Employer South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bethlem Royal Hospital Town Beckenham Salary £44,485 - £52,521 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 06/05/2026 23:59
Clinical Charge Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role.We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
Gresham 2 is a 20 bedded male acute ward located on historic Bethlem Royal Hospital site. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical Charge Nurse to join our well-established team within Croydon Acute Care Service.
The Clinical Charge Nurse’s role is suitable for Registered Mental Nurses who have successfully completed preceptorship, gained relevant post qualification experience and have registered as an approved NMC Practice Assessor.
The successful candidate is expected to work with the ward team and the manager in providing high-quality nursing care and leadership. He/she will be a highly skilled and well-motivated individual with considerable experience of working in a dynamic acute mental health service.
The post holder will be responsible for implementing and monitoring all policies and ensuring that the ward functions in line with the Trust and the ward’s philosophy of providing respectful compassionate care that is of the highest quality.
The post holder will also ensure that supervision and appraisal systems are robustly implemented and that the care provided is of the highest possible standard in line with the service’s clinical governance framework.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of a MDT you will have excellent communication skills and team working abilities. A key role of the Clinical Charge Nurse is to lead by example and be a role model for the nursing team. We are looking for an individual who is able to support junior staff and students in their professional development, through excellent and effective clinical leadership and sharing of knowledge.
You will work very closely with the ward manager to ensure that the unit maintains the highest standard of care provision and safe level of staffing. The post holder will have a role in all aspects of service development and improvement. In return, our service will provide you with high levels of supervision and support during your working career with us and provide you with personal development plans to help you develop in this role.
You will develop confidence in assessing risk on a formal and informal basis and be able to balance this effectively with acting in the least restrictive way, fostering a safe yet therapeutic service.
It is essential you have an understanding of the challenges that face nurses caring for individual's with mental health difficulties today and be able to demonstrate resilience and empathy. Most important to us is that you have a commitment and passion to want to be part of an excellent service.
You will be expected to participate in day-today patient care and undertake Duty Senior Nurse (DSN) duties following completion of the relevant training.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
* Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
* Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
* Car lease,our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
* Accommodation,our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
* NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
* Counselling services
* Long service awards
* Cycle to work scheme
* Season ticket loan
* Staff restaurants
The Royal Bethlem Hospital provides a pleasant working environment with unique and expansive grounds, free parking, a Green Room for relaxation, regular health and wellbeing events.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse
Experience
* Experience of researchbased/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice
* Significant relevant clinical experience
* Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
* Experience of assessing physical health needs in a mental health setting
* Knowledge of clinical governance and audit
* Experience of engaging / supporting clinical research projects
* Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas Eg. Quality Improvement initiative
Skills and Abilities
* Provides quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs and demonstrates an inclusive approach
* Teaching ability - Able to communicate and present concepts and information to a group effectively
* Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations.
* Evidence of leadership within current workplace (eg. Involvement/leading QI project)
* Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and take appropriate action with minimal supervision
* We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity
* Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
Minimum of 2 years of working as an RMN
* Minimum of 2 years of working as an RMN
The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:
* Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
* Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
* We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity
SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe’
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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