Job summary

Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse seeking a new challenge? Would you like the opportunity to work on a busy, inpatient ward alongside a collaborative and supportive team?

We are seeking to recruit a Charge Nurse to join our team at Samphire Ward in Kings Lynn on a 12 month fixed term contract.

For internal applicants we can offer fixed term roles as secondments with your current managers approval. Please advise your recruitment officer if you would like to be considered for this role on a secondment basis.

You may be a Mental Health Nurse, a Learning Disabilities Nurse or a Registered Nurse with experience in Mental Health. We are looking to appoint nurses who bring with them fresh ideas and fresh ambition.

This role is ideal for someone who is interested in innovative patient led recovery and who is passionate and wants to help drive improvement.

Samphire Ward is a 16-bed acute admission ward housed in a purpose-built facility built in consultation with both staff and service users, this means staff focus much more on patient care rather than observing the environment.

The ideal candidate will need a level head and be aware of the operational pressures of an acute inpatient environment. As a team we take pride in supporting staff and providing an induction to the area and to people's individual needs and experience.

Main duties of the job

The Charge Nurse within a ward team is expected to take the lead in the implementation of individualised and responsive care planning, risk assessment and discharge facilitation. Within this role there is also an element of leadership and staff management for which excellent communication skills and the ability to self-reflect are critical.

We will support you to develop your skills in this role through mentorship and involvement in quality improvement projects. If you have the drive to provide excellent care, can demonstrate high quality clinical skills and are willing to go the extra mile to help make a difference to people's lives then we would love to hear from you.

If you want to make a difference in peoples lives and change it for the better, we want you to be part of our fantastic team!

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Benefits included with this role are : -

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits and in addition :

• Flexible working hours
• Up to 307 hours holiday entitlement (subject to length of service)
• FREE physio service
• FREE Yoga and Pilates
• Cycle scheme tax-free bikes and accessories
• Support with revalidation
• Post graduate training opportunities
• We will pay for your initial DBS check (excluding the annual update service charge of £13)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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Please note the interview date is provisional and subject to change.

Person Specification

Skills

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Desirable

Experience

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Desirable

Qualifications

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Experience

Desirable