This role is a great opportunity for your professional development and will expose you to a very distinctive yet rewarding environment with a close knit team supporting you all the way.

As a Charge Nurse you will be fully supported and encouraged to develop your clinical skills you will be offered unparalleled training and development opportunities alongside CPD and you will have the ambition and drive to promote high performance standards both individually and as a team, in order to achieve Trust's objectives.

We would welcome applications from an RMN/RNLD who would like to experience working with multi-disciplinary teams. The person we are looking for should possess excellent team working skills, be patient focused and embracing of the Trust values. You will have in-depth post qualification experience at Band 5 working in Mental Health and will possess demonstrable leadership skills you will be ready to take the next step in your career and will have evidence of CPD.

Southfield provides specialist care and treatment for people with serious mental illness in a secure environment who are detained under the Mental Health Act. Service users are aged between 18 -- 65 years old, male and female, and may have either committed a criminal offence, or have challenging behaviour. The main purpose of the unit is to assist Service Users to understand and manage their own mental health, so that where possible, they can be reintegrated back into the community.

Main duties of the job

As a Charge Nurse you will take charge of a ward regularly and accept duties as delegated by

the clinical ward manager. You will support the management of a ward including the

deployment, supervision, teaching of staff/students and resources.

You will be responsible for assessing individual care needs and develop, implement and

evaluate programmes of care as well as setting standards of care and you will take

responsibility for the management, deployment and supervision of junior staff in the unit

throughout the span of duty when on night duty.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services. Our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust, is set to launch in July 2024.

The transformation will happen in staggered stages Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning in early May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent Trusts is anticipated to occur in July 2024, when the new organisation will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health/ Learning
• Disability Nurse with Professional NMC
• Registration
• In depth post qualification experience
• at Band 5 working in mental health
• Mentorship Course
• Clinical Supervision Training
• Evidence of Continuing Professional
• Development (CPD)

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southfield

Tatchbury Mount, Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ

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