Charge Nurse

Job overview

PICU and Ward 4 Becklin are recruiting a Charge Nurse to help lead their dynamic and supportive teams. If you are an experienced band 5 staff nurse or are an established band 6 nurse looking for a new challenge then this is the job for you. Within this role you will lead the team in a busy, energetic and ever changing ward. No two days are the same and you will always feel like you are making a difference for the better after every shift.

Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust are committed to the wellbeing of their staff and this is echoed within the acute inpatient service.

We are looking to recruit an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse who is compassionate, creative, and flexible in their approach to delivering individualised, person-centred care. The successful applicant will have good knowledge of the Care Programme Approach, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, person-centred care-planning and complex risk assessment/management. They will demonstrate leadership qualities and excellent organisational skills and the ability to develop and mentor staff within the team, working alongside the Clinical Team Manager ensuring that the ward continues to provide the highest standards of care and is effective operationally. Assisting in the leadership of the service, they will be expected to contribute toward the management and supervision of the team.

Main duties of the job

On a day-to-day basis, the Charge Nurse will be expected to perform inpatient nursing duties, such as taking charge of the ward, medication, MDT meetings and one to one activities with service users. In addition, working at a more senior level, they provide leadership and management support to the ward alongside the Clinical Team Manager, which includes deputising in their absence, assisting with supervision, appraisal, staff development and

clinical governance as well as overseeing caseload management and providing leadership and guidance to all members of the team.

If successful, you will be encouraged and supported to develop your own specialist skills, knowledge and competence through participation, reflection, supervision and training, with a strong focus on service improvement and individual professional development planning.

Staff are expected to work a full range of shifts across a 24hr, 7 day shift pattern which includes nights and weekends.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Professional qualification of Registered Nurse (Mental Health).
• Extensive experience of working in partnership with service users experiencing severe and enduring mental health problems, carers and other agencies.
• Will have evidence of continuous professional development and be actively involved in management supervision, clinical supervision and appraisal.
• Provides strong and supportive leadership to the team and is committed to continually developing leadership attributes.
• Have a good working knowledge of psychological approaches in mental health
• Has a positive concept of the contribution of nursing, understands the nursing role in the multi-disciplinary team and the therapeutic potential for nurses.
• Demonstrates experience and skill in assessing and formulating recovery focused treatment plans and Care Programmes.
• Extensive experience in carrying out complex interventions, will demonstrate that these skills are maintained and shares those skills with other team members.
• Has experience and knowledge of assessing and managing complex risks, in collaboration with service users, carers, MDT and partner agencies
• Is able to demonstrate a high level of understanding of the national and local mental health and social care agenda and be able contribute to service development initiatives.
• Can demonstrate a working knowledge of clinical, teaching and leadership skills and can demonstrate evidence to support same.
• Can demonstrate excellent prioritisation and delegation skills