Charge Nurse | North London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,806 - £53,134 per annum Inclu Inner London HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, N19 5FJ |
| Company: | Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7265626/455-NLFT-0146 |
Summary
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, neill.wells@nhs.net) or Joan Bradford (on, 07880 795 374 or email, joan.bradford@nhs.net)
Please note previous candidates need not to apply
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
The partnership between Barnet,Enfieldand Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originallyestablishedin 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,staffand visitors.
• Creating and working together to becomea great placeto 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.
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
This advert closes on Monday 23 Jun 2025