Job summary
Would you like to join an innovative organisation committed to the best possible care delivered by the best people? Beech Wald is looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic forensic Charge Nurse to join its team in Radlett, Hertfordshire.
Beech Ward is a 15-bed low-secure service for men with mental illnesses and a history of offending behaviour who are at significant risk of causing harm to others. It offers specialist psychological, psychiatric and behavioural therapies and complex specialist rehabilitation to help patients prepare for their return to life in society.
This role is the perfect opportunity for a Mental Health Nurse with in-depth experience at Band 5. It would be ideal for someone seeking a new challenge in a dynamic and rewarding environment where no two days are the same.
Main duties of the job
Provide local clinical leadership under the direction of the Team Leader.
Be responsible for the running of an identified clinical area including Key Performance Indicators (PDP, Attendance Management and e-rostering).
Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of mental and physical health care for service-users.
Teach other nursing and non-nursing personnel.
Be a role model through their own good practice.
Be responsible for maintaining clinical standards and team systems under the direction of the Team Leader.
Assist the team leader in maintaining effective team-working processes, including outcome measures.
Deputise for the Team Leader in their absence.
Manage the unit resources and clinical environment during their shift
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As Charge Nurse on Beech Ward, your responsibilities would include:
Providing local clinical leadership to the team, and maintaining clinical standards
Being responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of mental and physical health care for service-users
Teaching other nursing and non-nursing personnel
Assisting the Team Leader in maintaining effective team-working processes, and deputising for them in their absence
Job description
Job responsibilities
As Charge Nurse on Beech Ward, your responsibilities would include:
Providing local clinical leadership to the team, and maintaining clinical standards
Being responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of mental and physical health care for service-users
Teaching other nursing and non-nursing personnel
Assisting the Team Leader in maintaining effective team-working processes, and deputising for them in their absence
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- RNMH/RNLD/RMN/RGN
- Registered with NMC
- ENB 998/Mentorship training
- Experience at Band 5
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Experience of working in other clinical settings
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:
Essential
- oThe ability to communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- oThe confidence to work autonomously, use own initiative, and make decisions in complex situations
- oThe ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassuring skills may be required
- oThe ability to deal with distressing circumstances and challenging behaviour
- oAn understanding of the legal (MHA, MCA, DoL), safeguarding and social factors involved in care
- oAn understanding of relational security and of the therapeutic rationale for necessary rules and boundaries
Desirable
- oSpecific applicable clinical skills eg cognitive therapy and anxiety management
- oKnowledge or experience of implementing quality improvement initiatives
- oKnowledge or experience of supporting service-users to manage their physical health and well-being
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- RNMH/RNLD/RMN/RGN
- Registered with NMC
- ENB 998/Mentorship training
- Experience at Band 5
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Experience of working in other clinical settings
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:
Essential
- oThe ability to communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- oThe confidence to work autonomously, use own initiative, and make decisions in complex situations
- oThe ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassuring skills may be required
- oThe ability to deal with distressing circumstances and challenging behaviour
- oAn understanding of the legal (MHA, MCA, DoL), safeguarding and social factors involved in care
- oAn understanding of relational security and of the therapeutic rationale for necessary rules and boundaries
Desirable
- oSpecific applicable clinical skills eg cognitive therapy and anxiety management
- oKnowledge or experience of implementing quality improvement initiatives
- oKnowledge or experience of supporting service-users to manage their physical health and well-being
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).
