Charge Nurse - Mental Health

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for dedicated Band 6 Charge Nurses to join their compassionate team. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of individuals facing acute mental health challenges. As a Charge Nurse, you will lead with empathy and professionalism, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care and supporting patients through their recovery journey. Your expertise will be vital in implementing evidence-based interventions and facilitating smooth transitions between care services. If you are passionate about mental health and ready to take on a leadership role, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience as a mental health nurse with a focus on acute care.
• Ability to implement evidence-based interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and evidence-based interventions for service users.
• Facilitate early discharge and manage handovers of mental health care.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

Leadership

Patient Care

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

We are now seeking highly motivated, caring, compassionate, and committed Band 6 Charge Nurses to complement our current team of professionals. As the ideal candidate for this post, you would be an experienced mental health nurse seeking an opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives through effective positive leadership and a passion for helping those experiencing an acute mental health concern.

The purpose of this role is to:

1. Provide assessment and implementation of evidence-based interventions for service users who are experiencing common, acute mental health and longer-term recovery needs.
2. Facilitate early discharge from hospital and respond to agencies requiring assessment of users who are being considered for immediate psychiatric hospitalisation, handover of mental health care between primary and secondary services and vice versa.
3. Support clinical governance initiatives at ward / hospital level.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.