Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Charge Nurse

The closing date is 19 October 2025

Job summary

Beach Ward are looking for a band 6 charge nurse to work as part of an exciting, patient focussed dynamic team.

We are looking for an experienced nurse who is passionate about providing high quality care. You must have excellent communication skills. While experience of working with older persons is desirable we would also welcome applications from nurses with transferable skills.

Beach ward is located at the Julian hospital. Beach ward is an older persons organic inpatient service, focusing on specialist care for our service users. We work closely with family, carers, service users and external agencies to provide high quality care. Beach ward is a male unit with 13 beds.

The successful applicant will receive support and mentorship as well as bespoke training to complement existing experience.

Main duties of the job

You will work supportively and collaboratively with the Clinical Team Leader ensuring the effective management of the ward in all respects, environmental, financial and clinical in so far as this relates to nursing practice.

Your duties will also include the planning and delivery of direct patient care with appropriate supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary team.

As a senior nurse you will be expected to provide a clinical leadership to staff in various areas of practice, adhering to the philosophy and clinical skills base of the unit.

You will monitor nursing practice on a day to day basis and ensure that nursing compliments the practice of other professionals.

You will be a crucial part of working collaboratively within our MDT, providing holistic care packages for individuals and families on the ward.

You will also be required to work shifts across a 24-hour period in order to meet the needs of the service and actively participate in duty senior nurse roster for the Julian Hospital.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Details

Date posted

08 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-CEN7504966

Job locations

Beach ward

Julian Hospital, Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant post registration experience in a mental health setting

Desirable

  • Management / leadership of junior staff

Qualifications

Essential

  • RMN
  • Completion of the preceptorship
  • Post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience
  • Signed off as a mentor/supervisor

Desirable

  • Mentorship

Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to effectively prioritise and delegate workload as required

Desirable

  • Ability to supervise others
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant post registration experience in a mental health setting

Desirable

  • Management / leadership of junior staff

Qualifications

Essential

  • RMN
  • Completion of the preceptorship
  • Post-graduate diploma or equivalent experience
  • Signed off as a mentor/supervisor

Desirable

  • Mentorship

Skills

Essential

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to effectively prioritise and delegate workload as required

Desirable

  • Ability to supervise others

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Beach ward

Julian Hospital, Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TD


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Beach ward

Julian Hospital, Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TD


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Manager

Dawn Fisk

dawn.fisk@nsft.nhs.uk

01603978233

Details

Date posted

08 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-CEN7504966

Job locations

Beach ward

Julian Hospital, Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TD


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