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Job summary

Main area
Hospital Division Inpatient Service
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
455-NLFT-0146
Employer
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Highgate East Mental Health Centre
Town
London
Salary
£44,806 - £53,134 per annum Inclu Inner London HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/06/2025 23:59

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North London NHS Foundation Trust logo

Charge Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Thank you for your interest in the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT). This is an exciting time to join us and be part of our journey to improve mental health care across North London and deliver excellent services to our local people. We will achieve this through the North London Way, as we: 

  • Collaborate at every level by living our values to create the right conditions for us all to work together.
  • Develop our new Trust culture, to help make our new Trust a great place to work and to receive great care.
  • Empower our teams to lead the planned improvements in our services, by skilling them and giving them the tools to make the changes.
  • Focus on delivering excellence at every level to improve our performance and ensure consistently high-quality care across all our services.
  • Ensure that research, quality improvement, and technology lead the way and are embedded in our services.
  • Take a trauma informed approach to everything we do

We proactively welcome diversity in our workforce and pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer.  We aim to recruit from our local communities and provide opportunities to all including apprenticeships, veterans, care leavers and more.

The North London Way to deliver, Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.

Our trust website is:  https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced staff nurse to join Emerald ward as a charge nurse within the Hospital Division inpatient rehabilitation wards at Highgate East Mental Health Centre.

Mental health rehabilitation services specialise in working with people with long-term complex psychosis whose needs cannot be met by general adult mental health services

We are looking to recruit a compassionate, qualified, creative and motivated nurses to help deliver crucial care to our patients. All Applicants must have at least 1 year post registration experience. As a charge nurse of a rehabilitation ward, the post holder will be committed to working with trauma informed care models/approaches and recovery model.

If you want to discuss the advert in more detail, then please contact Matron, Neill Wells ( on, 07824 105 050 or email, [email protected]) or Joan Bradford (on, 07880 795 374 or email, [email protected]

Please note  previous candidates need not to apply

 

 

Main duties of the job

1. Manages the ward on a day-to-day basis at the direction of the Ward
Manager. Supervises other staff on the shift.
2. Co-operates with the Ward Manager to ensure that junior staff participate in professional development programmes and are regularly
appraised.
3. Deputise in the absence of the Ward Manager.
4. Ensures the confidentiality of their work as outlined in trust policy, the Data Protection Act and NMC guidelines on professional conduct.
5. Ensures that junior staff understands the Trust’s policies regarding Health & Safety at Work.
6. Maintains an effective working knowledge of the Mental Health Act l983 and other related legal and statutory frameworks and subsequent
revisions.
Understands, carries out and educates others in the administrative requirements of the Mental Health Act l983. Participates in the planning,
preparation for and evaluation of Mental Health Act Commission (MHAC) visits.
7. To participate in the duty nurse bleep holding rota.
8. When completing staff rotas adopt the most effective use of the Health Roster staff rota system as instructed by the Ward/Unit Manager.
9. To support the Ward Manager in ensuring that KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) relating to ward efficiencies are maintained and when required initiate actions to address any shortfalls

Working for our organisation

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership. 

Why choose to join the Partnership? 

  • We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart. 

  • Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses. 

  • Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors. 

  • Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff. 

  • We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more. 

  • Generous Annual Leave Allowance 

  • NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services. 

  • We have excellent internal staff network support groups. 

  • We are promoting opportunities for learning and development i.e. the charge nurse training programme, clinical supervision skills training, reflective practice and leading therapeutic engagement and of course our commitment to meeting the needs of our Service Users.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Manages the ward on a day-to-day basis at the direction of the Ward Manager. Supervises other staff on the shift.
2. Co-operates with the Ward Manager to ensure that junior staff participate in professional development programmes and are regularly
appraised.
3. Deputise in the absence of the Ward Manager.
4. Ensures the confidentiality of their work as outlined in trust policy, the Data Protection Act and NMC guidelines on professional conduct.
5. Ensures that junior staff understands the Trust’s policies regarding Health & Safety at Work.
6. Maintains an effective working knowledge of the Mental Health Act l983 and other related legal and statutory frameworks and subsequent
revisions.
Understands, carries out and educates others in the administrative requirements of the Mental Health Act l983. Participates in the planning,
preparation for and evaluation of Mental Health Act Commission (MHAC) visits.
Interviewer information pack
7. To participate in the duty nurse bleep holding rota.
8. When completing staff rotas adopt the most effective use of the Health Roster staff rota system as instructed by the Ward Manager.
9. To support the Ward Manager in ensuring that KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) relating to ward efficiencies are maintained and when required initiate actions to address any shortfalls

 

Person specification

Qualifications/Education

Essential criteria
  • RMN or equivalent with post registration experience at staff nurse level in an acute setting.
  • 3. Evidence of relevant ongoing professional development

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrates an ability to manage and motivate staff at all levels.
  • 4. Demonstrates an ability to successfully manage patients exhibiting disturbed behaviour.

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • . Has an understanding of the physical health needs of people with serious mental illness.
  • Demonstrates and knowledge of de-escalation skills and would proactively to reduce the risk of violence.
  • 3. Has a detailed knowledge of the MHA, the mental capacity act, CPA and other relevant legislation such as Heal and Safety.
  • 4. Expert knowledge and experience of care planning within the Primary Nursing system
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in teaching and supporting junior staff members.
  • evidence of report or complaint response writing

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleJob share policyAge positiveImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthAccredited Living Wage Employer

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Aderemi Olatunji
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07977140255

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