Job summary
We are searching for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Team Leader for our Adult Mental Health In-patient services based at Highbury Hospital.
We are looking for dedicated and innovative candidates who have the relevant skills to enable them to effectively lead a team, demonstrating the knowledge and experience necessary to inspire good practice and develop services and enhance patient experience and quality.
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to work as part of a dynamic team within the Acute Care Pathway. You will provide a visible point of contact to colleagues requiring guidance and support in the delivery of care and a contact point for liaison with other professionals. This role is on a ward that operates on a 24/7 shift basis.
We offer a Golden Hello payment of £2,740 to new starters for this role to the Trust.
Main duties of the job
We need Registered Nurses (Mental Health) who have completed preceptorship, have experience working with adults with mental health problems, are able to lead a team, and work creatively and effectively in a clinical environment. Candidates will demonstrate progressive skills in leadership, supervision, clinical practice, service development, risk assessment and risk management. We need nurses who are approachable, compassionate and motivated with good communication skills. If you are committed to providing person centred care with sound knowledge of best practice within an Adult Inpatient Service, this could be the opportunity for you.
You will become part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, with focus on assessment of need, treatment, and recovery, while placing the service user at the centre of care planning. We provide inpatient care for men and women aged between 18-65, on 4 single sex wards experiencing an acute mental health crisis who cannot be supported in their own home.
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career.
Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a rewarding and vital role in the delivery of treatment to our patients within a supportive environment. In return, we offer a vast range of benefits and opportunities.
Benefits of working at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Enhanced rates of pay for unsocial hours
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Commitment to career development
- Wide range of leadership development opportunities
Day to Day Duties:
- Professional nursing leadership within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Provide clinical leadership, coaching & mentoring for the development of services
- Maintain excellence through clinical practice development & quality improvement
- Responsible for the safe monitoring, management and administration of medication as required by Trust policy.
- Ensure compliance with best practice directions (NICE) and participation in quality and safety initiatives
- Assess, design, implement and evaluate safe, creative, and effective treatment plans
- Ensure that individual care plans are complete & maintained under NMS guidelines
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a rewarding and vital role in the delivery of treatment to our patients within a supportive environment. In return, we offer a vast range of benefits and opportunities.
Benefits of working at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Enhanced rates of pay for unsocial hours
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Commitment to career development
- Wide range of leadership development opportunities
Day to Day Duties:
- Professional nursing leadership within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Provide clinical leadership, coaching & mentoring for the development of services
- Maintain excellence through clinical practice development & quality improvement
- Responsible for the safe monitoring, management and administration of medication as required by Trust policy.
- Ensure compliance with best practice directions (NICE) and participation in quality and safety initiatives
- Assess, design, implement and evaluate safe, creative, and effective treatment plans
- Ensure that individual care plans are complete & maintained under NMS guidelines
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
Desirable
- Mentor training
- Additional care training
- Additional leadership training
Experience
Essential
- Mental health inpatient experience
Desirable
- Acute experience 1 year 6 months +
- Physical health knowledge
- Leadership experience
Skills
Essential
Desirable
- Supervision/ Assessment
- Audit
- Development of others
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
Desirable
- Mentor training
- Additional care training
- Additional leadership training
Experience
Essential
- Mental health inpatient experience
Desirable
- Acute experience 1 year 6 months +
- Physical health knowledge
- Leadership experience
Skills
Essential
Desirable
- Supervision/ Assessment
- Audit
- Development of others
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.
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
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).
