Charge Nurse

Job description

QualificationsEssentialDesirable● Bachelors Degree in Nursing/Mental Health Nursing/IntellectualDisability Nursing● Evidence of Continuing Professional Development● NMC registration/License from home country without anyrestrictions to practice.● Master’s Degree● Completion of senior leadership programme● PSTS/PMVA TrainingSkillsEssential ● Excellent analytical and evaluative ability, able to makejudgements involving highly complex facts or situations, orincidents, which require the analysis, interpretation andcomparison of a range of problems, data and conflicting options.● Able to give specialist nursing and assurance advice and expresscomplex technical issues, both orally and in writing in an easilyunderstood manner for a range of audiences.● Able to express sensitive or contentious information and findingson the subject of issues such as serious incidents, staff behaviourand attitude.● Able to establish credibility and good relationships with internalmanagement and staff, and representatives of external agenciesand partners and manage those relations with sensitivity anddiplomacy.● Strong leadership skills with an open and participativemanagement style.● Able to influence, persuade, negotiate, and motivate.● Able to manage individual and team performance effectively.● Ability to communicate and present effectively both verbally andin writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive andinfluential style, for a variety of audiences including externalinspectorate bodies, and large audiences of staff and otherstakeholders.● Well-versed with IT systems and MS office.KnowledgeEssential ● Knowledge of nursing, clinical governance, and mental healthcare processes and reporting.● Knowledge of quality improvement methodology.● Knowledge of clinical pathways, evidence-based care, andservice delivery in area of speciality.Maudsley Health Hospital Charge Nurse JD, August 2025● Knowledge and practical understanding of systems andstructures of governance and assurance as they relate to theprovision of clinical servicesExperienceEssential ● Experience of clinical service management, working effectivelywith multi-professional teams● Experience of supporting and supervising junior staff andstudents.● Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment andknowledge of methods of develop culturally sensitive clinicalpractice.● Experience of using QI methodology to develop highly effectiveclinical services.● Experience of working flexibly within complex systems to deliveragainst a range of outcomes.● Experience of commitment to equal opportunity, fair access andservice user empowerment.