Charge Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Charge Nurse at a Barchester Care Centre, you'll use your compassion and experience to make sure our teams are delivering the quality care we're known for. We'll look to you to provide clinical leadership to everyone from junior nurses to clinical practitioners. You'll set an example by building meaningful relationships with our patients living with conditions such as dementia and brain injuries which cause a range of complex behaviours.You'll assess each patient's physical, psychological and social needs and collaborate with their families to create care plans, as well as evaluate them against their changing needs. Day-to-day, we'll also rely on you to allocate key workers to patients, orientate new staff and mentor them to the highest standards of care. You can also expect to support our senior clinical staff and assist with investigations or complaints just one of the ways you'll make sure we're always treating our patients with dignity and respect. As a Charge Nurse, you'll make a real difference to the lives of your patients, their families and your team. ABOUT YOU To join us as a Charge Nurse you'll need to be a Registered Nurse with a current NMC registration and supervision qualification. Experience in producing well-developed care plans and risk assessments is important, as is an up-to-date knowledge of recent clinical practices and regulatory frameworks, including DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines. We'll also look for extensive nursing experience in a mental health setting, in particular caring for patients with dementia. You'll be a natural leader who has acted as a clinical mentor, including supporting newly qualified nurses through their preceptorship. Dedicated, ambitious and resilient, you'll have a strong track record of delivering improvements to achieve quality care. REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include: Free learning and development A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus schemes

If you'd like to use your clinical and leadership skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• To join as a Charge Nurse, you'll need to be a Registered Nurse with a current NMC registration and supervision qualification. You'll also need extensive nursing experience in a mental health setting, particularly caring for patients with dementia, and a track record of delivering improvements to achieve quality care.

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

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Lasswade

EH18 1HT

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)