Charge Nurse - Learning Disabilities

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Ipswich is seeking a Charge Nurse to lead the Clinical Team at the Learning Disability and Autism Wards. Applicants should have a relevant nursing degree, management experience, and a strong commitment to providing quality care. This full-time permanent role includes comprehensive training programs, competitive annual leave, and NHS discounts.

Benefits

Comprehensive training

Career progression

27 days annual leave increasing to 33 days

Qualifications

• Relevant post registration experience in a mental health setting.
• Evidence of management and leadership of junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Support care team and manage ward effectively.
• Demonstrate quality and safety of the ward.
• Provide clear leadership to the in-patient team.

Skills

Leadership skills

Ability to prioritize and delegate

Supervision skills

Education

Nursing degree in Learning Disabilities or Mental Health

Mentorship/supervisor certification

Completion of the preceptorship

Leadership / Management Training

Job description

Exciting opportunities at Walker Close, want to be part of a friendly, excited and energised team?

We have an opportunity for a Charge Nurse (Band 6) to come and support the Clinical leadership at the Learning Disability &/or Autism Wards at Walker Close, Ipswich. We are looking for a senior nurse to provide leadership to the Ward

You will be joining a friendly, motivated and enthusiastic team who are on their journey to outstanding. The wards form part of the acute service for learning disability and autism, along with the Intensive Support Team (IST), who work with people in the community to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions or providing transitional support between services. The acute teams are part of a wider specialist service who all work closely together to create a seamless approach for the clients and their families.

To undertake this role you must hold current RNLD or RMN qualification. We are looking for someone who has knowledge and experience and an interest in working with and supporting people with Learning Disability and/or Autism. In addition, you would need leadership experience of working in a ward environment.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities will include:

• Demonstrating quality and safety of the ward via a strong governance process.
• Escalating any safety concerns and acting to mitigate risks.
• Provide clear junior leadership to the in-patient team and foster a culture of safety and learning.
• Completing supervisions, appraisals, attendance and performance management
• Running of the ward environments in absence of the Clinical Team Lead (CTL)

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 nursing 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 are close to 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.

We can accommodate some flexible working in line with the service need.

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.

Job responsibilities

As Charge Nurse, you will be expected to take responsibility for supporting your care team, working within governance processes to support the implementation of individualised and responsive care.

You will work supportively and collaboratively with the Clinical Team Lead alongside other charge nurses to ensure the effective management of the ward in all respects, environmental and clinical.

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!

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Person Specification

Experience

• Relevant post registration experience in a mental health setting
• Evidence of management and leadership of junior staff

Qualifications

• Nursing degree or equivalent in Learning Disabilities or Mental Health with registration
• Completion of the preceptorship
• Signed off as a mentor/supervisor
• Leadership / Management Training

Skills

• Ability to effectively prioritise and delegate workload as required
• Ability to supervise others

Knowledge

• Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality
• Awareness of security and its impact and willingness to expand knowledge on it

Other

• Fitness to undergo full PMA training and to perform full duties of the post

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.

Bungalows 3 and 4 Learning Disability Assessment and Treatment Inpatients

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

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-ESU7473187

Job locations

Bungalows 3 and 4 Learning Disability Assessment and Treatment Inpatients