Job summary
Are you a newly qualified RMN/RNLD Nurse or a qualified Nurse in your first year of practice looking to gain experience across a range of clinical settings to help your career development and something exciting?
Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust is a forward thinking and dynamic NHS Trust with a real commitment to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, recovery focused and compassionate care to service users. We value our staff and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills and competencies to deliver the highest quality of care and our Rotation and Development (RAD) Programme is an example of this.
We are looking for high calibre, motivated and enthusiastic Registered Mental Health / Learning disabilities Nurses who are keen to develop their career through rotations in a variety of mental health settings for our Band 5 Rotation and Development (RAD) Programme. You could be a student about to qualify or within your first year as a newly qualified nurse looking for a new challenge. We want to hear from you!
CNWL has developed an innovative rotational programme across our mental health specialities for Band 5 nurses since 2016 and because of its incredible success we aim to keep it going! Nurses on our programmes have gone on to become Band 6s, Band 7s and even Band 8s because of the opportunities offered to them within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Our bespoke and highly successful 18-month programme offers;
- 3 separate rotations across inpatient and communityservices
- Placements can include; PICU services, HTT, CMHT, EIS and many more
- An opportunity to enrol on the Adult, Older Adult or Learning Disabilities pathway
- A training and development pathway that runs alongside these rotations which includes enrolment onto the Trust's Preceptorship Workshop, upskilling in leadership qualities and a bespoke module on advanced physical health assessment
- An opportunity for you to receive training and engagement in Quality Improvement projects and to become Practice Assessors by the end of the programme
- The chance for you to work across our four diverse boroughs (Kensington and Chelsea, Brent, Harrow and Westminster) where each area has its own unique learning opportunities, varied client groups and rich cultures
- Regular support and guidance from the programme lead and monthly reflective practice sessions with them and the rest of your RAD programme colleagues
About us
To help you achieve the above our developmental role will also offer you;
- 3 pathways rotations - adult, older people and learning disabilities
- Ongoing support from the RAD lead; reflective practice, supervision and guidance
- Mentoring and coachingsessions with team leaders supporting you with your development and growth into the role
- Protected time to shadow clinical and non-clinical senior staff and teams
- Clear objectives and pathway towork towards Band 6role
The programme is structured into three six month placements, across inpatient and community care settings, with the support of both a programme and placement mentors you will enjoy educational and collaborative learning sets which will secure your ability to progress into future band 6 roles.CNWL is dedicated to developing it's own staff and you will beencouraged to develop yourselfinto becoming the Nurse you wish to be.
Our aim is to provide you with necessary tools to become the leaders of tomorrow whilst also offering you the opportunities to enhance your skills further through working across different services lines. Interested? Then get in touch.
Our total benefit package is amongst the best in London, and includes:
Relocation package, childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle-to-work scheme, counselling services and much more!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Vaccination
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. In order to comply with our duty of care, we require our staff to have the COVID vaccine and we will ask for proof of vaccination during the recruitment process. Vaccination will be a condition of employment unless an exemption applies.
Interviews (Remote Interviews by Video Conference): 10th March 2022
MS Team links to be sent once shortlisted.
For further information about the Rotation and Development (RAD) Programme, please contact Shahin Alvis, Lead Nurse for RAD Programme
shahin.alvis@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Vaccination
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. In order to comply with our duty of care, we require our staff to have the COVID vaccine and we will ask for proof of vaccination during the recruitment process. Vaccination will be a condition of employment unless an exemption applies.
Interviews (Remote Interviews by Video Conference): 10th March 2022
MS Team links to be sent once shortlisted.
For further information about the Rotation and Development (RAD) Programme, please contact Shahin Alvis, Lead Nurse for RAD Programme
shahin.alvis@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse Mental Health
- Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
Experience
Essential
- You need previous experience of working in the community / mental health services either as a band 5 nurse, a student nurse or health care assistant.
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
- Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
- Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
- Able to maintain electronic patient records
- Use Microsoft Word for letter and report writing
- -Care planning: being able to assess patients, develop, implement and evaluate a care plan
- -Empowering and working in partnership
- -Safeguarding and advocacy
- -Understanding how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards impacts on their work and the people they are working with
- -Understanding how the Mental Health Act impacts on their work and the people they are working with
- -Understanding the concept of quality and their role in improving safety, clinical outcomes and the patient experience
- -Infection control and Aseptic Non Touch Technique
- -Manual Handling patients
- -Obtaining Consent
- -Medicines management and administration
- oWork well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic
- oHelp others in the team achieve their objectives and deliver safe, effective care
- oMentor, teach and support others in the team
- oSupervise others in the team
- oContribute to the culture of the team and play a role in making it inclusive, kind and hard working
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- oCaring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff
- oRespectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
- oAble and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
- oAble and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals
Other
Essential
- Able to work efficiently in the community
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse Mental Health
- Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
Experience
Essential
- You need previous experience of working in the community / mental health services either as a band 5 nurse, a student nurse or health care assistant.
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
- Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
- Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
- Able to maintain electronic patient records
- Use Microsoft Word for letter and report writing
- -Care planning: being able to assess patients, develop, implement and evaluate a care plan
- -Empowering and working in partnership
- -Safeguarding and advocacy
- -Understanding how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards impacts on their work and the people they are working with
- -Understanding how the Mental Health Act impacts on their work and the people they are working with
- -Understanding the concept of quality and their role in improving safety, clinical outcomes and the patient experience
- -Infection control and Aseptic Non Touch Technique
- -Manual Handling patients
- -Obtaining Consent
- -Medicines management and administration
- oWork well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic
- oHelp others in the team achieve their objectives and deliver safe, effective care
- oMentor, teach and support others in the team
- oSupervise others in the team
- oContribute to the culture of the team and play a role in making it inclusive, kind and hard working
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- oCaring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff
- oRespectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
- oAble and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
- oAble and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals
Other
Essential
- Able to work efficiently in the community
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).
