South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Charge Nurse

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Job summary

Virginia Woolf is looking for a positive and proactive, Clinical Charge Nurse to join the ward. Virginia Woolf is a 16 bedded female acute ward .

Working as part of the clinical team the post holder will make appropriate use of the latest evidence-based practice to deliver person centred care across all inpatient wards. The post holder with be part of the Quality Improvement ethos to work with the team to continually improve the service to enable the best possible patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

Liaising and working positively with members of the multi- disciplinary team and partner.

Safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, report all incidents following trust

Leading and supporting/teaching junior staff on risk assessment and risk management that involves making decisions based on knowledge of the research evidence.

Undertaking 1-1 engagement with service users in an honest, open and non- judgmental

Lead in nursing practice that develops care plans to reflect service user needs and relevant patient care documentation working in partnership with service users, wider MDT and family/carers.

Ensuring the physical health monitoring of service users clinical and follow the escalation procedure when signs of deterioration are observed.

Carrying out clinical audit of every patients to ensure nursing duties are comprehensively completed and up-to-date.

Take a lead role on DCCM & Right Care Agenda to ensure quality care delivery in line with the NICE guidelines and the Nursing and Midwifery code of conducts.

To be a role model for good conduct and professional practice, and deputize for the ward manager when on annual leave or not available on duty

Mastery of the healthroster management with fairness for rota and shift allocation that promotes safe staffing and skill mix

To be the charge nurse on duty and ensure smooth operation of the nursing duties within the ward's allocated budget

About us

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 feel valued and appreciated and that is 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.
  • Work life balance,flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
  • 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 benefit from competitive deals to lease cars
  • Accommodation,our staff benefit fromkeyworker housing which is available on selected sites
  • NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

  • Counselling services
  • Wellbeing events
  • Long service awards
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Childcare vouchers
  • Staff restaurants

Details

Date posted

06 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£44,806 to £53,134 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-NUR-6655148-LF

Job locations

Ladywell Unit

Lewisham High Street, Lewisham SE13 6LW

London

SE13 6LW


Job description

Job 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.

Job description

Job 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

Education and Qualification

Essential

  • Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
  • Mentorship qualification

Desirable

  • Master's degree

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of research based/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 and evidence of continuous professional development
  • Experience as a preceptor / mentor

Desirable

  • Experience of taking responsibility for a ward / clinical unit.
  • Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas. Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas.

Knowledge / skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of clinical governance and audit.
  • Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs, without close supervision Teaching ability Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations. Approachable
  • Forms very effective working relationships with colleagues Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity

Desirable

  • Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and take appropriate action without a predetermined framework
Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

  • Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
  • Mentorship qualification

Desirable

  • Master's degree

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of research based/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 and evidence of continuous professional development
  • Experience as a preceptor / mentor

Desirable

  • Experience of taking responsibility for a ward / clinical unit.
  • Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas. Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas.

Knowledge / skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of clinical governance and audit.
  • Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs, without close supervision Teaching ability Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations. Approachable
  • Forms very effective working relationships with colleagues Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity

Desirable

  • Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and take appropriate action without a predetermined framework

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).

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.

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

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ladywell Unit

Lewisham High Street, Lewisham SE13 6LW

London

SE13 6LW


Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ladywell Unit

Lewisham High Street, Lewisham SE13 6LW

London

SE13 6LW


Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Amy Fornah

amy.fornah@slam.nhs.uk

02032280219

Details

Date posted

06 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£44,806 to £53,134 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-NUR-6655148-LF

Job locations

Ladywell Unit

Lewisham High Street, Lewisham SE13 6LW

London

SE13 6LW


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