Charge Nurse

Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Winchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Charge Nurse to join the Clover Ward, Mother and Baby Unit at Melbury Lodge. This perinatal mental health service offers specialist training and development opportunities and a supportive MDT to deliver high-quality, compassionate care.

The successful candidate will mentor staff, manage the ward on shift, and contribute to bed management and patient flow.

Qualifications

• UK professional registration is required.
• Experience mentoring and supervising nursing staff.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care.

Responsibilities

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of service users.
• To participate in professional meetings as required or identified.
• To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students.
• To manage the clinical area on a shift-by-shift basis.
• To participate in the recruitment, deployment, and management of staff.
• To deputise the ward manager as required.
• Developing and involving in QI on the ward.
• To act as the Duty Senior Nurse for the unit when allocated.
• To participate and facilitate bed management and patient flow.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical supervision

Care planning

Education

UK Nursing Registration

Job description

Charge Nurse Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary We are delighted to be offering an exciting opportunity for a Charge Nurse to join our dynamic team on Clover Ward, Mother and Baby Unit at Melbury Lodge.

Perinatal Mental Health is a very rewarding area to work, where outcomes can benefit the whole family and next generations! The service offers great training and development opportunities we have from specialist Perinatal training courses across the country as well as psychological interventions training, which is pivotal to our therapeutic approach to care on the ward.

We are looking to appoint nurses who are highly motivated, enthusiastic, flexible, and resourceful individuals who are committed to providing high quality innovative care. You will be joining a passionate and dynamic MDT, where everyone's voice matters and the team work collaboratively to support and empower our patient in their recovery.

Melbury Lodge is located close to the Solent Coast and the beautiful New Forest National Park and have excellent transportation links, either by rail (direct to Waterloo) and by road (M3/M27). Please note this a part time role for 30 hours per week

Main duties of the job

• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of service users.
• To participate in professional meetings as required or identified.
• To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students.
• To manage the clinical area on a shift-by-shift basis.
• To participate in the recruitment, deployment, and management of staff.
• To deputise the ward manager as required.
• Developing and involving in QI on the ward.
• To act as the Duty Senior Nurse for the unit when allocated.
• To participate and facilitate bed management and patient flow.

About us Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives. Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Details Date posted: 05 October 2026 Pay scheme: Agenda for change Band: Band 6 Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pro-rata for part time Contract: Permanent Working pattern: Part-time Reference number: 348-SAC-12645 Job locations: Melbury Lodge, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5DG, United Kingdom

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

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Experience

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Additional Criteria

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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.

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: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address: Melbury Lodge, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5DG, United Kingdom Employer's website: https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details For questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager, Samantha Neale, [e-mail]

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

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.