Clinical Practice Leadband 6

East London Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 35.000 - 45.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

East London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse (Mental Health) to join our inpatient ward teams at Mile End Hospital as a Clinical Practice Lead or via our Aspiring Clinical Practice Lead programme.

You will undertake a one-year development path with a focus on on-ward development, gaining 24/7 operational exposure and leading the care team as you progress to Band 6 responsibilities.

Qualifikationen

• Registered Nurse (Mental Health) with current registration.
• Mentorship certification and completion of Preceptorship.
• Experience at band 5 level or above in mental health settings.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate and deliver high quality inpatient care with junior staff supervision.
• Provide clinical leadership and ensure evidence based practice.
• Develop and implement care plans for complex service users.
• Maintain effective communication with the ward team and Trust colleagues.
• Support service development aligned to Trust objectives and professional guidance.

Kenntnisse

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Supervision

Decision making

Team coordination

Ausbildung

Mentorship certification

Preceptorship

Jobbeschreibung

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and innovative Registered Nurses in our Adult and Older Adult ward teams in ELFT to join our ward teams as Clinical Practice Lead or through our Aspiring Clinical Practice Lead programme. If you have inpatient mental health experience for the post, or feel some focused development could prepare you for this role, please consider applying. You will join the management teams on our inpatient psychiatric wards in the mental health unit in Mile End Hospital.

If successful, you will join the Trust's aspiring Clinical Practice Lead programme staring in April this year. You will follow a program of on-the-ward development, which is detailed in the booklet attached. You will receive a one year contract as a band 6 nurse and will undertake the role of a band 6 nurse as your development progresses.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Practice Lead will support the Clinical Nurse Manager with 24-hour operational responsibility and accountability for the provision and management of high quality nursing care and for the treatment of service users within the inpatient service area. You will be required to support developing the service and nursing team, support care delivery and work with service users and staff to ensure the provision of practices that respond effectively to both individual and service need.

Working for our organisation

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To co-ordinate and provide care and treatment to an identified group of patients without direct supervision. In addition, supporting junior staff in delivery of care provision.

To manage and organise work as required.

Take responsibility for the development and delivery of evidence based practice for service users with complex needs, ensuring that it supports and reflects service user individual needs, Trust objectives and professional guidance.

Contribute to the development of high quality evidence based in-patient services in a changing health care environment.

Contribute towards ensuring that the ward functions as an integral part of the Directorates services.

Effective communication with all relevant personnel both internal and external to the Trust.

To practice within professional guidelines and promote professional practice in clinical area.

To ensure continuous personal development through the utilisation of regular supervision, annual appraisal and training where appropriate.

To provide clinical leadership and supervision to the staff group in order to promote and develop excellence in practice.

Person specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
• Mentorship certification
• Completion of Preceptorship

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience at band 5 level or above
• Working with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities
• Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour

Desirable criteria

• Supporting and supervising students and junior staff

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for complex patients
• Knowledge of risk management and how to plan care to account for risk
• Knowledge of supervision and reflective practices processes