Charge Nurse

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Radlett; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Band 6 Charge Nurse for their CAMHS unit. The role involves leading patient care, mentoring staff, and ensuring clinical standards. Ideal candidates will have mental health experience, particularly with young individuals, and demonstrate strong leadership abilities. This position offers various benefits, including recruitment premia and wellbeing activities.

Benefits

Coaching network

Company discounts

Salary sacrifice schemes

Wellbeing activities

Gym discounts

Recruitment & Retention premia

Qualifications

• Experience in a mental health setting, particularly with young people.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Understanding of clinical issues related to service users.

Responsibilities

• Lead exceptional patient care for young people.
• Assess and implement nursing care plans.
• Support and mentor junior nursing staff.
• Ensure adherence to health & safety and infection control standards.

Skills

Leadership in patient care

Clinical supervision

Care planning and assessment

Infection control knowledge

Job description

Position Overview

We are currently seeking an experienced and highly skilled Band 6 Charge Nurse to join our dynamic Multi-Disciplinary Team within Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) at Forest House. Forest House is a 16‑bedded inpatient unit for 12‑18‑year‑olds suffering with emotional, behavioural and psychiatric problems. The unit offers young people a 24‑hour, 7‑day a week service, assessing, treating and evaluating care through a variety of therapeutic techniques, family work, individual work, group work and the day‑to‑day milieu.

Responsibilities

• Play a key leadership role in delivering exceptional patient care to our young people, while supporting and mentoring junior nursing staff.
• 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, including carrying responsibility for the assessment of needs of young people within the service ensuring the treatment and risk management plans are adhered to.
• Support the Team Manager and Modern Matron in ensuring key clinical targets are achieved and improved upon (for example CPA and 7‑day follow‑up).
• Work with clinical teams on performance improvement projects as required.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the clinical issues related to Service Users.
• Use Care Notes and COGNOS to ensure Forest House meets relevant targets.
• Lead and uphold health & safety and infection control standards within the unit.
• Provide clinical and managerial supervision to junior members of staff.
• Participate in clinical and management supervision.
• Lead and coordinate delivery of care to young people.
• Support and ensure treatment plans are followed and reviewed accordingly.
• Follow the Trust policies on administering medication.
• Act as CPA coordinator.
• Liaise closely with the unit Housekeeper and other food suppliers to ensure the unit at all times has adequate food relevant to individuals re‑feeding programmes.
• Coordinate and participate in clinical audits.

Benefits and Incentives

• 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.
• Wellbeing activities – from mindfulness to yoga, pilates and our signature craft club – join our monthly programme of regular and special events to support your wellbeing.
• Gym discounts, including Nuffield Health and David Lloyd.
• Recruitment & Retention premia – £6,000, paid £500 per month until 31st May 2025. New employees only. Terms and Conditions apply.

EEO Statement

HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services.

Infection Control

All our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures which could include wearing a mask on all our Trust sites and in all roles.