Specialist Nurse

NHS; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Specialist Nurse to join an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team within the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. This role involves providing high levels of leadership and specialist care, contributing to a trauma informed model, within a supportive environment committed to staff development and wellbeing. As part of an award-winning Trust, you will contribute to vital mental health services across Hull.

Benefits

Enhanced leave package

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Full understanding of relevant policy and legislation in mental health care.
• Evidence of continuing professional development at a specialist level.
• Demonstrable experience in specialist practice nursing skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high levels of clinical and professional leadership.
• Implement clinical and operational policy and service development.
• Support the multidisciplinary team in delivering specialist care.

Skills

Effective inter-personal skills

Effective communication skills

Advanced IT skills

Education

Part III or 13 of NMC live register

Mentoring pre-registration students experience

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available for a band 6 Specialist Nurse Nurse to join an enthusiastic, forwards thinking, multidisciplinary team, within the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

PICU is a 10 bedded mixed unit where all patients are nursed under the Mental Health Act. Patients within the PICU are experiencing an acute episode of mental ill health and require a range of specialist interventions.

Main duties of the job

As a valued staff member you can expect to receive a comprehensive induction into the trust and to the team. A bespoke training passport has been developed for all PICU staff. Staff wellbeing and support is very important to us and we have various embedded systems in place to promote this, including regular clinical and managerial supervision, weekly reflective practice, team discussions after all shifts and 6 monthly team away days.

As a Specialist nurse on PICU you will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team providing a high level of specialist care, working towards a trauma informed model of care. You will provide high levels of clinical and professional leadership, supporting the management team to implement both clinical and operational policy, protocol, service/ practice development and change.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Date posted

21 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year 0

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

338-5981654-24-B

Job locations

PICU, Miranda House

Gladstone Street

Hull

HU3 2RT

Job description Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification Knowledge Essential

• Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
• Advanced It skills

Desirable

• Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts within own area of work/responsibility

Experience Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
• Evidence of development of specialist practice nursing skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held

Qualifications Essential

• Part III or 13 of NMC live register
• Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students

Desirable

• Leadership training/qualification/experience

Skills and Competencies Essential

• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills

Desirable

• Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change

Person Specification Knowledge Essential

• Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
• Advanced It skills

Desirable

• Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts within own area of work/responsibility

Experience Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
• Evidence of development of specialist practice nursing skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held

Qualifications Essential

• Part III or 13 of NMC live register
• Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students

Desirable

• Leadership training/qualification/experience

Skills and Competencies Essential

• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills

Desirable

• Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

PICU, Miranda House

Gladstone Street

Hull

HU3 2RT

Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

PICU, Miranda House

Gladstone Street

Hull

HU3 2RT

Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)