Charge Nurse

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

● Bachelors Degree in Nursing/Mental Health Nursing/Intellectual

Disability Nursing

● Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

● NMC registration/License from home country without any

restrictions to practice.

● Master’s Degree

● Completion of senior leadership programme

● PSTS/PMVA Training

Skills

Essential ● Excellent analytical and evaluative ability, able to make

judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, or

incidents, which require the analysis, interpretation and

comparison of a range of problems, data and conflicting options.

● Able to give specialist nursing and assurance advice and express

complex technical issues, both orally and in writing in an easily

understood manner for a range of audiences.

● Able to express sensitive or contentious information and findings

on the subject of issues such as serious incidents, staff behaviour

and attitude.

● Able to establish credibility and good relationships with internal

management and staff, and representatives of external agencies

and partners and manage those relations with sensitivity and

diplomacy.

● Strong leadership skills with an open and participative

management style.

● Able to influence, persuade, negotiate, and motivate.

● Able to manage individual and team performance effectively.

● Ability to communicate and present effectively both verbally and

in writing, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and

influential style, for a variety of audiences including external

inspectorate bodies, and large audiences of staff and other

stakeholders.

● Well-versed with IT systems and MS office.

Knowledge

Essential ● Knowledge of nursing, clinical governance, and mental health

care processes and reporting.

● Knowledge of quality improvement methodology.

● Knowledge of clinical pathways, evidence-based care, and

service delivery in area of speciality.

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● Knowledge and practical understanding of systems and

structures of governance and assurance as they relate to the

provision of clinical services

Experience

Essential ● Experience of clinical service management, working effectively

with multi-professional teams

● Experience of supporting and supervising junior staff and

students.

● Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and

knowledge of methods of develop culturally sensitive clinical

practice.

● Experience of using QI methodology to develop highly effective

clinical services.

● Experience of working flexibly within complex systems to deliver

against a range of outcomes.

● Experience of commitment to equal opportunity, fair access and

service user empowerment.