Band 5 Assistant Home Manager - Bristol

Job description

Job responsibilities

Number of staff responsible for: 3 8 on each shift

To carry out clinical practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, interventions and evaluations for children and young people is provided. To ensure delivery of high quality residential service for disabled children detailed: National Minimum Care Standards of Childrens Homes. This will include:

Undertaking a comprehensive, children/person-centred, nursing assessment and prepare care plans in consultation with the children/young people, their parents/carers and supporting professionals, to provide the best nursing care

Implementation of care plan and advocating for the children/young people.

Evaluation of effectiveness of care plan provided in partnership with children and young people parents and carers and support professionals.

Ability to implement research-based practice

Following successful completion of preceptorship, ability to supervise junior and unqualified staff

Ability to administer medicine within relevant Trust and legislative guidance e.g. NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010 and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

Ability to undertake risk assessment and develop risk management strategies for individual children and young people who present with challenging behaviour.

Demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of relevant Legislation for Disabled Children in Residential Services.

Ensure the ordering storage, administration and disposal of medication complies with relevant trust and legislative guidance e.g. NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010,Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and MHA (1983)

2 Teaching, Education & Health Promotion

To use own skills, knowledge and resources to provide mentoring opportunities for staff within designated areas and promote positive attitudes towards children and young people with learning disabilities. This will include:

Regular supervision, provision of advice and mentoring to staff.

Support the provision of an appropriate learning environment for pre- and post- registered students, novice practitioners, and new team members as directed.

3 Continuing Professional Development

To maintain and develop professional knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure that practice reflects best practice, remains evidence based, is current and responsive to meet changing patient and NHS service needs, as outlined in the NHS Plan (2000).

Abide by the legal rules, statutory regulations and professional responsibilities relating to practice as outlined in the NMC's 'The Code': Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives.

Take responsibility for post-registration education and for continuing professional development as outlined in NMC Standards.

To receive clinical supervision in accordance on a contracted and regular basis from an identified Senior Practitioner, as per trust Clinical Supervision Policy.

To be aware of the need for appropriate management support and supervision from the line manager, and to maintain records of these meetings.

Maintain Health and Safety in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974). To ensure you maintain knowledge and understanding current legislation for children with learning disabilities in residential services.

Work to the Clinical and Personnel Policies and Procedures of AWP Trust.

Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant medicines, related medication management issues and act in accordance with the appropriate NMC standards and Trust policy, and ensure that others also work within these guidelines.

Finance and Workforce

To make best use of available workforce resources based on agreed staffing models ensuring provision of best care possible. Follow Trust and Service Policies in regard to the security of the building/clients, to ensure safe practice and protection of clients, staff, visitors and members of the general public

To take part in environmental risk assessments as requested so that best use is made of resources.

Manage temporary staffing resources in line with AWP best practice guidance

Ensure that service provision is both safe and therapeutic within spanof knowledge.

Effective time management

Utilize electronic rostering systems (Rosterpro)

Participate in education and training opportunities

To take charge of the childrens home in the absence of the Registered Manager and provide regular supervisions for unqualified staff members.

To be familiar with and comply with all Policies & Procedures operational within the Trust

5 Record Keeping and Administration

To maintain standards of record keeping and associated administration in accordance with AWP Trust Policy and local joint arrangements and professional guidelines. This will include:

The upkeep of contemporaneous, chronological and accurate daily childrens records in accordance with relevant NMC Guidelines, Trust Policy and Childrens Homes Practices sorry okay.

Work under the direction of Essence of Care lead.

Contribute to the achievement of Controls Assurance Standards relating to Records Management within their span of control.

Maintain safety of children/ young people and staff within the home and ensure legal obligations are fulfilled.

6 Evidence-Based Nursing, Practice Development & Clinical Audit

To contribute to practice development activity and evidence-based learning disabilities nursing. This will include:

• Undertake relevant practice development/research activity.
• Take part in a rolling programme of audit.
• Comply with activity as outlined in The Essence of Care & The Childrens Home (ENGLAND) Regulations 2015.Work within the framework of AWP and Department of Health Research Governance.

8 Professional Nursing Advice

Contribute to providing professional nursing advice within the post-holders area of responsibility and span of knowledge.

Communication and Working Relationships

Parent/Carers of children that use Belbrook service Voluntary Organisations

Multidisciplinary Team Advocacy Groups

Staff from other areas & Trusts Social Services

CPA Co-ordinator MHA Administrator

Registered Home Manager Childrens School Teachers

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• UK Registered Nurse LD
• Significant experience of at least 2 years post qualifying

Desirable

• oExperience of working with children with learning disabilities and complex healthcare needs in a residential service.

Clinical Skills

Essential

• oKnowledge of medication rounds and safe administration and disposal of drugs
• oAble to plan, implement and evaluate resident care and act accordingly if untoward changes occur
• oDe-escalation and listening skills
• oControl and restraint, and breakaway trained
• oAble to demonstrate experience of effective risk assessment and management
• Knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection
• oMaintain accurate, appropriate records
• oPractical experience of providing high quality care and exceeding expectations
• oAble to develop an excellent therapeutic relationship; function as named nurse undertaking all aspects of the nursing process in order to provide best possible patient care

Professional/ Leadership skills

Essential

• oAble to communicate effectively and efficiently with other members of the team
• oLeadership skills(motivating, using initiative, change management)
• oUnderstanding of the importance of Health and Safety
• oEffective report writing to provide clear relevant information for ward rounds, case Conferences, MHA tribunals etc..

Desirable

• oAble to undertake clinical supervision, appraisal, mentorship, teaching and preceptorships for Student nurses, bands 2, 3 and 4 staff. Ensure all personal development needs are reported to team leader.
• oHave a working knowledge of Microsoft 'word' or equivalent including use of emails, word processing, us of internet. Have a willingness to learn new applications as appropriate.

Knowledge

Essential

• oUnderstanding of The Children's Home (England) Regulations 2015
• oNMC's 'The Code': Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives
• oExperienced / knowledge of current developments in learning disability care and nursing practice with a focus on children and young people.

Health and wellbeing

Essential

• oAble to recognise signs of stress in self and in others

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Belbrook

67a Saltmarsh Drive . Lawrence Weston

Bristol

BS11 0NL

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)