Charge Nurse
The closing date is 09 June 2026
If you love a challenge, have a passion to support others or are simply looking for a new opportunity then HPFTs Specialist Learning Disability Services are waiting to hear from you.
Elm Ward, Kingsley Green is an 8 bedded Assessment and Treatment Unit for people with Learning Disabilities and is looking for caring and compassionate Nurses to come and join our team.
As our new Charge nurse, you will be welcomed into a safe and reassuring team, who inspire and encourage one another in being the best version of themselves for the benefit of those we care for.
Main duties of the job
This is a challenging but exciting opportunity that will enable development in specific skills such as leadership and communication. This opportunity will be perfect for someone who is looking to work in a rewarding environment where no two days are the same.
Under the direction of the Team Leader, you will provide comprehensive professional and effective leadership, as well as clinical advice and expertise. Working hours involve shifts, including some nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Our service-users are our number one priority, and the multidisciplinary staff team are committed to creating a safe, supportive environment in which we can deliver the best quality care.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Job responsibilities
In your new role you will:
* Take charge of the unit in the absence of the Team Leader and should instruct/demonstrate knowledge and skills to junior staff
* Identify the individual care needs of allocated service users, plan, implement and evaluate all care programmes in conjunction with the units nursing team and the MDT
* Participate in ward rounds, case conference and other meetings and will prepare reports on service users as required.
For more detailed information on the position, please access the Job Description and Person Specification documents provided.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
* RMN / RLDN or Dip / BSc (Hons) in Mental Health / Learning Disability Nursing
* ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
* Post registration experience at Band 5
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Experience of working in other clinical settings
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
* Ability to communicate effectively within a multi-professional team
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
* Detailed knowledge and understanding of psychiatric / mental health diagnosis and treatments
* Confidence to work autonomously, use own initiative and make decisions in complex situations.
* Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive, or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathetic or reassuring skills are required
* Experience of risk assessment and management
* Understanding of legal framework MHA, MCA, DoLs, safeguarding and social factors involved in care
* Implementing quality improvement initiatives
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum, pro rata (inclusive of 5% HCAS)
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