Charge Nurse - Wren ward

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT); Radlett; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Charge Nurse for Wren Ward to provide local clinical leadership and oversee care for older people with mental health needs.

The post holder will supervise junior staff, contribute to departmental projects, and support ongoing CPD and career progression within a high-standard, person-centred care environment.

Qualifications

• Current nursing registration with the NMC.
• Experience in senior nursing roles preferred.
• Ability to supervise and mentor junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for service users.
• Teach nursing and non-nursing personnel.
• Maintain clinical standards and team systems under supervision.
• Deputise for the Team Leader when required.
• Manage ward resources and create a supportive clinical environment.

Education

Nurse registration

Job description

Wren ward is a 16 bedded unit, we are dedicated at providing care and treatment for Functional and Frail Older People with mental health needs. This is an opportunity for you to join a team that is providing high standard person-centered care. Leadership skills, effective time management and intergrated working skills are essential, as are excellent communication skills and a commitment to the principles of effective team working.

The post holder will be responsible for the supervision of junior staff and students, as well as contributing to departmental projects and Trust improvement projects.

We will support you in developing your clinical skills. We are committed to developing staff through regular supervision, appraisals, support in CPD and opportunities for career progression.

The Charge Nurses’ key role is to provide local clinical leadership to the team under the direction of the team leader.

The Charge Nurse Will

• Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for service users.
• Be Required To Teach Other Nursing And Non-nursing Personnel.
• Be a role model through their own good practise.
• Be responsible for maintaining clinical standards, and team systems under the direction of the team leader.
• Assist the team leader in maintaining effective team working processes, including outcome measures.
• Be expected to deputise for the Team Leader in their absence.
• To manage the ward/unit resources and clinical environment during their shift.

All staff should comply with the Trust’s Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

Key Relationships

• The post holder must foster good working relationship with all grades of staff within the MDT and the wider Trust.
• The post holder should be friendly but maintain professional approach and behaviour.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 4500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

Our Trust Values Are

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

• Welcoming.
• Kind.
• Positive.
• Respectful.
• Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?