Job summary
Are you looking for a fulfilling and challenging Nursing role? Do you have what it takes to lead a team? Look no further, we have just the role for you!
We are currently seeking an experienced and highly skilled Band 6 Charge Nurse to join our dynamic Multi-Disciplinary Team within Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) at Forest House. Forest House is a 14 bedded inpatient unit for 12-18 year olds suffering with emotional, behavioural and psychiatric problems. The unit offers young people a 24-hour, 7 day a week service, assessing, treating and evaluating care through a variety of therapeutic techniques, family work, individual work, group work and the day-to-day milieu.
Please note we are recruiting for two positions. 2 x permanent positions and 1 x fixed term position for 10 monthscovering maternity leave until January 2026.
Main duties of the job
As the Charge Nurse you will be expected to:
- Play a key leadership role in delivering exceptional patient care to our young people, while also supporting and mentoring junior nursing staff.
- Highly motivated and proactive nursing professional with a strong background in an inpatient setting, as well as strong leadership and communication skills.
- To act as the lead nurse / care co-ordinators for a group of young people within an inpatient setting.
- To deputise for the team leader in their absence.
- Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care within the multi-disciplinary team. This will include carrying responsibility for the assessment of needs of young people within the service ensuring the treatment and risk management plans are adhered to.
What we can offer:
- A coaching network where trained coaches throughout the Trust are matched with staff of all disciplines to provide a powerful development opportunity
- Leading company discounts and childcare vouchers
- Salary sacrifice schemes enabling staff to drive a new car or bike -saving on tax and insurance included
- Wellbeing activities - from mindfulness to yoga, pilates and our signature craft club join our monthly programme of regular and special events to support your wellbeing
- Gym discounts, including Nuffield Health and David Lloyd.
About us
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 3500 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?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
- To support the Team Manager and Clinical matron in ensuring that key clinical targets are achieved and improved upon, for example CPA and 7-day follow-up.
- To work with clinical teams on performance improvement projects asrequired.
- To demonstrate an understanding of the clinical issues related to Service Users.
- To use the relevant systems as to ensure Forest House meetsrelevant targets.
- To lead and uphold health & safety and infection control standards within the unit.
- To provide clinical and managerial supervision to junior members of staff.
- To participate in clinical and management supervision.
- To lead and coordinate delivery of care to young people.
- To support and ensure treatment plans are followed and reviewedaccordingly
- To follow the Trust policies on administering medication
- To act as a named and associate nurse
- To liaise closely with the unit Housekeeper and other food suppliers in order to ensure the unit has adequate resources to take care of young people.
- To coordinate and participate in clinical audits and other relevant audits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
- To support the Team Manager and Clinical matron in ensuring that key clinical targets are achieved and improved upon, for example CPA and 7-day follow-up.
- To work with clinical teams on performance improvement projects asrequired.
- To demonstrate an understanding of the clinical issues related to Service Users.
- To use the relevant systems as to ensure Forest House meetsrelevant targets.
- To lead and uphold health & safety and infection control standards within the unit.
- To provide clinical and managerial supervision to junior members of staff.
- To participate in clinical and management supervision.
- To lead and coordinate delivery of care to young people.
- To support and ensure treatment plans are followed and reviewedaccordingly
- To follow the Trust policies on administering medication
- To act as a named and associate nurse
- To liaise closely with the unit Housekeeper and other food suppliers in order to ensure the unit has adequate resources to take care of young people.
- To coordinate and participate in clinical audits and other relevant audits.
Person Specification
AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Relevant experience at Band 5, with 1 year in CAMHS
- Registered Nurse Mental Heath or RSCN
- Ability to run groups
- Ability to plan, implement and carry out nursing care
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act
- Awareness of Child Protection
- Relevant Clinical knowledge
- A working knowledge of child development and adolescents
- Up to date working knowledge of child and family problems and disorders
- Emphatic interviewing and counselling skills
- Experience of working with children, adolescents, family and carers
- Ability to manage staff
- Previous experience of managing and supervising junior staff (including those from other professional backgrounds)
- An understanding of the complex nature of eating disorders and associated difficulties.
- Ability to monitor and manage adolescents with eating disorders
- Ability to support and nurse junior staff when dealing with complex eating disorders.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with others
- Ability to think clearly and express self
- Ability to assess reports and clinical information and provide clear and concise information tailored for different audiences
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of psychiatric/mental health diagnosis and treatments
Person Specification
AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Relevant experience at Band 5, with 1 year in CAMHS
- Registered Nurse Mental Heath or RSCN
- Ability to run groups
- Ability to plan, implement and carry out nursing care
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act
- Awareness of Child Protection
- Relevant Clinical knowledge
- A working knowledge of child development and adolescents
- Up to date working knowledge of child and family problems and disorders
- Emphatic interviewing and counselling skills
- Experience of working with children, adolescents, family and carers
- Ability to manage staff
- Previous experience of managing and supervising junior staff (including those from other professional backgrounds)
- An understanding of the complex nature of eating disorders and associated difficulties.
- Ability to monitor and manage adolescents with eating disorders
- Ability to support and nurse junior staff when dealing with complex eating disorders.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with others
- Ability to think clearly and express self
- Ability to assess reports and clinical information and provide clear and concise information tailored for different audiences
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of psychiatric/mental health diagnosis and treatments
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.
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.
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
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Forest House Adolescent Unit, Kingsley Green, Harper Lane, Radlett WD7 9HQ
Kingsley Green, Harper Lane,
Radlett
WD7 9HQ
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
