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Salarypatients, without direct supervision, and co-ordinate the care given by
colleagues.
The post holder will deliver high quality safe nursing care, ensuring
consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply
with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.
The role includes leading the delivery of comprehensive service user
assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of person-centered
care in a collaborative way. The post holder will co-ordinate a first class
service that includes assessment and monitoring of physical health,
maintaining service users rights, supervising junior staff and students, working
collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team and maintaining a safe and
therapeutic working environment and accurate records.
Band 5 nursing roles are only open only to staff with a nursing registration,
obtained as a result of completing a qualification recognised by the Nursing
and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Clinical Skills
Knowledge and Frameworks
Communication
Teamworking and Professional development
Research and Quality
Continuous Improvement
All members of staff are required to play an active role in development and
improving services to the benefit of service users.
Confidentiality
The post holder must ensure that personal information for patients, members
of staff and all other individuals is accurate, up-to-date, kept secure and
confidential at all times in compliance with the Data Protection Act, the
Caldicott principles and the common law duty of confidentiality. The post
holder must follow record-keeping guidelines to ensure compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Valuing Diversity and Human Rights
No person should receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex,
sexual orientation, marital/partnership status, race, religion, age, creed, colour, ethnic origin, disability, part time working status and real or suspected HIV/AIDS status and must not be placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Each Trust has an Equality Policy and it is for each employee to contribute to its success.
All employees have responsibility to ensure their practice adheres with both legislation and policies. All public authorities have a legal duty to uphold and promote human rights in everything they do. It is unlawful for a public authority to perform any act which constitutes discrimination.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust.
We are looking for ambitious staff with the desire for both personal and professional development. We offer regular clinical and managerial supervision as well as promoting continuous professional development to provide you with opportunities to progress and ensure that best practice is embedded in clinical provision. We support our staff through a well-structured Trust Induction, Mandatory Training, monthly professional and clinical supervisions, staff appraisals, robust Preceptorship Programme, support for continual professional development activities, Reflective Practice, staff meetings, psychosocial and team events such as team away days. We also offer a number of clinical and professional development opportunities.
You must be a qualified RMN, Learning Disability Nurse or Acute Nurse in the final year of your RMN/LD/RGN course. It’s important that you have an understanding of multidisciplinary services and the challenges that Children and young people face from their Mental Health problems.
Communication skills must be of the highest standard, you will be expected to engage with very vulnerable children and their families. You must show that you are caring and compassionate as well as a desire to uphold the dignity of the Patient you support.
A detailed Job Description is attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria• Registered Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
Desirable criteria• Mentorship qualification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria• Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice.
- Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
- Experience of supervising and mentoring junior staff and students.
Essential criteria• Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, without close supervision.
- Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations.
- Self-aware, self-confident and intrinsically motivated to do a good job and to motivate others.
- Approachable and forms very effective working relationships with colleagues.
- Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity
- Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback.
Essential criteria• Empathy for service users including individuals who have experienced Mental Health problems.
- Loyal and able to advocate for and show pride in the work area and organization and demonstrates values of trust and NHS
- Flexibility to work shift patterns across 24hrs, 7days a week and across all clinical areas within the Trust as required
- Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical)
