Job summary
Brant Ward is an 18 bedded acute assessment ward for older adults experiencing complex mental health problems. We are within the Older Persons and Frailty division and we have been given the exciting opportunity to increase our establishment of nursing staff! We are recruiting Band 6 Senior nurses and we want people who are passionate and driven to join our growing team who strive to deliver brilliant standards of care.
The ward can be challenging, fast paced and offer excellent opportunities for professional development.
We have the reputation of being welcoming, delivering excellent standards of care and working with high levels of compassion. We are proud of the positive and encouraging feedback we frequently receive from staff, students, patients, and carers.
How Brant ward staff describe working with our patient group and on our ward:
Heart warming
Fascinating
Challenging but rewarding
Supportive
Great skill development
Full of dedication and professional care
Inspiring
Huge sense of pride
Diverse and dynamic
It's an honour knowing that we have such a positive impact, it makes the hard work so worth it.
Brant Ward has embarked upon developing person centred, evidence-based practice ensuring that the patient is at the centre of all we do making this an ideal time to join our team. Brant Ward is a pivotal part of the acute care pathway working closely with our Home Treatment Team to ensure the highest quality care.
Main duties of the job
To be clinical leader of the nursing team providing care for people with severe mental illness and mental health problems
To provide clinical services that work within the policies, protocols and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust.
To work as part of an MDT team providing a user-focused, accessible and responsive acute nursing service that is safe, supportive and competent for people who experience acute mental health problems.
To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care for those who are experiencing acute mental health needs, within agreed limitations.
Patterns of working will be by arrangement and may include evenings, weekends, bank holidays.
Provides management supervision to junior staff.
To take on a Champion role of a special interest of yours - this could be: physical health, wound care, therapeutic interventions, safeguarding, care planning, and with this role you have the opportunity to lead on improvements on the ward and really stretch your practice.
We understand the important of staff developing themselves personally and professionally, and we support this in a number of ways. Our Senior nurses are actively encouraged to attend development programmes and further training such as: Mary Seacole Leadership programme, Professional Nurse Advocate programme, Motivational interviewing, Cognitive Behaviour therapy training, Coaching, Leadership training, and more!
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our focus of care is to provide assessment and treatment for our patients in a safe and compassionate environment. We are committed to delivering person centred care around the values of the 6 Cs and the Senior nurse role is critical to this.
The successful candidate(s) must be able to lead a team forward with these values, helping develop our vision to create a centre of excellence, to aim for and maintain high standards of care.
The candidate(s) will be part of the Brant Ward management team providing the focus and direction for the wards. The ability to be innovative and creative within this service is desired. Managerial, supervisory and leadership skills are essential, with a clear focus on providing clinical direction to the teams.
It is important that the successful candidate has a clear understanding of the Trusts priorities and the strategic direction over the coming years.
The hours are 37.5 per week worked on a shift basis to cover 24 hour period to include nights and weekends.
A full induction package will be offered, access to training, regular supervision, annual appraisal and a commitment to developing staff to their full potential.
The salary for these posts is depending upon relevant experience.
We know that when applying for jobs people are curious about our place of work so for further information or to arrange an informal visit please do not hesitate to contact Olivia Adams, Brant Ward Manager on 07581022319 or e-mail Olivia.adams3@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our focus of care is to provide assessment and treatment for our patients in a safe and compassionate environment. We are committed to delivering person centred care around the values of the 6 Cs and the Senior nurse role is critical to this.
The successful candidate(s) must be able to lead a team forward with these values, helping develop our vision to create a centre of excellence, to aim for and maintain high standards of care.
The candidate(s) will be part of the Brant Ward management team providing the focus and direction for the wards. The ability to be innovative and creative within this service is desired. Managerial, supervisory and leadership skills are essential, with a clear focus on providing clinical direction to the teams.
It is important that the successful candidate has a clear understanding of the Trusts priorities and the strategic direction over the coming years.
The hours are 37.5 per week worked on a shift basis to cover 24 hour period to include nights and weekends.
A full induction package will be offered, access to training, regular supervision, annual appraisal and a commitment to developing staff to their full potential.
The salary for these posts is depending upon relevant experience.
We know that when applying for jobs people are curious about our place of work so for further information or to arrange an informal visit please do not hesitate to contact Olivia Adams, Brant Ward Manager on 07581022319 or e-mail Olivia.adams3@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
- Mentorship Module (degree level )
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice
Desirable
- Certificate in clinical supervision
- Management Training
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Or clear evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both the community/in-patient. Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
- Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health.
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.
Desirable
- Experience of working within mental health care within the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of information.
- Delegation whilist maintaining overall responsibility for patient care, where appropriate.
- Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team.
- Highly motivated and able to enage with service users and carers to improve outcomes.
- Ability to work independently and collectively.
- Understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to support colleagues move through appropriate process
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
- Mentorship Module (degree level )
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice
Desirable
- Certificate in clinical supervision
- Management Training
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Or clear evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both the community/in-patient. Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
- Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health.
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.
Desirable
- Experience of working within mental health care within the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of information.
- Delegation whilist maintaining overall responsibility for patient care, where appropriate.
- Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team.
- Highly motivated and able to enage with service users and carers to improve outcomes.
- Ability to work independently and collectively.
- Understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to support colleagues move through appropriate process
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
