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Job summary

Main area
Registered mental health nurse.
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - Can apply for flexible working
Job ref
270-TG053-MH
Employer
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Berrywood Hospital
Town
Duston
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Charge Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

We are currently looking to recruit a Charge Nurse for our female acute admissions ward at Berrywood Hospital .  This position is a permanent role working with a well-established team. We support working age adults between 18- 65 yrs with a wide range of mental health issues. 

Main duties of the job

We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate leadership skills and have a genuine desire to work in co-production with our service users and carers.  The role will have a strong emphasis in continually improving the service.  Supporting staff will be a key feature of the role.   You must be able to have the drive, commitment and ability to deputise for the Ward Matron in their absence and take part in the hospital Clinical Team Leader duty rota.
You will be able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, at times taking the lead.  We have an expectation that you will be able to work together, take responsibility, be authentic and embrace change; we will support you to develop these leadership behaviours so that you become an exceptional member of your team delivering outstanding compassionate care to our patients.
You will possess excellent interpersonal skills, be highly motivated with a positive 'can do’ approach, as well as being able to motivate and develop others. Other skills required for the role are to be reliable and have resilience to working in a busy and at times stressful highly emotive environment.  You must have excellent communication skills both verbally and written.

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are currently looking to recruit a Charge Nurse for our female acute admissions ward.  This position is a permanent role working with a well-established team. We welcome applications from experienced Band 5 Staff Nurses who want to gain experience and further their management and leadership skills.

We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate leadership skills and have a genuine desire to work in co-production with our service users and carers.  The role will have a strong emphasis in continually improving the service.  Supporting staff will be a key feature of the role.   You must be able to have the drive, commitment and ability to deputise for the Ward Matron in their absence and take part in the hospital Clinical Team Leader duty rota.

You will be able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, at times taking the lead.  We have an expectation that you will be able to work together, take responsibility, be authentic and embrace change; we will support you to develop these leadership behaviours so that you become an exceptional member of your team delivering outstanding compassionate care to our patients.

You will possess excellent interpersonal skills, be highly motivated with a positive 'can do’ approach, as well as being able to motivate and develop others. Other skills required for the role are to be reliable and have resilience to working in a busy and at times stressful highly emotive environment.  You must have excellent communication skills both verbally and written.

All the posts are rotational posts with the expectation of day and night working over the 7-day week.   All candidates must be physically fit and be able to engage in PMVA (Teamwork) training having the ability to employ such interventions when necessary.

Person specification

essential

Essential criteria
  • 18 months + experience
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of further training/ qualifications

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Able to express knowledge, have given examples of practice/ values.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of supporting students

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoDisability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into health

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Laura Jones
Job title
Service manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03000271819
Additional information

Lisa Calvert 03000 271769

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