# Charge Nurse - New Dove Ward

**Company**: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Radlett
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: £41957.00 to £50387.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a compassionate, confident, and motivated Charge Nurse to join our Adult Acute Mental Health Inpatient Service. As a key member of the nursing leadership team, you will play a central role in ensuring the delivery of safe, therapeutic, and person-centred care.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the Trust values in practice: Welcoming, Kind, Positive, Respectful, and Professional. They will be committed to trauma-informed, culturally competent, and person-centred care.

Key responsibilities include:

- Coordinating the ward on a shift-by-shift basis, ensuring safety and quality standards are consistently maintained

- Providing visible and supportive leadership on the ward, acting as a clinical role model, and supporting junior colleagues to develop their skills and confidence

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including de-escalation and collaborative working

- Passionate about supporting others, nurturing a positive team culture, and promoting staff wellbeing

- Valuing co-production and actively involving service users and carers in care planning and service improvement

In return, we offer:

- Leadership and management training

- 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (max £2,122 per annum)

- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)

- One of the UK's best pension schemes

- Special leave for family and personal reasons

- NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)

- Employee Assistance Programme

The Trust has achieved an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission and serves a population across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Norfolk.

## Skills

### Required
- trauma-informed care
- person-centred care
- leadership
- communication skills
- de-escalation techniques
- risk assessment and management
- supervision skills

### Nice to have
- brief therapy
- cognitive therapy
- anxiety management
- quality improvement initiatives

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