Lead Nurse (Inpatient Rehabilitation)

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; England; Vor Ort; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Annual appraisal and ongoing training

Health service discounts

Incremental pay progression

Employee assistance programme 24/7

LGBT+ / BAME / Christian networks

Zusammenfassung

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Lead Nurse Band 6 to support the Rehabilitation Service and provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering 24-hour inpatient care for adults with complex mental health needs.

The role focuses on clinical governance, service development, and ensuring care meets high standards, with a commitment to compassionate, person-centred practice across the Kingsway Campus.

Qualifikationen

• Registered Mental Health Nurse.
• Evidence of up-to-date Personal Development Plan / Professional Portfolio.
• ENB 99/78, NVQ Assessor, CG 730 or equivalent (Practice Supervisor and Assessor).

Aufgaben

• Drive change and assure high-quality care meeting standards.
• Establish 24/7 operational and clinical service mechanisms for safe care.
• Lead on new developments and ensure local and national standards are met.
• Ensure the clinical team operates within legal and operational protocols with robust rationales.
• Coordinate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and maintain stakeholder liaison.
• Participate in the bleep-holder rota to support bed management at Kingsway Campus.
• Deputise for the Senior Nurse when required.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Teamwork

Change management

Clinical supervision

Communication

Ausbildung

NMC registration

ENB 99/78 / CG 730 or equivalent

Practice Supervisor and Assessor

Jobbeschreibung

The Trust's Rehabilitation Service is evolving, and we have a wonderful opportunity for a Lead Nurse Band 6

The team provides 24-hour inpatient support and help to 23 adults with severe and enduring mental illness who have traditionally found it difficult to spend long periods out of other inpatient settings.

The successful applicant will be expected to support the Senior Nurse in providing leadership, effective resource utilisation, and supervision to the wider, multi-disciplinary team.

The aim is to provide an effective, high-quality, evidence-based rehabilitation and recovery service, which is unpinned by the promotion of a hopeful, compassionate, and expressive environment, offering choice and opportunities and prioritising service users' goals whenever possible.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• Work with the team, driving change and offering assurance that our care meets the standards not only expected of us but that our patients, relatives, and carers deserve.
• Be responsible for establishing operational and clinical service mechanisms that support safe and high-quality care throughout the 24 hours.
• Have opportunities to take the lead on newdevelopments and will be responsible for ensuring that local and national standards and targets are met.
• Be responsible for ensuring that the clinical team operates within established legal and operational protocols and that robust clinical rationales exist for planned and delivered interventions.
• Work effectively within a multi-disciplinary setting and will ensure that effective coordination exists and is maintained between the various stakeholders involved.
• Be part of our bleep-holder role on a rota basis, which lends itself to bed management and support of the Kingsway Campus.
• Deputise for the Senior Nurse where needed.

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'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

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

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification.

Attainment/Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse.
• Evidence of up-to-date Personal Development Plan / Professional Portfolio.
• ENB 99/78, NVQ Assessor, CG 730 or equivalent (Practice Supervisor and Assessor).

Knowledge/Experience

• Recent, relevant post-registration clinical expertise, including core NMC competencies.
• Comprehensive knowledge and awareness of professional accountability and codes of conduct.
• Knowledge and expertise of CPA, risk assessment and management.
• Up-to-date evidence-based knowledge for nursing practice generally and the chosen speciality (rehabilitation).
• Experience working in mental health rehabilitation.
• Experience working in inpatient mental health services.

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.