Clinical Charge NurseinLondoninLondonPUBLISHED FRI 6 DEC 2024

Are you a positive, proactive, and experienced RMN or RLDN looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference? We invite you to become part of our exceptional team across Lambeth's inpatient wards, where we provide high-quality, recovery-focused acute inpatient care. Our spacious and thoughtfully designed wards prioritise patient safety while promoting meaningful connections between staff and patients.

Why Join Us?

Our multi-disciplinary team is dynamic and diverse, consisting of RMNs, Clinical Support Workers, an Occupational Therapist, doctors, and an experienced consultant. Together, we work collaboratively to support patients on their journey to recovery. We also offer patients access to psychology and art therapy, enriching their therapeutic experience.

The Role

As a valuable member of our clinical team, you will implement the latest evidence-based practices to deliver compassionate, person-centred care. Embracing a Quality Improvement ethos, you will collaborate with the team to enhance service delivery continually, ensuring the best possible outcomes for our patients.

If you are passionate about making a difference and thrive in a team-oriented, patient-centred environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in shaping a positive recovery experience for our patients***Please note that this position will be relocated to Bethlem Hospital in April 2025. This change will also affect the salary, which will be aligned with the Outer HCAS pay scale.

To oversee the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of caregiven to a group of service users, and ensure records associated with thisprocess are maintained. The post holder will also act as a named nurse or inpatient care coordinator. This may include the co-ordination of care ofservice users liaising with other members of the multidisciplinary team wherenecessary. The post holder will carry out nursing procedures to a standardthat ensures safe and effective care, and complies with The Nursing andMidwifery Council's Code of Professional Conduct. The post holder willclinically supervise and appraise junior staff and students.There will be an expectation that the post holder will facilitate userinvolvement in all aspects of service delivery.

About us

Responsibilities for patient careTo assess needs, plan, implement and monitor care in collaboration withthe service user, carers, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.To implement care that meets the mental, physical, spiritual,psychological and social needs of the service user, and that is sensitive toage, culture, race, gender, ethnicity, social class, sexuality and disability.To administer medication and psychological treatments with a knowledgeof contraindications and side effects, and relating accurate information toservice users in a format they are able to understand.To demonstrate an understanding of the distress caused by, and socialand personal consequences of mental illness for service users and theircarers.To actively encourage service users to work towards self-determinationand freedom of choice within legal, ethical and professional constraints.To work within policy, professional and legal frameworks at all times. Thisrequires advanced knowledge of NMC Code of Professional Conduct, riskassessment and child protection protocols, Mental Health Act and CPA,and Trust clinical policies.

Responsibilities for clinical leadership of patient careTo oversee care delivery to a group of service users, workingcollaboratively with named nurses and MDT members.To oversee named nurses' practice using managerial and clinicalsupervision, ensuring appropriate standard of practice and competencies.To oversee patient care and to ensure there is no act or omission ofpractice.To identify good practice, and encourage the dissemination of this acrosslocally.To recognise practice that needs improvement, ensuring appropriateactions are taken to address this in collaboration with the Team Leader.To provide leadership and mentorship for HCAs, support workers,students, and associate primary nurses.To analyse, respond to and lead staff through complex and challengingclinical situations.To demonstrate an ability to investigate incidents and complaints, and tocompile reports as required by the Trust.

Responsibilities for communication and relationships at workTo understand the importance of relationships to the social andpsychological well being of service users. To develop therapeuticrelationships which facilitate collaborative working.To actively promote relationships with colleagues that support opencommunication and collaborative working, taking personal responsibilityfor one's contribution to the process of MDT working.To maintain a high standard of written communication, recordingappropriate events and observations in accordance with Trust policiesand the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.To maintain confidentiality of information in accordance with Trust policiesand the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.fileconv-1229748.doc, May 2005 3

Responsibilities for clinical environment and service developmentTo understand the responsibilities of shift co-ordination, and to takeresponsibility for care delivery in a specific area for spans of duty,including maintaining a safe clinical environment.To contribute to the provision of a safe clinical environment whichpromotes the dignity of service users.To handle service users' property and money in accordance with Trustpolicies.To participate in service evaluations, benchmarking, research and auditactivities, and to contribute to implementation of service modernisationand improvement projects.To contributes to meeting the strategic targets and the needs of theDirectorate and Trust, which include financial, workforce development,demand and capacity and outcome monitoring issues.

Responsibilities for self awareness and professional developmentTo develop an understanding of and demonstrate skill in the supervisionprocess through one's own supervision, and in the provision ofsupervision to junior staff and students.To provide mentorship and professional supervision to junior staff, andassessment of student nurses.To support mentors in developing their mentorship skills.To actively participate in teaching and learning activities within theservice.To account for one's own professional practice in accordance with theNMC Code of Professional Conduct, and to maintain requirements forregular re-registration.To demonstrate an ability to identify areas for personal development toimprove and enhance knowledge and skills.To participate in the Preceptorship process.To be physically capable of fulfilling the role, and able to work throughouta 24-hour shift system.To demonstrate an awareness of the effects of and one's own limitationsin fulfilling some aspects of the role on the mental well being of oneself,and demonstrate ability to seek assistance and guidance from colleagues. To show self-awareness and an ability to reflect and discuss emotionsand thoughts in relation to care of service users.

Responsibilities for management roleTo be an effective clinical leader and role model with good delegation andsupervisory abilities. To identify clinical need, prioritising and deploying resources withinbudgetary parameters.To co-ordinate staff deployment in off-duty and monitoring annual leave,sickness and study days within the parameters of Improved WorkingLives.To fulfil the site of bleep holder/ bed manager and on-call duties on a rotaas required out of hours.To jointly undertake the recruitment and retention of staff within therelevant trust HR policies.To support the Ward Manager/Team Leader in ensuring that PersonalDevelopment Reviews and Appraisals take place for all staff and thatidentified training needs are met.Demonstrating an understanding of and contributing to disciplinary andother Human Resource processes.