Duty Nurse Co-ordinator (DNC)

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in Scarborough is looking for a Duty Nurse Co-ordinator. The role involves providing leadership and clinical supervision on night shifts, ensuring high-quality patient care across multiple facilities. Candidates must have at least 18 months of post-qualifying experience. The position offers opportunities for career development within a supportive organization dedicated to mental health and learning disabilities.

Qualifications

• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate high level of decision-making skills.
• Professional accountability for patient care standards.
• Act as senior clinician responsible for safe care delivery.
• Respond to incidents and staffing issues.
• Provide leadership support and clinical supervision.
• Lead activities integral to Quality Improvement Scheme.

Job description

About the Trust

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby. From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care – our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for. We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health. We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a high level of decision‑making skills and the ability to seek collective support from colleagues where required.
• Professional accountability for the standards of patient care across the sites, in collaboration with the nurse in charge.
• Act as the senior clinician on site, responsible for the safe delivery of care in collaboration with the teams.
• Respond to incidents, staffing issues, bed pressures and unplanned care needs as required to deliver safe care and escalation incidents to on‑call system as necessary.
• Provide leadership support, day‑to‑day supervision, clinical advice and clinical supervision.
• Be committed to and take a lead role in activities integral to the Trust’s Quality Improvement Scheme.

Work Location

The Duty Nurse Co‑ordinator (DNC) will be based at Cross Lane Hospital in Scarborough and also cover Springwood Unit at Malton hospital. This role would include cover for two acute ADULT inpatient wards, two MHSOP inpatient wards, the local Crisis Team and the Section 136 suite.

Working Hours

The post will require predominantly night shift working, although there will be periods of time where day shifts will be allocated.

Qualifications & Experience

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the time of applying.

Eligibility & Sponsorship

We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers: Skilled Worker visa – Your job – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and for the Health & Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa – eligible healthcare and education jobs – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Start date

To ensure you have a great welcome, for all new starters joining the Trust, we offer two start dates per month on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of that month.