Job summary
THIS POST IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
Exciting opportunities have arisen for a caring, compassionate and highly motivated individuals to work with Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust as Band 6 Charge Nurses at Wotton Lawn Hospital.
Opportunities have arisen across four wards at Wotton Lawn hospital; Abbey, Priory , Dean , Kingsholm and Greyfriars wards. There will be an expectation that individuals may need to work across wards on a site at times.
Main duties of the job
We are now seeking highly motivated caring, compassionate and committed Band 6 Charge Nurses to complement our current team of professionals. As the ideal candidate for this post you would be an experienced mental health nurse seeking an opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives, through effective positive leadership and a passion for helping those experiencing an acute mental health concern.
The purpose of this role is to:
- Provide assessment and implementation of evidence-based interventions for service users who are experiencing common, acute mental health and longer-term recovery needs
- Facilitate early discharge from hospital and respond to agencies requiring assessment of users who are being considered for immediate psychiatric hospitalisation, handover of mental health care between primary and secondary services and vice versa
- Support clinical governance initiatives at ward / hospital level
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Engage in complex health assessments as appropriate and plan relevant care in partnership with services users e.g. Specialist assessment of complex nursing needs
- Utilising the Care Programme Approach (CPA) and in line with Trust policy, provide specialist care, education and advice to service users (including carers) who are suffering from common, severe and enduring mental health to promote recovery and social inclusion and in accordance with Trust policy act as care co-ordinator as and when required, including adults at risk and supervision procedures
- Develop, implement and evaluate care plans in conjunction with service users, carers and other professionals which reflect individual needs
- Ensure that everyone involved in the care plan receives a copy and to ensure that allrelevant details are recorded on trust IT systems
- Assist service users to meet their personal care needs e.g. assisting with bathing and washing, as outlined in the Care Plan. This intervention may be delegated where appropriate
- Liaise with and offer specialist assessment and advice to other agencies and professions. To participate in Multi-Agency meetings to offer advice and opinions to facilitate the ongoing treatment and care of clients and to ensure adherence to National Service Framework (NSF) guidelines
- Actively support service users in the management of their medication within a concordance framework and relevant policies. Administer medication, including Intra-muscular injections depot medication as appropriate and monitor side effects. Delegate the checking and delivery of medication when appropriate.
- As named nurse to have responsibility for undertaking mental and behavioural state examinations for own service users and service users being admitted, repeated on at least a weekly basis with clinical risk assessment and management plans
- As part of the Unit Wide Emergency Response Team to carry one of the specialised roles required, ensuring that there are adequately trained numbers of staff available (if applicable)
- Act as first point of contact with the Trust and Department when accepting external referrals from Commissioners and other providers
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Engage in complex health assessments as appropriate and plan relevant care in partnership with services users e.g. Specialist assessment of complex nursing needs
- Utilising the Care Programme Approach (CPA) and in line with Trust policy, provide specialist care, education and advice to service users (including carers) who are suffering from common, severe and enduring mental health to promote recovery and social inclusion and in accordance with Trust policy act as care co-ordinator as and when required, including adults at risk and supervision procedures
- Develop, implement and evaluate care plans in conjunction with service users, carers and other professionals which reflect individual needs
- Ensure that everyone involved in the care plan receives a copy and to ensure that allrelevant details are recorded on trust IT systems
- Assist service users to meet their personal care needs e.g. assisting with bathing and washing, as outlined in the Care Plan. This intervention may be delegated where appropriate
- Liaise with and offer specialist assessment and advice to other agencies and professions. To participate in Multi-Agency meetings to offer advice and opinions to facilitate the ongoing treatment and care of clients and to ensure adherence to National Service Framework (NSF) guidelines
- Actively support service users in the management of their medication within a concordance framework and relevant policies. Administer medication, including Intra-muscular injections depot medication as appropriate and monitor side effects. Delegate the checking and delivery of medication when appropriate.
- As named nurse to have responsibility for undertaking mental and behavioural state examinations for own service users and service users being admitted, repeated on at least a weekly basis with clinical risk assessment and management plans
- As part of the Unit Wide Emergency Response Team to carry one of the specialised roles required, ensuring that there are adequately trained numbers of staff available (if applicable)
- Act as first point of contact with the Trust and Department when accepting external referrals from Commissioners and other providers
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH)
- Formal Teaching and Assessing Course
Desirable
- Other post registration training qualifications
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Demonstrable post qualification experience in Mental Health
- Experience of working in an inpatient unit
- Extensive experience of first line assessments including the assessment of risk
- Working knowledge of recovering approach and social inclusion
- Experience of collaboration working with other agencies including the voluntary sector
Desirable
- Experience of providing short term evidence based interventions e.g. CBT, Brief solution focussed therapy
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development
- Knowledge of appropriate legislation e.g. current Mental Health Act legislation, Child Protection legislation and other policy related to mental health
- Extensive skills in risk assessment and management
- Knowledge of the different approaches to mental health assessment
- Knowledge of evidence based interventions with clients in an all phases of mental illness.
- Up to date clinical knowledge including risk assessment, dual diagnosis and complex health and social care needs
- Experience of supervising staff
- Ability to work on social factors affecting mental distress e.g. accommodation, substance misuse, domestic violence, welfare rights
- Competent in the Care Programme Approach and associated countywide risk procedures
- Experience of team work and staff development
Desirable
- Knowledge of Child care / protection issues
- Broad understanding of National Policy and local implementation, which impacts on the development and provision of services
- Certificate level qualification in CBT
- Experience of Group work
- Knowledge of Socially disadvantaged family issues
- Audit/research/project development in a clinical field
PERSONAL SKILLS ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Approachable and flexible
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
- Be able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively
- Able to time manage and plan own workload
- Ability to work under pressure and to problem solve in complex and often chaotic situations
- Ability to assimilate new concepts and approaches to care
- Ability to engage positively with service users
- Ability to work effectively as a team member
- Commitment to individual and group / team supervision
- Ability to undertake all statutory and mandatory training including Positive Behavioural Management (PBM)/Breakaway (subject to Occupational Health clearance)
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook
- Report writing skills
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH)
- Formal Teaching and Assessing Course
Desirable
- Other post registration training qualifications
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Demonstrable post qualification experience in Mental Health
- Experience of working in an inpatient unit
- Extensive experience of first line assessments including the assessment of risk
- Working knowledge of recovering approach and social inclusion
- Experience of collaboration working with other agencies including the voluntary sector
Desirable
- Experience of providing short term evidence based interventions e.g. CBT, Brief solution focussed therapy
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development
- Knowledge of appropriate legislation e.g. current Mental Health Act legislation, Child Protection legislation and other policy related to mental health
- Extensive skills in risk assessment and management
- Knowledge of the different approaches to mental health assessment
- Knowledge of evidence based interventions with clients in an all phases of mental illness.
- Up to date clinical knowledge including risk assessment, dual diagnosis and complex health and social care needs
- Experience of supervising staff
- Ability to work on social factors affecting mental distress e.g. accommodation, substance misuse, domestic violence, welfare rights
- Competent in the Care Programme Approach and associated countywide risk procedures
- Experience of team work and staff development
Desirable
- Knowledge of Child care / protection issues
- Broad understanding of National Policy and local implementation, which impacts on the development and provision of services
- Certificate level qualification in CBT
- Experience of Group work
- Knowledge of Socially disadvantaged family issues
- Audit/research/project development in a clinical field
PERSONAL SKILLS ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Approachable and flexible
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
- Be able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively
- Able to time manage and plan own workload
- Ability to work under pressure and to problem solve in complex and often chaotic situations
- Ability to assimilate new concepts and approaches to care
- Ability to engage positively with service users
- Ability to work effectively as a team member
- Commitment to individual and group / team supervision
- Ability to undertake all statutory and mandatory training including Positive Behavioural Management (PBM)/Breakaway (subject to Occupational Health clearance)
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook
- Report writing skills
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).
