Senior Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Management responsibilities

To work as a lead member of the multidisciplinary team responsible for the delivery of treatment and recovery interventions to problem gamblers in the East of England.

To work with the Service Manager, Consultant Psychologist and Consultant Psychiatrist to develop, implement and manage change and improvement in the service

To line manage nursing staff and ensure that regular management supervision, clinical supervision and appraisals are undertaken.

To assist with the management of the Peer Network

To oversee the safe and effective running of Phase 1 of treatment, including chairing the weekly Phase 1 meeting

To support the Consultant Psychiatrist including prescription management where required

To assist the Service Manager and Consultant Psychologist in ensuring that all information requirements on KPIs are complied, data entered onto appropriate systems and submitted as required

To be responsible for and ensure that staff fully comply with client case note recording systems and that client files are kept up to date reflect assessment, case management, care planning, care co-ordination, risk management, discharge and engagement plans.

To assist with internal and external audits as required

To be the service lead Infection Control nurse.

To work with the Service Manager to ensure that the service is compliant with Trust and CQC standards.

With the Service Manager and Consultant Psychologist, be responsible for the Performance Management of the service, and develop and implement action plans to address areas of under-performance as needed.

To undertake Management and Serious Incident investigations following Serious and Untoward Incidents, in line with Trust policy

To assist the Service Manager in ensuring that all Trust policies and procedures, including Serious Incident and Complaints policies are fully implemented and complied with

To attend relevant internal and external meetings as required.

To co-ordinate clinical meetings as required, ensuring service standards are maintained.

To organise and/or provide management / clinical /professional supervision for staff in line with Trust recommendations and professional requirements.

To deputise for the Service Manager as required.

To undertake the required training courses as specified by CNWL

Clinical Activities

To act as a professional resource and support to the team.

To provide assessments to complex clients and hold a caseload of Phase 1 clients

To ensure clinical notes are maintained to the agreed standard at all times and that clients are appropriately assessed, admitted, care planned and discharged.

To ensure all clients have risk assessment and risk management plans, and that risks are actively managed and communicated to relevant parties.

To ensure an understanding and implementation of clinical governance and to be a lead member of monthly service clinical governance meetings

To provide assessments and treatment including care planning to individuals referred with gambling problems, including those with complex needs.

To discern when it is appropriate to refer to and/or consult with other agencies such as social services, community mental health teams and other specialist agencies and to proactively ensure this takes place.

To communicate and discuss information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care in a skilled and sensitive manner and to monitor and evaluate progress through responding effectively to feedback from members of the client system.

To proactively liaise with and/or provide written reports to other professionals and agencies, such as GPs, Social Services, local treatment services, Schools and to work jointly with such agencies when required.

To apply knowledge and skills of cross-cultural therapeutic work in order to work effectively and sensitively with clients from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.

To work effectively and sensitively with issues of gender, sexuality, disability, class and age.

To apply a sound knowledge of child protection issues when working with clients and their families and identify when to refer to other agencies.

Educational Activities

To work with the Service Manager and lead clinicians to ensure all staff attend mandatory training.

To ensure that the service has a regular `learning forum to ensure that staff are briefed and trained in the latest evidence-based practice and that the service continues to develop

To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with clients experiencing substance misuse and / or mental health issues in addition to problem gambling

To lead and participate in the promotion and delivery training as required within the National Problem Gambling Clinic, CNWL services and external organisations

Service Development Activities

To provide periodic briefings to the Service Manager on service issues (as requested)

To work collaboratively in developing and maintaining professional communication systems and co-ordinating client care pathways with other statutory and voluntary sector providers

To establish formal communication, support and clinical governance (if required) for statutory and voluntary service providers throughout the sector

To work with the Service Manager and ensure the service is represented by staff in a professional manner at all times

To lead the clinical governance agenda (e.g. clinical effectiveness, education & training, communication, audit, risk management) within the National Problem Gambling Clinic

To take responsibility for contributing to clinical and business team meetings where relevant

Professional Activities

To be responsible for maintaining live registration with own professional body, and ensuring personal professional development portfolio is in place to improve own practice

Research, Audit and Evaluation Activities

To participate in the annual Addictions audit cycle and ad hoc audits as requested

To support the Service Manager in ensuring that recommendations arising from audits are implemented to ensure high quality service provision

To support all research and ensure safe governance is in place to support the operations of any research project

To assist the Service Manager and Chair of Clinical Governance to ensure that audit/service evaluation findings are implemented

To use professional skills in the evaluation, monitoring and development of the teams policies, through the deployment of professional skills in research and audit

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified RMN / RN
• Evidence of continuing personal development and post-registration training in the nursing care, assessment and treatment substance misuse clients.
• Relevant post graduate qualification

Desirable

• Degree/ Masters in Drugs and Alcohol Studies or equivalent qualification
• Completed the Motivational Interviewing Training Module
• CBT qualification
• Advanced assessment skills

Previous experience

Essential

• oSubstantial post-registration experience
• oPrevious experience working in a community service
• oExperience of providing motivational interventions
• oExperience in undertaking Risk Assessments and Risk Management
• oExperience of teaching others and willingness to undertake Teaching and Assessing qualification within six months of commencing post
• oExperience of case management and liaison with other service providers

Desirable

• oAdvanced assessment skills
• oExperience of working in an addictions service
• oExperience of providing line management in a team

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Sound clinical knowledge and understanding of current NHS policies
• Good verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Ability to assess and treat people with dual diagnosis
• Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.

Desirable

• Experience of group facilitation
• Awareness/knowledge of research skills
• Awareness of counselling models
• Experience of using SystmOne or IAPTUS

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

ARC-MK

33-37 Farthing Grove

Milton Keynes

MK6 4JH

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)