Charge Nurse - Low Secure Unit, Hollins Park (Warrington)
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Job summary
We are looking for a Charge Nurse to work within our Secure Care Division.
The post will be based at Hollins Park, however moving forward they may be mobilised to other areas within the division. The post will be subject to a Recruitment and Retention Premium of £1200 per annum.
The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate strong leadership, compassion and empathy to our patients, improving the quality of care and service delivery within a Secure Mental Illness inpatient environment.
Secure Care Division is responsible for specialised secure mental health and learning disability services. Working across the Secure Division as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of high standards of care and treatment to a challenging group of service users.
We are looking to recruit people with a genuine interest in working in Mental Health, who is caring and self motivated, who works well in a team and who understands the importance of maintaining good quality care to achieve the best outcomes for patients.
Main duties of the job
Charge nurses will model the Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm and Support in progressing the Trust ambition to achieve perfect care for our patient group.
As a charge nurse you will operate as the clinical focus for day to day planning of treatment, risk assessment and management of the quality of care delivered to the patient group by a team of nurses, carrying continuous responsibility for care and safety issues during hours of duty.
It will be within your responsibility to maintain an overview of all cases allocated to internal care co-ordinators/case managers/care workers.
You will organise and supervise on a day to day basis the work of the nursing staff ensuring that professional standards are maintained.
Full details of the job are included within the Job description and personal specification.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Details
Date posted
16 January 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
350-SEC4896429-A
Job locations
Hollins Park Hospital
Hollins Lane
Warrington
WA2 8WA
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hollins Park Hospital
Hollins Lane
Warrington
WA2 8WA
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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