Duty Senior Nurse
| Posting date: | 19 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 October 2025 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5NG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-25-1173 |
Summary
The postholder will be responsible for leading the nursing team and ensuring a high quality of patient care. The Charge Nurse will work with the staff to ensure that the process of assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of care is of an excellent standard. The postholder will work to support the Ward Manager by active involvement in service development. The post holder will demonstrate active clinical and managerial leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals The post holder will undertake the role Duty Senior Nurse and have responsibility for liaising with internal and external agencies. The main role of the DSN is to offer leadership, support, advice and expertise to the clinical teams, leading on clinical and managerial issues when the staff teams themselves are unable to do so, reporting all relevant information to the Senior Management, leading on admission processes, ensuring effective patients care and patient flow. The DSN will also work collaboratively with the police officers to facilitate access to the HBPoS and organise Mental Health Assessment with Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) for individuals who have been detained.