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Job summary

Main area
mental health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts to cover a 24 hour period, 7 days a week.)
Job ref
311-S774-26
Employer
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
the meadows hospital
Town
offerton
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/09/2026 23:59

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Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Ward Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

 

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Davenport Ward. Davenport Ward is a 20 bedded female older age acute ward, based at The Meadows, in Offerton, Stockport. 


We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate individuals who; have a positive attitude towards mental health and promoting recovery, have an understanding of positive behavioral support, are committed to delivering person centered & trauma informed care and want to support older age adults in their recovery.

 

Main duties of the job

Charge Nurses on the acute wards are active members of the ward management team, responsible for supporting the Ward Manager in the operational management and leadership of the Ward. 

As a Charge Nurse, your responsibilities will be;

  • Up hold the values of the ward promoting openness, transparency and learning
  • Supervision of junior staff
  • Enthusiastic mentor to new staff, newly qualified nurses and junior staff
  • Oversee certain areas of clinical expertise such as medication management and physical health provision on the ward
  • Support the Ward Manager with HR tasks such as return to works and sickness monitoring
  • Accurate and timely clinical documentation
  • Manage shifts as a nurse in charge
  • Conducting thorough assessments of risks and risk management plans to support incidents on the ward.
  • Undertake comprehensive mental health and risk assessments for older adults with  mental and physical health care  needs
  • Act as named nurse , contributing to care review processes and mental health tribunals
  • Deliver and evaluate person-centred nursing interventions
  • Provide clinical leadership and act as a senior decision maker during shifts
  • Regularly take charge of the ward, coordinating care delivery and staffing.
  • Work closely with families, carers and partner agencies to support effective discharge planning
  • Contribute to service development, audit and quality improvement initiatives
  • Maintain high standards of documentation, governance and safeguarding practice

 

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
  • Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
  • Access to Continued Professional Development
  • Involvement in improvement and research activities
  • Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
  • Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities


 To be clinical leader of the nursing team providing care for people with severe mental illness 
and mental health problems 
 To provide clinical services that work within the policies, protocols and clinical procedures of 
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust. 
 To work as part of a team providing a user-focused, accessible and responsive acute nursing 
service that is safe, supportive and competent for people who experience acute mental health 
problems. 
 To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care for those who 
are experiencing acute mental health needs, within agreed limitations. 
 Patterns of working will be by arrangement and may include evenings, weekends, bank holidays 
and on call responsibilities 
 Provides management supervision to Band 5’s 
 To undertake managerial duties in the absence of the Ward Manager/Ward Manager 

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with older adults
  • Experience of providing line management and clinical supervision
  • Experience of working on an acute mental health ward

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyDisability confident employerNorth West BAME

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.

Application numbers

We may close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure your application is considered, please apply as soon as possible.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lucy Hobson
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01617165750