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 a dynamic and enthusiastic team to join our team.
Main duties of the job
1. Running the unit
2. Taking charge
3. Delegating
4. Completing shift allocation
5. Taking and giving handovers
6. Prioritising
7. Completing shift planners
8. Allocating staff
9. Teaching students
10. Being supervisors to students
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Taking charge
2. Delegation
3. Prioritising
4. Teamwork
5. Supporting junior nurses
6. Supporting health care assistants
7. Teaching
8. Supervising colleagues
9. Being supervisors/assessors to students
10. Giving and taking handover
11. Working with MDT
12. Admitting and discharging service users
13. 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
* At least 2 years post-registration experience at Band 5
* Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
* Experience of working in other clinical settings
Employer details
Employer name: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Lambourn Grove, Lambourn Grove Elderly Assessment Unit, St. Albans, AL4 0TZ
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