Charge Nurse - Tatton | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Ashton-under-Lyne

The post holder will provide clear clinical leadership to Staff Nurses and Nursing Assistants on the ward, supporting the Unit Manager in developing and maintaining a service committed to the provision of care for individuals requiring Low Secure Mental Health care. The post holder will actively participate in the day‑to‑day running of the unit and in the organisation and development of staff within their sphere of responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as clinical lead for an allocated number of service users, ensuring high standards of individualised care based on best practice.
• Partake in assessment of patients referred for Low Secure Rehabilitation, providing feedback as required with the referral team and Responsible Clinician.
• Conduct comprehensive, patient‑focused nursing assessment and co‑produce care plans in consultation with service users, families and carers.
• Undertake comprehensive risk assessment and formulate risk management plans with service users, families and carers.
• Assist the Unit Manager in developing a service that meets the needs of patients with regard to age, spiritual, cultural, ethnic and sexual orientation.
• Support the ongoing development of the unit and develop protocols and procedures reflecting patient needs.
• In the absence of the Unit Manager, take responsibility for the day‑to‑day running of the unit.
• Ensure high standards of individual care for patients in consultation with the multi‑disciplinary team, fully involving patients in all aspects of care.
• Provide management and clinical supervision to staff, conduct annual appraisals/IPDRs.
• Liaise effectively with all members of the multi‑disciplinary team and statutory and non‑statutory organisations involved with client care.
• Participate in recruitment processes as required.
• Maintain up‑to‑date records for all service users referred to the unit.
• Participate in the monitoring and implementation of the Mental Health Act (1983), follow the NMC’s ‘The Code: Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives’, and be aware of current research in care of people with severe mental illness.
• Ensure high quality evidence‑based practice is carried out by all staff within the unit.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support work/life balance.
• Access to Continued Professional Development.
• Involvement in improvement and research activities.
• Health and wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.

Equal Opportunity

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.