Charge Nurse - Fixed Term Contract

Job overview

Would you like to join an innovative organisation committed to the best possible care delivered by the best people? Beech Wald is looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic forensic Charge Nurse to join its team in Radlett, Hertfordshire.

Beech Ward is a 15-bed low-secure service for men with mental illnesses and a history of offending behaviour who are at significant risk of causing harm to others. It offers specialist psychological, psychiatric and behavioural therapies and complex specialist rehabilitation to help patients prepare for their return to life in society.

This role is the perfect opportunity for a Mental Health Nurse with in-depth experience at Band 5. It would be ideal for someone seeking a new challenge in a dynamic and rewarding environment where no two days are the same.

Main duties of the job

• Provide local clinical leadership under the direction of the Team Leader.
• Be responsible for the running of an identified clinical area including Key Performance Indicators (PDP, Attendance Management and e-rostering).
• Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of mental and physical health care for service-users.
• Teach other nursing and non-nursing personnel.
• Be a role model through their own good practice.
• 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.
• Deputise for the Team Leader in their absence.
• Manage the unit resources and clinical environment during their shift

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Providing local clinical leadership to the team, and maintaining clinical standards
• Being responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of mental and physical health care for service-users
• Teaching other nursing and non-nursing personnel
• Assisting the Team Leader in maintaining effective team-working processes, and deputising for them in their absence

• e As Charge Nurse on Beech Ward, your responsibilities would include: