South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
Charge Nurse - Aquarius Ward
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Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity working with Children and Adolescents?
South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust (SWLSTG) are currently recruiting for a band 6 charge nurse to join our CAMHS (Children and Adolescent Mental Health) inpatient team and work with children aged 12 – 18 years.
Aquarius Ward is a specialist inpatient mental health provision for young people aged 12 – 18 who are experiencing an acute mental health crisis. It is a 12 bedded National Unit open 365 days a year, 24h a day. It is part of the South London Partnership providing the adolescent in-patient services for young people under South West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, South London and Maudsley and Oxleas NHS Trust. The team provides inpatient treatment for adolescents aged 12 to their 18th birthday in an acute mental health crisis that is unable to be managed in the community with conditions such as severe depression, anxiety, OCD, self-harm, psychosis, and mania. You will be joining a multi-disciplinary team that is committed to the provision of high quality service user-centred care. Our teams are looking for compassionate, extraordinary Mental Health Nurses that are wanting to develop in their management skills in a busy and exciting environment. As a ward, we now carry out Nasal Gastric on Young People with disordered eating and all RMNs will be trained.
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The Role
The post holder will deliver, or advise on the delivery of, high quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.
As a Deputy Nursing Team Leader/Clinical Development Nurse you will promote and develop clinical leadership and clinical practice and be a positive role model to junior members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care. You will be expected to support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for staff, fostering a positive learning environment. Your professional and personal development will include further postgraduate study and you will be encouraged and supported by your line manager to undertake Master’s programmes.
As a senior nurse working within the South London Mental Health and Community Partnership you are required to encourage and foster collaborative and cross-organisational working.
About Us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history, and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
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This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti-racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development, and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Contact Us
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Niruban Vallinathan
- Job title: Ward Manager
- Email address: niru.vallinathan@swlstg.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 02035135432
Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.
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