Charge Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
The role of the Charge Nurse is to provide senior nursing leadership to the ward nursing team in support of the Ward Manager. They will have clinical experience and leadership that provides expertise and confidence to the nursing team and ward overall. They will have defined delegated responsibilities from the Ward Manager; having 20% a week protected time for their management duties and have supervisory responsibilities for an agreed group of staff.
Main duties of the job
- Works as Senior Nurse in a Ward or equivalent area ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, their families and visitors.
- Apply relevant policies and statutory requirements within the ward and hospital framework of governance and communicates requirements to the wider team.
- Ensures that risk is assessed and managed across the immediate and wider working environment and that statutory requirements are met.
- Respects and applies the requirements of diversity and inclusion, promoting and role modelling these across the team.
- Identifies deficits in skill mix and safe staffing levels and acts to address these.
- Supervises a defined group of team members and contributes to their overall CPD, mandatory training and appraisal
About us
Priory Stockton Hall is a long-serving medium secure hospital based in a quiet but well-connected village near the historic city of York. It serves the local Provider Collaborative and multiple National Collaboratives, depending on clinical need, and has had a long-running record of successful patient pathways.
Job responsibilities
- Acts as a role model to promote a culture of learning development, inquiry and a team vision.
- Actively supports Junior Staff and student nurses on placement on the ward
- Implements, monitors and evaluates therapeutic interventions within an overall care programme, enabling people with mental health and or learning disability needs to develop coping strategies.
- Actively supports and contributes to effective Multi-Disciplinary Working.
- Engages in collaborative problem solving, supporting and encouraging clients to take ownership of issues, identify problems and to develop solutions to them based on their own needs and preferences.
- Contributes to the process of collaboratively assessing and acting on risks of harm, danger and abuse.
- Is named nurse for a small group of patients, and Associate nurse when required when on duty, and is a regular shift leader.
- Provides Clinical Supervision to a group of defined nursing staff.
- Undertakes Lead roles for the ward, as agreed with the Ward manager.
- Deputises for the Ward manager as and when required.
- Adheres to all National, Company and local standards, policies and procedures.
- Participates in recruitment and retention of staff on the ward and hospital when required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Active Registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council, meeting the requirements of Revalidation
- Trained Assessor/Supervisor
- Clinical Supervision experience essential, training desirable
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development and intent to maintain and develop Continued professional development and leadership
- At least 18 Months 2 years experience post-registration
- Demonstrable expertise within a clinical speciality
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Priory Healthcare
Address
Stockton Hall Hospital
The Village
Stockton On The Forest
York
YO32 9UN
Employer's website
https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
