Charge Nurse

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Looking for a new challenge working in mental health care? Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust (NHFT) has 2 permanent Band 6 Charge Nurse Vacancies at the forest centre.

The Forest Centre is a purpose built facility for those aged over 65 with mental health difficulties. There are two wards comprising of an 8 bedded Organic ward and a 16 bedded functional ward. NHFT is rated 'Outstanding' in the last CQC Inspection and staff will be supported to develop new skills through training and development.

The Forest Centreare looking for an individual who can demonstrate leadership skills andhas a genuine interest and desire to care for older adults. We require staff that are compassionate and empathetic to the needs of our service users and carers. The ideal candidate will have 12 months post -registration experience at band 5 and will have completed a mentorship qualification.

As a 24-hour service, the successful candidate will be expected to work shifts including weekends and night duty. This role involves holding allocated CTL (Clinical Team Leader) role for St Mary's on rotation. The ideal candidate will be mentored within this part of the role and given support.

There is a strong emphasis on a multi-disciplinary approach to care, which is highly focused on service user needs; therefore, team working, and effective communication skills are essential. Staff will be required to engage in the provision of activities to promote well-being.

Main duties of the job

There are four key responsibilities of the Charge Nurse Role:

Leadership Management
Practice and Service Development
Education and Training
Communication

The successful candidate will possess excellent interpersonal skills, be highly motivated with a positive person-centred approach, as well as being able to motivate and developothers. Other skills required for the role are to be reliable and have resilience to working in a busy and at times stressful environment. The ability to undertakeLow level interventions and Breakaway training is essential.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

21 July 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TD408-MH

Job locations

The Forest Centre, St Mary's Hospital

77 London Road,

Kettering

NN15 7PW

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Band 5 experience 1 year minimum
Older Adult Experience

Desirable

Mentorship

Knowledge

Essential

NMC Registration Mental Health

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Band 5 experience 1 year minimum
Older Adult Experience

Desirable

Mentorship

Knowledge

Essential

NMC Registration Mental Health

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.