Band 6 Charge Nurse - Devizes

Poppy Unit is a 20 bedded mixed acute unit and Bluebell Unit is a 4 bedded place of safety suite located in the heart of Wiltshire. We work with a range of service users who are presenting as acutely unwell and in crises. We are looking for professional and enthusiastic nurses to come and work with our wonderful team of qualified nurses, HCA's, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist, Exercise Specialists, Activities Coordinator and Doctors. As a Band 6 Nurse you will be expected to co-ordinate shifts, risk assess, show clinical leadership and implement Quality Improvement projects, as well as acting up into the band 7 role in the absence of a band 7. Skilled management and clinical work within Poppy and Bluebell can be rewarding. You will receive regular supervision within the team. Here at Poppy and Bluebell, we are keen for you to develop within your role, and we offer new learning experiences and encourage training opportunities alongside the expectation of duties of the job outlined below.,

• To provide clear clinical leadership to Staff Nurses and Mental Health Assistants working on the ward.
• Ensure the continuity of care for service users and full implementation of Trust policies.
• To supervise Band 5 staff and below in developing, implementing and assessing individual programmes of care.
• An integral part of the role is to undertake appraisals, clinical supervision and teaching.
• Responsible for specific "management duties" within the ward, which are commensurate with their grade, you will be expected to provide general management in the absence of the Ward Manager.
• Undertaking a comprehensive, person-centred, nursing assessment and prepare care plans in consultation with the service users to provide the best nursing care.
• Evaluation of effectiveness of care provided in partnership with users.
• Ability to undertake risk assessment and develop risk management strategies for individual clients; ICPA/SAP to people who present with mental health problems.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of relevant mental Health Legislation.
• Ensure the ordering storage, administration and disposal of medication complies with relevant trust and legislative guidance e.g. NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010,Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and MHA (1983).
  
  We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy. Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.