Main area Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 Inpatient hours) Job ref 367-LD&F-101218
Employer Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Broadland Clinic - Little Plumstead Hospital - Town Norwich Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Annual bonus of £6000 applies to this role. Salary period Yearly Closing 03/05/2026 23:59
Charge Nurse *£6000 Recruitment/Retention Payment
NHS AfC: Band 6
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
HPFT is committed to investing in and developing staff. We are now able to recruit additional experienced registered nurses to the team at the Broadland Clinic, Little Plumstead Hospital, Norfolk, NR13 5EW. We are looking for Learning Disabilities Nurses and Mental Health Nurses to join our hard working and committed team.
As a Charge Nurse you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of a learning disability assessment and treatment service and will assist the Team Leader in maintaining effective team working processes. Charge Nurses must be able to exercise a considerable degree of initiative, possess mature judgment and maintain a calm, friendly and efficient manner when dealing with patients, their relatives, colleagues, visitors and external professionals.
The post involves 24-hour rotation. We offer extra payments for unsocial hours worked and a recruitment and retention premium (RRP) of £6,000 per year on top of the Band 6 salary (subject to terms and conditions).
For informal enquiries contact Chris Hobley, Service Manager - c.hobley@nhs.net or calling 01603 711132.
Main duties of the job
Clinical & Job Responsibilities
* Will function as a supervisor to named nurse as allocated, taking
responsibility for ensuring that named nurses formulate appropriate
care plans.
* Will ensure all staff are fully conversant with all aspects regarding the service user's care and treatment.
* Will identify the individual care needs of allocated service users, plan, implement and evaluate all care programmes in conjunction with the
unit's nursing team and the MDT.
* Will maintain close liaison with all department\staff involved in a service user's care and report on progress and effectiveness to the MDT.
* Will participate in ward rounds, case conference, etc and will prepare reports on service users as required.
* Will be aware of all policy documents and legal requirements
concerning the unit and ensure that these are adhered to, eg MHA,
administration of drugs and implement appropriately.
* Will demonstrate and serve as an example for all clinical activities to
appropriate grades of staff.
* Will be fully conversant and ensure compliance with NMC codes of
conduct and practice, relevant legislation and policies and procedures.
* To participate in assessment, with management, care planning, and
review of all individuals referred to unit as appropriate, with the relevant discipline
NB - The post holder is required to maintain current registration with the NMC.
Working for our organisation
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 4000 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:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility
* Will exercise leadership and develop a good working relationship with colleagues in the MDT and the unit as a whole.
* To ensure that the Trust policies/procedures, NMC guidelines and
protocols are adhered to at all times.
* To monitor and review sickness/absence, in partnership with the team leader.
* To participate in the recruitment and selection of junior staff.
* To participate in positive, regular clinical supervision and formal appraisal systems in line with the Trust policy.
* To contribute to the orientation/induction programmes for new staff and to the training/development programmes for all staff and students.
* Ensuring the physical environment is conducive to developing and
maintaining a therapeutic environment consistent with the well being of both service-users and staff.
* To develop regular teaching sessions within the clinical environment.
* To act as a mentor to student nurses, providing ongoing support.
* To act as site nurse in charge out of hours on a rotational basis
* Will be required to act up in the absence of the Team Leader.
* To take charge of the Unit as required.
Person specification
Educational achievements, qualifications, and training
* RMN/RLDN or Dip/ Bsc (Hons) in Mental Health/ Learning Disability Nursing
* ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship
Experience
* Relevant experience at Band 5.
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Experience of working in other secure services
Job related attitude and skills
* Ability to communicate effectively within a multi- professional team.
* 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, empathic or reassuring skills are required.
* Ability to deal with distressing circumstances and challenging behaviour.
* Experience of risk assessment and management.
* Ability to cope with an unpredictable work pattern and frequent interruptions.
* Understanding of legal frameworks such as MHA.
* Implementing quality improvement initiatives.
Personal Qualities
* Ability to work flexibly according to client / service needs.
* Receptive to changing environments and an ability to promote positive approaches to implementing changes according to service and client need.
* Ability to remain calm in difficult situations.
* Positive approach to work
About us
HPFT supports people with mental ill health, learning disabilities and autism across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Norfolk and Essex. We employ around 4,500 people who deliver these services within the community and in inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services and medium and low secure learning disabilities services. We have operated as a NHS Foundation Trust since our authorisation in August 2007.
If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Additional Information
HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services.
The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.
Infection Control
All our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures which could include wearing a mask on all our Trust sites and in all roles
AI Usage Guidance
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For further information, please refer to the Trust’s guidance on AI usage document which can be found below.
Visa, Immigration and Sponsorship
As a Trust we will offer sponsorship to roles which require professional registration, unfortunately, if you apply for a role that is outside of that your application will not be considered for the role. If you hold a different visa type, you must have a minimum of 2 years on your current visa to be considered for a role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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