Charge Nurse *£6000 Recruitment/Retention Payment

CompanyHertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)

LocationLittle Plumstead, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/22/2026

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Description

Charge Nurse – Astley Court

£6000 Recruitment/Retention Payment

The Role

HPFT is committed to investing in and developing staff. We are now able to recruit additional experienced registered nurses to the team at the Astley Court, Little Plumstead Hospital, Norfolk, NR13 5EW. We are looking for Learning Disabilities Nurses and Mental Health Nurses to join our hard working and committed team.

As a Charge Nurse you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of a learning disability assessment and treatment service and will assist the Team Leader in maintaining effective team working processes. Charge Nurses must be able to exercise a considerable degree of initiative, possess mature judgment and maintain a calm, friendly and efficient manner when dealing with patients, their relatives, colleagues, and visitors.

The post involves 24-hour rotation. We offer extra payments for unsocial hours worked and a recruitment and retention premium (RRP) of £6,000 per year on top of the Band 6 salary (subject to terms and conditions).

For informal enquiries contact James Ruthen, Service Manager- james.ruthen@nhs.net or calling 01603 711148/56.

Clinical & Job Responsibilities

Will function as a supervisor to named nurse as allocated, taking responsibility for ensuring that named nurses formulate appropriate care plans.

Will ensure all staff are fully conversant with all aspects regarding the service user's care and treatment.

Will identify the individual care needs of allocated service users, plan, implement and evaluate all care programmes in conjunction with the unit's nursing team and the MDT.

Will maintain close liaison with all department\staff involved in a service user's care and report on progress and effectiveness to the MDT.

Will participate in ward rounds, case conference, etc and will prepare reports on service users as required.

Will be aware of all policy documents and legal requirements concerning the unit and ensure that these are adhered to, eg MHA, administration of drugs and implement appropriately.

Will demonstrate and serve as an example for all clinical activities to appropriate grades of staff.

Will be fully conversant and ensure compliance with NMC codes of conduct and practice, relevant legislation and policies and procedures.

To participate in assessment, with management, care planning, and review of all individuals referred to unit as appropriate, with the relevant discipline

NB - The post holder is required to maintain current registration with the NMC.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

Our Trust Values Are

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: James Ruthen Job title: Service manager Email address: james.ruthen@nhs.net Telephone number: 01603 711148