Charge Nurse

Job overview

Are you ready to take the next step in your mental health career? Orchid Ward offers you a supportive and dynamic environment where you can expand your skills, knowledge, and confidence as a Charge Nurse. We understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why we offer flexible shift patterns, including short days (7.5 hours), long days (12 hours), and night shifts (10.75 hours).

About Orchid Ward:

Orchid Ward, based at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading, is an acute admission mental health ward for older adults experiencing the acute phase of functional mental illnesses such as bipolar affective disorder, depression, and psychosis. We actively participate in the national Culture of Care initiative, ensuring a compassionate, healing environment where dignity is maintained, lived experience is valued, and individuals regain a sense of purpose in their lives. The hospital is conveniently located near Reading town centre, with excellent public transport links and on-site parking.

Who We’re Looking For:

We’re seeking an experienced Mental Health Nurse with previous experience in an acute mental health setting, preferably working with older adults. If you have leadership experience or a strong desire to develop in this area, along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, we’d love to hear from you.

Applications for this role will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early.

Main duties of the job

• You will already have substantial experience of working as a mental health nurse in acute setting with the ability to supervise and coach junior staff.

• You will have a passion for develop your leadership skills and to have wider range of responsibilities to develop your skillset further.

• You have a passion for caring, a warm personality, wanting to be part of a team and the resilience to help us transform our patients’ lives.

• With great communication and people skills, you will ensure that patient dignity is always maintained.

• Collaborating with our warm, friendly and enthusiastic team, you can play your part in helping us achieve our ambitions to become a ‘Centre of Excellence’.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• 1.     UK NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse. 2.     Significant experience in a mental health setting 3.     Mentorship qualification. 4.     Evidence of continuing professional development and portfolio of evidence available

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Gugu Nkomo on 01189605336 or email [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Gugu Nkomo on 01189605336 or email me on [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.