Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-AE-21214
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St. Raphael Ward- St. Anne's Centre
- Town
- St. Leonards on Sea
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Charge Nurse - St. Raphael Ward
NHS AfC: Band 6
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
Set within the St Anne’s Centre on the Conquest Hospital site in Hastings you will find our St Raphael Ward, a specialist 17-bed acute inpatient ward for older adults with functional mental health disorders. Our Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) consists of nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, and a psychologist, plus access to SALT and physiotherapist when required.
Main duties of the job
As an RMN on St Raphael Ward you will share our commitment to maintaining and improving service user focused services and be motivated to provide the highest standards of care possible. You will work closely with our patients, families and carers, who will need you to demonstrate empathy and a willingness to listen. You will thrive in an environment where we encourage you to use Evidence based practice and innovative therapies.
As a Charge Nurse you will have opportunities to deliver patient-centred care supporting patients in their recovery. You will be a vital part of our multi-disciplinary team undertaking detailed assessments of patients with complex mental health needs. You will be expected to administer and monitor medication
You will provide clinical and managerial leadership on the ward, supervising junior staff and trainees and regularly taking charge of the clinical environment. We work closely with other teams and professionals to ensure the effective discharge of patients.
We work flexibly in order to meet the needs of our 24-hour service, to include evenings, nights and weekends.
Working for our organisation
As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do.
As an RMN in our team we can offer you:
- Access to full psychological support, via our internal wellbeing team
- Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
- Free parking on-site
- Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
- A position within a trust rated as ‘Outstanding’ for caring and ‘Good’ overall by the CQC
- Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)
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This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be a successful band 6 RMN on our St Raphael Ward you will be:
- An experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Genuinely interested in working with older adults
- Enthusiastic, motivated, dynamic and forward thinking
It would also be advantageous if you have:
- Experience within an inpatient setting
- Experience working with older adults
Hastings is a truly diverse and historic seaside town in the beautiful county of East Sussex, where property is affordable and access to green space can be found in abundance.
If you are looking for the opportunity to work within a specialist inpatient service with an excellent reputation for ongoing service improvement, then we would love to hear from you.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
- Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role.
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Significant post qualifying experience relevant to the care group
- Experience of working alongside people with severe mental health problems particularly in their acute phase of illness
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
- Understanding of clinical governance
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Geraldine Beal
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07738756804
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