The closing date is 07 June 2026
Salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS (Inner)
Job summary
A vacancy has arisen for a clinical charge nurse in Virginia Woolf .
The Clinical Charge Nurse role is suitable for Registered Nurses who have successfully completed preceptorship and have registered as an approved NMC mentor. 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 Clinical Charge 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.
For the further details, please refer to the attached JD.
Main duties of the job
Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading and supporting
junior staff and wider care team to implement the delivery of quality nursing
care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and
spiritual care in a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and
activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.
Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care
are met – nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support:
Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient centred care; getting
feedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients
and their relatives / carers.
Liaising and working positively with members of the multi- disciplinary team
and partner organisations.
Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication; monitoring
service user compliance.
Safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, report all incidents following trust policy.
For further details, please refer to attached JD.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
Desirable
- Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice.
Desirable
- Experience of shift co-ordination.
- Experience of supervising and mentoring junior staff and students.
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
- Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, without close supervision.
- Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations.
Desirable
- IT skills
- Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback.
Approachable
Essential
- Self-aware, self-confident and intrinsically motivated to do a good job and to motivate others.
- Forms very effective working relationships with colleagues.
- Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).