects as required.
• To demonstrate an understanding of the clinical issues related to Service Users.
• To use Care Notes and COGNOS as to ensure the unit meets relevant targets.
• To lead and uphold health & safety and infection control standards within the unit.
• To provide clinical and managerial supervision to junior members of staff.
• To participate in clinical and management supervision.
• To lead and coordinate delivery of care to young people.
• To support and ensure treatment plans are followed and reviewed accordingly.
• To follow the Trust policies on administering medication.
• To act as CPA coordinator.
• To liaise closely with the unit Housekeeper and other food suppliers in order to ensure the unit at all times has adequate food relevant to individuals re-feeding programmes.
• To coordinate and participate in clinical audits. Experience at Band 5 in older adult
• Registered Nurse Mental Heath
• Ability to run groups
• Ability to plan, implement and carry out nursing care
• Knowledge of Mental Health and Mental Capacity Act
• Relevant Clinical knowledge
• Emphatic interviewing and counselling skills
• Ability to manage staff
• Previous experience of managing and supervising junior staff (including those from other professional backgrounds)
• Current registration with NMC

Desirable criteria

• IT skills
• Working knowledge of dementia care
• Leadership skills, Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with others
• Ability to think clearly and express self
• Ability to assess reports and clinical information and provide clear and concise information tailored for different audiences

ANALYTICAL SKILLSEssential criteria

• Knowledge of analysing data
• Be able to demonstrate using data to improve practice such as audit, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Our Trust values are: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

What we can offer:

• A coaching network where trained coaches throughout the Trust are matched with staff of all disciplines to provide a powerful development opportunity
• Leading company discounts and childcare vouchers
• Salary sacrifice schemes enabling staff to drive a new car or bike - saving on tax and insurance included