Job summary
- Main area
- Charge Nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days and Nights)
- Job ref
- 367-A&UC-9597
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Albany Lodge Church Crescent, St Albans, AL3 5JB
- Town
- St Albans
- Salary
- £40,617 - £48,778 per annum pro rata inclusive of 5% HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Charge Nurse - Albany Lodge
Band 6
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
http://hpft.recruitforvalues.co
Job overview
Come and join a fantastic team where we support one another!
Albany Lodge is seeking an experienced Band 6 Charge Nurse who has the skills and knowledge of working in an acute mental health wards. We will consider applications from band 5s who are ready for a promotion!
Albany Lodge is a 24 bedded acute mental health assessment and treatment ward offering acute mental health care to adults. The ward provides mixed sex accommodation and has a multi-disciplinary team including psychologists, occupational therapy, recreational workers as well as the nursing and medical team.
This post may be offered as a Band 5 to 6 development post (depending on experience). In these circumstances, you will initially be employed at a Band 5 at your current salary whilst you are working through your Band 6 competencies. You will be expected to demonstrate these competently in practice. Please be aware that the expected time to complete competencies and become a Band 6 will be approximately 6 months after starting your new role. Following successful achievement of meeting the competencies, your salary will be reviewed and your pay band confirmed at band 6 pay step 1.
In the unlikely event that you didn’t meet the competencies, an action plan would be put in place to support you to address the competency gaps; you would remain as a Band 5 and the opportunity for a Band 6 at this time will not be confirmed. Salary payment until your competencies as band 6 are met will be AfC band 5 scale.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- have excellent opportunity for progression and development
- provide mental health support and care to service users experiencing mental health crisis
- be a key member of Albany Lodge Inpatient Team acting as the charge nurse for the unit
- be responsible / primary nurse for a designated group of patients
- be responsible for the assessment of their needs and for the planning, implementing and evaluation of the care provided to meet those needs
- be leading on shifts on the ward and provide clinical supervision to junior staff members
- have excellent communication and relationship management skills
- treat patients with fairness and respect, maintaining confidentiality appropriately
- be fully involved in ward rounds, handovers and other meetings where patient care is discussed and reviewed as required
In return, we can offer you:
- 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
Working for our organisation
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In addition to managing the clinical aspects of being a Band 6 Charge Nurse, You will take an active part in the assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for service users in collaboration with inpatient multi-disciplinary services
Liaising with colleagues and carers, ensuring they are fully aware of all aspects of a service users’ care and treatment.
You will have effective communication skills and be able to contribute towards patient recovery and wellbeing.
You will be able to identify individuals' care needs. Planning, implementing and evaluating care plans and risk assessments in collaboration with other teams and professionals. Maintaining lines of communication with all departments and staff involved in a service user’s care. Reporting on progress and effectiveness to the appropriate MDT.
Participating in ward rounds and handovers, etc. Preparing reports as required. Acting as deputy manager to junior staff providing leadership and support.
For more detailed information on the position, please access the Job Description and Person Specification document provided.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN/RLDN or Dip/ Bsc (Hons) in Mental Health/ Learning Disability Nursing ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship. ENB.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Some post registration experience at Band 5
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in other clinical settings.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kamal Alli
- Job title
- Team leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01727 834 330
- Additional information
Aysha Alam, Clinical Matron
07766902392
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