Job summary
Would you like to work for a 'Good' rated Mental Health Trust? We have an exciting opportunity for 2 Nurse Consultants to join our Hospitals and Specialist Services Division. Working as part of the Senior Nursing team this role is vital to ensuring that nursing practice is upheld to the highest standard.
The post holder will provide professional nursing leadership, strategic direction, supervision, and expert consultancy, on all aspects of clinical nursing practice and care of people with mental health issues across the Division. The post holder will support staff and have a specific remit to develop practices and services. This will involve working across professional and organisational boundaries, collaborating with service users and other professionals including carers, health professionals, social workers, voluntary sector staff and local education providers.
You will have responsibility in the below four main areas of practice;
- Professional leadership and consultancy
- Expert Knowledge
- Policy, Practice and Service Development
- Education, Development, Research and Training
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide professional nursing leadership, strategic direction, supervision and expert consultancy, on all aspects of clinical nursing practice and care of people with mental health issues across the Division. The post holder will support staff and have a specific remit to develop practices and services. This will involve working across professional and organisational boundaries, collaborating with service users and other professionals including carers, health professionals, social workers, voluntary sector staff and local education providers.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
My job makes better lives by providing inspiring nurse leadership for our operational services to achieve better outcomes and experience for people, their families and staff through the strategic development, sustained systems and excellent nurse leadership of our quality improvement programs. As an experienced and credible clinician, you will influence and support the development of nurses in the delivery and improvement of services to people using services, families and carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
My job makes better lives by providing inspiring nurse leadership for our operational services to achieve better outcomes and experience for people, their families and staff through the strategic development, sustained systems and excellent nurse leadership of our quality improvement programs. As an experienced and credible clinician, you will influence and support the development of nurses in the delivery and improvement of services to people using services, families and carers.
Person Specification
Essential and desirable
Essential
- NMC Registration
- Master's degree or equivalent in a nursing related subject
- Teaching qualification eg; ENB998, or City and Guilds 730
Desirable
- Quality improvement methodology skills
- Professional Nurse Advocacy qualification
Essential
Essential
- oExtensive successful experience in Senior Nurse role (Band 8b or above) or equivalent managerial role at a senior level within the NHS (Band 8b or above)
- oSignificant experience of working within inpatient mental health settings, community settings and specialist pathways.
- oSignificant evidence of successful implementation of a range of clinical governance initiatives to develop practice.
- oEvidence of managing clinical risk, assessment and case formulation of complex patients.
- oNurse leadership including knowledge and skills regarding revalidation.
- oDetailed working knowledge of NHS practices, developing new policies across service and experience of implementing these.
Desirable
- oSuccessful delivery of quality improvement initiatives.
- oExpertise in research methodology and evidence-based practice and implementation.
Person Specification
Essential and desirable
Essential
- NMC Registration
- Master's degree or equivalent in a nursing related subject
- Teaching qualification eg; ENB998, or City and Guilds 730
Desirable
- Quality improvement methodology skills
- Professional Nurse Advocacy qualification
Essential
Essential
- oExtensive successful experience in Senior Nurse role (Band 8b or above) or equivalent managerial role at a senior level within the NHS (Band 8b or above)
- oSignificant experience of working within inpatient mental health settings, community settings and specialist pathways.
- oSignificant evidence of successful implementation of a range of clinical governance initiatives to develop practice.
- oEvidence of managing clinical risk, assessment and case formulation of complex patients.
- oNurse leadership including knowledge and skills regarding revalidation.
- oDetailed working knowledge of NHS practices, developing new policies across service and experience of implementing these.
Desirable
- oSuccessful delivery of quality improvement initiatives.
- oExpertise in research methodology and evidence-based practice and implementation.
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
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).
