Overview
Being a Charge Nurse is more than helping to manage a team.
It’s supporting a leader, being an expert, supporting and embracing a positive culture, providing guidance, nurturing talent, and most importantly, looking after everyone within the ward.
If you agree, then you’re the Charge Nurse we’re looking for.
Responsibilities
What you will be doing: With experience from the NHS or private care, you will support the Ward Manager to lead the nursing team in providing high‑quality care and support to adult women in a medium, and low secure, and psychiatric intensive care (PICU) environment, who have Personality Disorder and Mental Health conditions, while also supporting your colleagues and promoting good teamwork.
As a Charge Nurse, you will empower recovery and deliver supervision to staff across the ward to deliver great healthcare.
You will work alongside the senior Nurse and Ward Manager to co‑ordinate the on‑call service and manage the ward budgets, and lead by example, acting as a role model to all members of the nursing team, leading care teams and creating a positive learning environment that makes a difference and changes lives for the better.
Other duties include:
* Providing Clinical Leadership and expertise
* Providing leadership and guidance to support a unified service and engaged workforce
* Ensuring that high standards are in place, followed and improved in accordance within the Clinical Governance framework
* Utilising and supervising all nursing staff effectively
* Being an expert resource on Nursing care of service users within the specialism and hold a key role in the multidisciplinary team
* Maintaining a positive and collaborative environment to allow ward members to reach their potential and maximise their ability to provide high‑quality care, staff welfare and staff training
* Designated to take charge of the ward in the Ward Manager’s absence
Qualifications
Things that you will have:
* A relevant nursing qualification
* NMC registration
* A positive attitude and be naturally caring and compassionate
* A commitment to high‑quality care and to values and evidence‑based practice
* Relevant experience in a similar environment
* Proven track record of leadership skills
Work Location
Location: Arbury Court, Townfield Lane, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 8TR. Join the multidisciplinary team at Arbury Court and provide care and treatment for adult women in medium, and low secure, and psychiatric intensive care (PICU) environments, who have Personality Disorder and Mental Health conditions.
Benefits
* Annual base salary of £45,641
* The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
* Birthday off
* Option to buy additional annual leave
* Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
* Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely‑Vate
* Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work‑life balance
* Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
* Life Assurance
* Instant access to earned wages when needed, plus ability to save directly from your wages alongside financial wellbeing support
* 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion
* Enhanced Maternity Package
* Pension contribution
* Subsidised meals and onsite free parking
EEO and Eligibility
All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users.
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