Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Charge Nurse

The closing date is 26 April 2026

Job summary

We are seeking a confident and compassionate Band 6 Charge Nurse to join Trinity Ward, our 15-bedded female acute psychiatric ward, providing high-quality, trauma-informed care to women experiencing acute mental health difficulties. This is a pivotal leadership role within a supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team, where you will provide visible clinical leadership, coordinate shifts, and support staff to deliver safe, therapeutic, and recovery-focused care in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining ward standards, managing clinical risk, and supporting staff engagement with complex presentations, while fostering a culture of reflective practice, professionalism, and compassion. This post offers an excellent opportunity for a motivated nurse who is passionate about women's mental health and keen to develop their leadership skills within a collaborative and values-driven service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide day to day clinical leadership on an acute inpatient ward, acting as shift coordinator and supporting the delivery of safe, effective nursing care. You will provide professional oversight of nursing practice, support risk management processes, and contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

The role includes supporting and, where appropriate, leading the MDT during day to day ward activity, ensuring effective communication, shared decision making, and coordinated care delivery. You will supervise and support junior staff, deliver clinical supervision, and contribute to staff development through visible leadership on the ward.

You will engage in clinical audit and Quality Improvement activity and support the implementation of service improvements. When required, the post holder will act as Duty Senior Nurse, supporting the coordination and deployment of nursing staff across the unit to ensure safe staffing and continuity of care.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Date posted

13 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-SAC-10999

Job locations

Antelope House

Brintons Terrace

Southampton

Hampshire

SO14 0YG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

1st level registered nurse, RN(MH), RN(LD) with current NMC Registration

Experience

Essential

Postregistration experience within a health and/or social care setting.
Experience of working within an inpatient and/or acute mental health setting.
Demonstrable knowledge and application of a range of models of practice in health and social care, including experience delivering biopsychosocial interventions.
Experience of providing clinical leadership on the ward, including supporting or supervising staff and contributing to the coordination of care.
Experience of contributing to, or engaging with, Quality Improvement and service development activity within a clinical setting.
Working knowledge of current national legislation, professional standards, and regulatory requirements relevant to health and social care, with an understanding of how these are applied in local practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

1st level registered nurse, RN(MH), RN(LD) with current NMC Registration

Experience

Essential

Postregistration experience within a health and/or social care setting.
Experience of working within an inpatient and/or acute mental health setting.
Demonstrable knowledge and application of a range of models of practice in health and social care, including experience delivering biopsychosocial interventions.
Experience of providing clinical leadership on the ward, including supporting or supervising staff and contributing to the coordination of care.
Experience of contributing to, or engaging with, Quality Improvement and service development activity within a clinical setting.
Working knowledge of current national legislation, professional standards, and regulatory requirements relevant to health and social care, with an understanding of how these are applied in local practice.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Antelope House

Brintons Terrace

Southampton

Hampshire

SO14 0YG

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Antelope House

Brintons Terrace

Southampton

Hampshire

SO14 0YG

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)