Charge Nurse - Secure Care Division (*R&R incentives apply) inMerseyside inMerseyside PUBLISHED
THU 24 OCT 2024
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust rDYcspZ6
Charge Nurses will have a significant clinical focus, holding responsibility for case oversight and maintaining professional standards while facilitating the delivery of quality care in a secure environment. This mobile position may entail working across various sites within the division, with shift patterns organized in advance. In addition to leadership duties, the role includes supporting service delivery and teamwork to achieve the Trust's ambition for exceptional patient care.
We are looking for a number of Charge Nurses who can demonstrate strong leadership, compassion and empathy to our patients, improving the quality of care and service delivery within a Secure Mental Health and Learning Disability inpatient environment.
Secure Care Division is responsible for specialised secure mental health and learning disability services, in low, medium and high secure settings.
Working across the Secure Care Division as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of high standards of care and treatment to a challenging group of service users.
Along with your registered nurse qualification, you will need to have at demonstrable experience post preceptorship and demonstrate enthusiasm in your attitude, willingness to work as a team by being flexible and supportive of the wider service.
This vacancy is for a Charge Nurse and within the Secure Care Division, as we are a mobile Trust you may be expected to work at any of our sites across the division. Allocations will be determined by the service, R&R will reflect the amount for that clinical area.
Shifts will be rostered in advance as per working practices in your base area. Working hours may include working unsocial shifts (e.g. Night duty, Weekends, School Holidays, Christmas & Bank Holidays etc.)
Charge nurses will model the Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm and Support in progressing the Trust ambition to achieve perfect care for our patient group.
As a charge nurse you will operate as the clinical focus for day to day planning of treatment, risk assessment and management of the quality of care delivered to the patient group by a team of nurses, carrying continuous responsibility for care and safety issues during hours of duty.
It will be within your responsibility to maintain an overview of all cases allocated to internal care co-ordinators/case managers/care workers.
You will organise and supervise on a day to day basis the work of the nursing staff ensuring that professional standards are maintained.
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