Lead Nurse (Acute Inpatient)

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in East Midlands is looking for a full-time Band 6 Lead Nurse to join their team at Kingfisher House, a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). This role focuses on providing strong clinical leadership, maintaining care standards, and supporting junior colleagues within a multidisciplinary framework. Candidates should be NMC registered nurses with experience in leadership and clinical supervision. The position offers a salary range of £38,682 to £40,823 per annum, pro rata, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Yearly appraisal and ongoing training

Good maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits

Health service discounts

Incremental pay progression

Confidential employee assistance programme

Access to staff networks

Structured learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and leading a team in difficult clinical situations.
• Proven ability to work independently.
• Experience in staff progression and development.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong clinical leadership and ensure evidence-based practice.
• Monitor care standards throughout a 24-hour period.
• Support and supervise junior colleagues.
• Embed the Clinical Model and Operational pathways for PICU.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical supervision

Evidence-based practice

Education

NMC Registered Nurse - RNMH

Diploma Level Nursing

Job description

This is a great opportunity for a full time Band 6 Lead Nurse to join our team at Kingfisher House, a state of the art Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), based at Kingsway Hospital, Derby.

Kingfisher House is a 14 bedded male PICU focused on therapeutic interventions and delivering care to the national standards.

We put a high emphasis on quality of care, peer support and on clinical engagement in service development and management. We will welcome candidates who bring an enthusiasm for innovation, teaching and development and can work closely with colleagues from different professional backgrounds.

Main duties of the job

• Providing strong clinical leadership, ensuring evidence-based practice is delivered to improve the quality of and shape responsive services.
• Monitoring and ensure maintenance of standards of care that support safe high quality practice throughout the twenty-four hour period.
• Supporting junior colleagues within the multi-disciplinary process.
• Supervising and promoting staff development.
• Be part of the Bleep Holder rota.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

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• Ensure a high clinical profile that includes the provision of direct nursing care, with a global overview of all care packages and clinical activity within a defined area.
• Embed the Clincial Model and the Operational pathways for PICU and deputise in the absence of the Ward Manager.
• Provide strong clinical leadership and support to junior colleagues.
• Provide regular clinical supervision for junior colleagues in line with Trust policy.
• Facilitate junior colleagues to deliver high quality assessment / formulation / person‑centred care planning / risk assessment and management is firmly embedded within clinical practice and in line with best practice evidence.
• Exercise professional accountability and responsibility, taking into account the actions of other professional who are responsible / accountable to you.
• Act as a role model and as a senior clinician to promote high standards of professionalism representing both the Trust and the profession in the exercise of their duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• NMC Registered Nurse - RNMH
• Educated to Diploma Level (ie Dip HE Nursing) or evidence of post qualification education/training

Leadership Skills

• Demonstrate leadership skills such as motivation, facilitation, mentorship, etc. Demonstrate up-to-date evidence-based
• Experience in managing and leading a team in difficult clinical situations
• Evidence of being able to work independently
• Experience of leading development of staff's progression and development

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.

£38,682 to £40,823 a yearper annum, pro rata