Nurse Consultant

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Nurse Consultant to lead on research, evaluation and workforce development for CYP mental health services.

Role focuses on translating evidence into training programs, developing new care models, and collaborating with academic and NHS partners to improve outcomes for children and young people.

Qualifications

• Educated to Masters level in healthcare or equivalent experience.
• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Leadership and/or management training.
• Teaching qualification e.g ENB998, City & Guilds 730 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead on research and evaluation, workforce and quality improvement.
• Translate research into formal training programs for staff.
• Collaborate with national networks of universities, research hubs and providers.
• Develop evidence-based training and service models for CYP mental health inpatient care.

Education

Masters level in healthcare or equivalent experience

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

Leadership and/or management training

Teaching qualification e.g ENB998, City & Guilds 730 or equivalent

Job description

Search through the open vacancies at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s.

This is YOUR place

• To be at the heart of brilliant care for women, children and young people.
• Where innovation, compassion, and opportunity meet to help transform lives.
• To make a unique impact from day one. As one of only two centres in the UK for women, children, and young people, this is where you can help bring prize-winning discoveries and game-changing innovations to life.
• To grow a thriving career and unlock your potential. Our unique and vast specialisms provide opportunities you won’t find anywhere else. No matter the career path you choose – you’ll have unwavering support for your ambition and a real investment in your learning.
• To discover a community of support. Where our strength comes from our people, who come from every walk of life and who work shoulder-to-shoulder across every discipline. Here, you’ll find a deep camaraderie and the support to take control of your career and find your passion – on the best days, and the toughest.

This is Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Trust.

This is your place, our place, the place.

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) are the Lead Provider of the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (WMCPC) - bringing together integrated provision of specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability and autism services, for young people aged 13-18.

As part of the WMCPC offer, we are driving exciting innovation aligned to the NHSE CYP Developmental Specification. WMCPC’s Innovation is setting out to develop Low Secure and High Intensity Environments to provide care and treatment to some of our most vulnerable CYP in the West Midlands.

High Intensity Environments (HIE) outlined in the new Children and Young People's Intensive Mental Health Service developmental service specification will deliver enhanced therapeutic inpatient models, providing care for children and young people with complex trauma and/or mental health needs that cannot be met within a less secure environment than previous models have enabled.

Main duties of the job

The role will drive to support clinical research, strengthen the basics of research infrastructure and utilise the data intelligently to support the commissioning cycle and to increase the base for children and young people’s mental health recovery. There is a need for us to consider ‘new T4 care models’ and to ensure that our models are evidence based and improving outcomes for our patients.

The role of Nurse Consultant will support the translation of research into practical formal training programs and support future commissioning. By using the latest clinical evidence, we will design initiatives that reflect best practices, ensuring our workforce remains up to date, whilst also allowing for training to be standardised across all Providers. Studying CYP mental health inpatient and admission avoidance concepts and new service models allows us to design effective training and develop similar inpatient and enhanced specialist support services models.

As a Nurse Consultant, you will be leading on research and evaluation, workforce and quality improvement within the High Intensity Environments.

By teaming up with national networks of local universities, research hubs and providers the role aims to set new standards for a workforce development and evidence based commissioning for CYP with complex mental health needs requiring inpatient care.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children’s Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women’s Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person specification

Qualifications

• List qualifications required – include level of qualification and the subject required
• Educated to Masters level in healthcare or equivalent experience
• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Leadership and/or management training.
• Teaching qualification e.g ENB998, City & Guilds 730 or equivalent.

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

• Understanding of research design and implementation.
• Experience of developing and delivering training programmes in complex areas
• Experience on designing Annual Program of works
• Experience on developing policies and procedures
• Experience working in collaboration with external agencies (e.g. ICB, CQC, LA)

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Evidence of experience in analysing and presenting complex data and information

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

• Skills in setting and monitoring standards of practice and performance.
• Skills in word processing and use of email.
• Skills in time management and workload prioritisation.
• Supervision and line management skills.
• Skills in making judgements and decisions on risk issues and apply risk principles to a diverse range of situations without direct supervision.
• Report writing skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Skills in use of Microsoft word.
• Microsoft outlook and excel spreadsheet.
• Chairing skills
• Experience in working in complex systems
• Experience in interpreting epidemiological data

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

• Ability to motivate and inspire others
• Enthusiasm and persistence
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to work as part of a team and develop effective working relationships
• Pragmatic problem-solving approach
• Self-motivation
• Committed to personal development

Sponsorship:

Please note, visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles in line with current UKVI regulations. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for sponsorship before submitting your application. If you would like more information, please visit: UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Joanne Hemming Job title AD of Nursing for Quality & Clinical Services Email address [e-mail]