North London NHS Foundation Trust
Charge Nurse
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Role Description
The post holder will support the management of ward/unit and will deputise for the Ward/Unit Manager as required. S/he will carry out allocated duties at the direction of the Ward/Unit Manager and provide clinical supervision and support to an identified staff group. S/he will regularly take charge of the ward and manage the team in the absence of the Ward Manager. The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team framework in the delivery of care to patients within the intensive care setting.
S/he will act as a primary/associate nurse for a group of patients, assessing, planning, delivering, and evaluating care. As a primary/associate nurse, the post holder will promote person-centred care and ensure that all care plans reflect this approach. S/he will also be expected to teach and supervise others including newly qualified and unqualified staff.
- Manages the ward on a day-to-day basis at the direction of the Ward Manager and deputises in the Ward Manager's absence.
- Co-operates with the Ward Manager to ensure that junior staff participate in professional development programmes and are supervised appropriately within their remit of competency.
- Ensures the confidentiality of their work as outlined in the Trust's policy, the Data Protection Act, and NMC guidelines on professional conduct.
- Ensures that junior staff understand the Trust’s policies regarding Health & Safety at Work.
- Maintains an effective working knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983) and other related legal and statutory frameworks and subsequent revisions.
- Understands, carries out, and educates others in the administrative requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983.
- To participate in the duty nurse bleep holding rota.
- When completing staff rotas, adopt the most effective use of the Health Roster staff rota system as instructed by the Ward/Unit Manager.
- To support the Ward Manager in ensuring that KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) relating to ward efficiencies are maintained and when required initiate actions to address any shortfalls.
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About North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT)
NLFT is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough, we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with a supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
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Why NLFT?
- We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
- We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
- NHS Discounts, generous annual leave, and NHS pension scheme.
- Excellent internal staff network.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust, you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits, contact:
- Name: Daisy Ajorgbor
- Job title: Ward Manager
- Email address: d.ajorgbor@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 02075614169
Feel free to organize a visit, the manager is available from Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm.
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