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An exciting opportunity has arisen a Registered Nurse to join the Vulnerabilities Team at University Hospitals Birmingham
Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist Dementia
Full time 37:5 hrs Monday to Friday (0800-1600)
Across site Cover
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse Adult, to join the Vulnerabilities Team. The Vulnerabilities Team is a passionate and dedicated team of Learning Disability, Mental Health, General nurses, and Dementia Specialists Nurses; we are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate, and motivated RGN who has acute experience working with patients who have Dementia. To work as part of the team in shaping and transforming acute hospital care and experience for patients with Dementia
The case load is diverse and we work Collaboratively to meet the health needs of this group of individuals attending the hospital, either as an inpatient or outpatient to ensure that their holistic care needs are met, by providing and supporting specialist intervention, working together by adopting a person centered approach to optimize health and wellbeing, we strive to address health inequalities and empower individuals to have independence , choice and control
The post requires a flexible approach and requires the individual to work across the three sites depending on service demand/Pressure.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
The role is diverse; and requires the post holder to review and assess patients, liaise, support and teach staff, implement new ways of working, support reasonable adjustments, work collaboratively with individuals, families, and carers when planning admissions, during inpatient care through to discharge to ensure a positive experience.
You will be required to work Trust wide/ across all sites, acting as a role model, sharing expertise across multi-disciplinary teams and work collaboratively. Therefore, you will need excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills, you will need to be able to work as part of a team or on your own. You will need to be resilient to an ever-changing workload be able to prioritize and manage the workload, and ensure a high standard of clinical care is delivered to the patients under our care
We welcome applicants who have a current NMC registration RGN, with knowledge and experience of working with patients who have Dementia.
There are 4 main inpatient sites across the Trust and you will be expected to travel between sites, therefore a car driver is essential.
Contact Julia Jackson Lead Nurse Vulnerabilities 07901108164 or Sue Atkins Named Nurse Dementia 07775412574 for further information
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on the NMC Register
- Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to FHEQ Level 6
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in Dementia care
Experience
Essential
- Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
- Significant post registration experience. with evidence of passion/ enthusiasm and knowledge for Dementia Care
- Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development/ competence.
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to Dementia
- Experience and enthusiasm for teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
- Can demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the Nursing & Midwifery Council ( NMC ) standards for student supervision and assessment
- Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
- Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding in relation to the role applied for
- Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience in service development
- Awareness of current research related to the speciality
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others
- Ability to work a varied shift pattern where required / and ability to work across UHB sites or off site in NHS or NHS premises where required
- Ability to act on own initiative
- Car Driver
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
