Senior Charge Nurse - Mental Health Nursing B7
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- 36 Hours (predominately clinical hours mon-fri, some weekend work required for senior cover)
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves providing clinical leadership and line management within a multidisciplinary forensic mental health team. The post holder will coordinate specialist nursing care, focusing on risk assessment, rehabilitation, and discharge planning for patients with mental disorders or learning disabilities who have offending behaviour. Responsibilities include managing staff, ensuring safe clinical practice, and contributing to organisational objectives. The role requires promoting team working and effective care delivery in a secure therapeutic environment.
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £52,845 – £61,466 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
257474
Salary:
Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
Job closing date:
13/09/2026
Job Type:
Nursing and Midwifery
Location:
Rowanbank Clinic
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
27/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department:
Directorate of Forensic Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
Job Advert
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The role:
The Directorate of Forensic Mental Health provides inpatient care in both medium and low secure settings. The service provides a safe, secure and therapeutic environment for patients with a focus on risk assessment and reduction, rehabilitation and discharge planning for the return to the community.
The post holder will have clinical leadership and line management responsibility for a staff team and be accountable for the co-ordination and provision of specialist nursing care and treatment for individuals who have a mental disor
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