About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a Charge Nurse for Lambourn Grove. Lambourn Grove is a continuing care unit for people classed as having complex needs with dementia. We need dynamic and enthusiastic team to join our team.
Main duties of the job
Running the unit
taking charge
delegating
completing shift allocation
taking and giving handovers
prioritising
completing shift planners
allocating staff
teaching students
being supervisors to students
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description Job responsibilities
taking charge
delegation
prioritising
team work
supporting junior nurses
supporting health care assistants
teaching
supervising colleagues
being supervisor/assessors to students
giving and taking handover
working with MDT
admitting and discharging service user
completing paperwork for service users - dementia care plan, risk assessment, HONOS, waterlow, dysphagia and nutrition, falls, moving and handling assessments
Person Specification
Educational achievements, qualifications and training Essential
RMN/RLDN or Dip/ Bsc (Hons) in Mental Health/ Learning Disability Nursing ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship.
Experience Essential
Proven post registration experience at Band 5 Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
Experience of working in other clinical settings
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Lambourn Grove
Lambourn Grove Elderley Assesment Unit
St. Albans
AL4 0TZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)