Charge Nurse - Mental Health (Dean)

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Gloucester is looking for a Band 6 Charge Nurse to enhance their dedicated team. The successful candidate will be an experienced mental health nurse who is committed to delivering compassionate care and effective leadership. Responsibilities include assessing and implementing interventions for service users in acute mental health and facilitating early discharge from hospital. If you are passionate about making a real difference, apply now!

Qualifications

• Experienced mental health nurse.
• Ability to lead and support colleagues.
• Knowledge of evidence-based interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and interventions for service users.
• Facilitate early discharge from hospital.
• Support clinical governance initiatives.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Leadership

Compassionate care

Education

Registered Nurse (Mental Health)

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated caring, compassionate and committed Band 6 Charge Nurse 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:

• Provide assessment and implementation of evidence-based interventions for service users who are experiencing common, acute mental health and longer-term recovery needs
• 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
• Support clinical governance initiatives at ward / hospital level

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