Clinical Charge Nurse - PICU

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a substantive post of a Clinical Charge Nurse (Band 6) in our acute and crisis directorate.

Vacancies exist in Tarn Ward at Oxleas House .  Tarn ward is a 14 bedded male, psychiatric intensive care unit  for people currently in crisis and requiring appropriate psychological and pharmaceutical interventions.

You will support the ward manager to lead the management of clinical and risk issues on the ward, emphasising relational security within the unit, such as providing patient choice, collaboration and transparency with a trauma informed care approach.

Your clinical and managerial leadership will recognise the impacts of adverse and traumatic experiences on patients and staff.

The post operates on a shift rota system, including weekends and night work, this is inclusive of the duty senior nurse role.  You will receive staff induction, in-house training, frequent supervision and personal development reviews.

Please note that Oxleas operates a probationary period, further information is available on request.

Main duties of the job

As a Clinical Charge Nurse you will promote and develop clinical leadership and clinical practice and be a positive role model to junior members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care. You will be expected to support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for staff, fostering a positive learning environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Leading and supporting junior staff to deliver person centred care.
• Formulating and documenting a plan of nursing care where possible in partnership with Service Users, carers, family, and friends including personal choices/likes/dislikes/wishes.
• Evaluating and documenting the outcomes of nursing interventions.
• Personal care (bathing, dressing, and grooming).
• Nutrition and hydration (monitor and ensure adequate intake)
• Emotional and social support.
• Leading and supporting junior staff to promote recovery
• Promoting independence
• Engaging with activities of their interest
• Leading and supporting junior staff to risk assess and risk manage
• Undertaking individual risk assessments as per Trust policy
• Engaging in 1-1 sessions, listening, responding, and reporting
• Prevention and management of aggression and violence including providing hands on care to prevent injury to self and others using approved techniques such as PSTS/PMVA after undertaking appropriate training, assessment and deemed competent.
• Recognising service user health deterioration and taking action - monitoring physical health, checking vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temperature, saturation, blood glucose, Glasgow Coma Scale.
• Knowledge of the Early Warning Signs (MEWS/NEWS)
• Reporting incidents as per Trust policy
• Safe use of medical devices
• Implementing safe and therapeutic observations policy levels
• Safe transfer of individuals
• Resuscitation procedure: ILS after undertaking appropriate training, assessment and deemed competent
• Fire warden
• Coordinate junior staff and oversee the admission and discharge of service users, ensuring needs of the patient and service including relevant legislative or required documentation are completed.
• Leading on safeguarding and duty of candour procedures/
• Ensuring that own practice and that of junior staff remains within legal, ethical, and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from peers.
• Attend Ward round and effectively advocate for patients and escalate needs appropriately
• Review of PICU referrals and provide timely recommendations
• Review of Datix and incidents, ensuring shared learning