Job summary
This role is a great opportunity for your professional development and will expose you to a very distinctive yet rewarding environment with a close knit team supporting you all the way.
As a Charge Nurse you will be fully supported and encouraged to develop your clinical skills; you will be offered unparalleled training and development opportunities alongside CPD and you will have the ambition and drive to promote high performance standards both individually and as a team, in order to achieve Trust's objectives.
We would welcome applications from an RMN/RNLD who would like to experience working with multi-disciplinary teams. The person we are looking for should possess excellent team working skills, be patient focused and embracing of the Trust values. You will have in-depth post qualification experience at Band 5 working in Mental Health and will possess demonstrable leadership skills; you will be ready to take the next step in your career and will have evidence of CPD.
Southfield provides specialist care and treatment for people with serious mental illness in a secure environment who are detained under the Mental Health Act. Service users are aged between 18 -- 65 years old, male and female, and may have either committed a criminal offence, or have challenging behaviour. The main purpose of the unit is to assist Service Users to understand and manage their own mental health, so that where possible, they can be reintegrated back into the community.
Main duties of the job
As a Charge Nurse you will take charge of a ward regularly and accept duties as delegated by
the clinical ward manager. You will support the management of a ward including the
deployment, supervision, teaching of staff/students and resources.
You will be responsible for assessing individual care needs and develop, implement and
evaluate programmes of care as well as setting standards of care and you will take
responsibility for the management, deployment and supervision of junior staff in the unit
throughout the span of duty when on night duty.
Job responsibilities
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.
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This advert is for Charge Nurse - Southfield with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £39,959 to £48,117 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Jun 2026.
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