# Clinical Charge Nurse

**Company**: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Beckenham
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: £45,953 to £54,254 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Croydon Tyson West 1 is a 17-bedded male acute ward located on the historic Bethlem Royal Hospital site. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical Charge Nurse to join our well-established team within Croydon Acute Care Service.

The Clinical Charge Nurse's role is suitable for Registered Mental Nurses who have successfully completed preceptorship, gained relevant post-qualification experience, and have registered as an approved NMC Practice Assessor.

The successful candidate is expected to work with the ward team and the manager in providing high-quality nursing care and leadership. He/she will be a highly skilled and well-motivated individual with considerable experience of working in a dynamic acute mental health service.

The post holder will be responsible for implementing and monitoring all policies and ensuring that the ward functions in line with the Trust and the ward's philosophy of providing respectful, compassionate care that is of the highest quality.

**Main Duties of the Job**

- Working as part of a MDT, you will have excellent communication skills and team working abilities. A key role of the Clinical Charge Nurse is to lead by example and be a role model for the nursing team.

- We are looking for an individual who is able to support junior staff and students in their professional development, through excellent and effective clinical leadership and sharing of knowledge.

- You will work very closely with the ward manager to ensure that the unit maintains the highest standard of care provision and safe level of staffing.

- The post holder will have a role in all aspects of service development and improvement.

- You will develop confidence in assessing risk on a formal and informal basis and be able to balance this effectively with acting in the least restrictive way, fostering a safe yet therapeutic service.

**Benefits**

- Generous pay, pensions, and leave

- Career development opportunities

- Car lease

- Accommodation

- NHS discounts

- Counselling services

- Wellbeing events

- Long service awards

- Cycle to work scheme

- Season ticket loan

- Childcare vouchers

- Staff restaurants

**Requirements**

- Registered Mental Health Nurse

- Experience of research-based/reflective practice

- Significant relevant clinical experience

- Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation

- Experience of assessing physical health needs in a mental health setting

- Knowledge of clinical governance and audit

## Skills

### Required
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- research-based/reflective practice
- clinical governance
- audit
- physical health needs assessment

### Nice to have
- engaging/supporting clinical research projects
- supporting practice development in clinical areas

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