Charge Nurse -Acute and Crisis - Elmleigh

Job summary

Are you a skilled and compassionate Staff Nurse ready to begin your leadership journey in psychiatric inpatient care?

We are currently recruiting at Elmleigh Hospital for experienced Staff Nurses to join our amazing teams to supporting individuals in acute mental health crisis within a safe and secure environment offering high-intensity care focused on safety, dignity, and recovery.

As a Nurse Team Leader, you'll play a key role in delivering trauma-informed care, working closely with the multidisciplinary team, and supporting patients through their most challenging moments. You'll be part of a dedicated team committed to excellence in mental health nursing.

We're looking for:

Strong clinical skills and a recovery-focused approach

Experience in acute mental health or PICU settings

A passion for delivering high-quality care

In return, we offer excellent development opportunities, a supportive team culture, and the chance to make a real impact.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

As a Nurse Team Leader, the post holder plays a pivotal role in delivering high-quality mental health care while providing strong clinical and operational leadership. They are responsible for maintaining professional standards in line with the NMC Code of Conduct and supporting the Ward Manager in ensuring effective communication, organisation, and team cohesion. The Nurse Team Leader may be allocated to take charge of the ward, oversee clinical activities, and address professional or patient-related concerns.

Key clinical responsibilities include conducting nursing assessments, planning and evaluating care programmes, participating in ward rounds, and ensuring safe administration of medications. They advocate for patients' rights under the Mental Health Act and offer expert guidance to colleagues managing complex cases. Educational duties involve supervising nursing students, delivering induction training, and contributing to research and audits that enhance mental health nursing practice.

Security responsibilities include safeguarding patients, staff, and visitors by adhering to safety protocols and ensuring patients' custody aligns with their leave status. Through a combination of clinical excellence, leadership, and educational engagement, the Nurse Team Leader ensures that patient care remains compassionate, safe, and evidence-based.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

RMN
Sub part 1 of the NMC Register
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Commitment to Lifelong Learning and completion of the rotational developmental programme of training. 

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Chloe Colver 

chloe.colver1@nhs.net