Charge Nurse

Job overview

Hi, I’m Emily,  Foxhall Houses' Clinical Team Leader I would like to take this opportunity to get you on board this exciting opportunity to join our team and make a difference, where we are looking for a Band 6 Nurse. This is a team with a wealth of experienced colleagues who are focused on recovery and making a difference thereby has a positive impact on the quality of life for our service users.

We work hard to make sure we provide quality, evidence-based and collaborative care in all of the areas we cover.  This role will include interaction and communication with a wide scope of people including service users, health and social care staff, medical and carers.

So, are you someone who is passionate about delivering compassionate and individualised care, driving quality improvement and able to provide clinical leadership within an inpatient mental health setting?  If you have the qualities described above then we want you to think about coming to be a part of our team.

Main duties of the job

We are openly welcoming people from a diverse clinical background who poses a vast experience in different areas of mental health.  Wealth of skills and expertise in mental health will be valued and career progression will be supported within our line management and appraisal structures.

Are you a highly motivated, passionate, and skilled Mental Health Nurse? Do you believe in keeping Service Users and Carers at the heart of everything you do? Are you interested in developing your leadership skills whilst in a clinical role? Would you like to work in well supported, dynamic, enthusiastic recovery focused multi-disciplinary Low Secure team? Do you believe in co-production and embrace its principles? Within this role you will be involved in working alongside the MDT, working within the confines of a robust co-produced care plan that meets the individual service users’ needs whilst managing any risk factors for the individual or others. The recovery focused approach allows an opportunity to work collaboratively with carers, relatives, and other third-party agencies. In addition, this role will focus on proactively supporting reintegration back into the community, linking with third party services such as housing, drug and alcohol, attending all the necessary reviews and professional meetings as scheduled.

Please note this role requires Shift work of day and night shifts covering a 24/7 working week.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!