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Charge Nurse

Employer
Priory Group
Location
Hampshire, England
Salary
£36k per year
Closing date
5 Jun 2017

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Sector
Mental Health Nursing
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Providing quality, inspiring innovation and  delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health difficulties to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.

Knightsbridge House is a nine bed hospital in Fareham which provides assessment and treatment in an open rehabilitation setting for men with a learning disability and complex mental health needs.

Carard Cottage, within the main grounds, is a four bed detached house providing step-down accommodation for residents who are ready for greater independence and to put their skills for living into practice before they are discharged into community settings. 

The role:

Primary nurse responsibility for an allocated caseload of patients.

Duties include:
  • To plan and implement nursing care of individual patients paying particular attention to areas of nursing risk management.
  • To attend clinical team meetings and CPA reviews, actively participating in Multi-Disciplinary assessment and treatment planning.
  • To assist in the co-ordination of nursing activity over a 24-hour period to include adequate rostering, grade and skill mix provision.
  • To attend department/ward meetings as directed. To actively participate in the planning of service developments.
  • To work closely with the Director of Clinical Services, accepting joint responsibility for nursing operations.
  • To deputise for the Director of Clinical Services in his or her absence.
  • To provide supervision of staff, and development of nursing interventions within the unit to improve quality.
  • To promote understanding of Clinical governance within the ward nursing team.
  • To promote understanding of and engagement in the principals of Recovery.
In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits: 
  • Competitive salary
  • 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays increasing to 30 days plus bank holidays with length of service
  • Extra Service Annual leave awards
  • Career development – progress across the Staff Nurse grading is via a distinct career path
  • A contributory pension scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Private medical insurance
  • Personal health insurance
  • An employee assistance programme
  • Free meals/refreshments when on duty
  • Free car parking
  • Private Dental Cover
  • Flexible Benefits Packages
  • NMC payment in full
  • £250 Contribution towards CPD
About us

From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare.

The integrated strength of each service provides a seamless transition for the individual as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and across services. This unique approach ensures that every individual has the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life with the Priory Group.

As 85% of our services are publicly funded and delivered in partnership with commissioners, our teams work with commissioning bodies across the country to provide transparent pricing models and evidence-based care programmes.

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Company

Nursing at Priory Healthcare

At Priory Healthcare, we’re passionately committed to making a real and lasting difference for everyone we support. But that’s just the start. As a recognised leader in the healthcare sector, we’re equally passionate about harnessing the potential of everyone on our team – including our rapidly growing community of RMN’s.

So join us and we can promise you one of the most dynamic and supportive career environments in the sector.

We are already the largest mental health provider in Europe and treat upwards of 80 conditions in over 275 facilities around the country. But look beyond our size and you will also discover an unrivalled reputation for providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivery value for our service users.

What does this mean for you? More than you might imagine.

For a start, there’s greater clinical diversity here than anywhere outside of the NHS. This offers you the chance to develop your career at the forefront of nursing practice in one or  more of our six specialist areas – Acute Mental Healthcare, Secure, Rehabilitation and Complex Care, Eating Disorders and Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

You will enjoy excellent learning and development resources, too. In addition to benefiting from our award-winning e-learning programme, your structured career progression could include supported study for specialist diplomas, preceptorships if you are newly qualified, a range of other externally accredited courses, the option of becoming a trainer on your own site, and much more besides.

Our working environment and culture are also exceptional. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of doctors, psychiatrists, therapists and other health care specialists. We don’t just work together. We listen to each other, share ideas, explore new ways of doing things and actively pursue innovation and excellence is all that we do. So while the work can be incredibly demanding, you will never lack the support, collaboration and encouragement you need to perform to your best and achieve your true potential.

As for recognition and rewards, they are everything you would expect from an organisation that values your expertise and commitment. And your career prospects? Well, the sheer scope and scale of our behavioural care services – and the pace of our development as a business – means that you can grow as far and fast as we do.

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