Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full time Band 5 Nurse Practitioner to work within the St Helens Later life and Memory Service community Team.
The hours for this post are 37.5 hours per week
The operational hours are Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm and we are based on the Hollins Park site. The post will involve travel across the borough.
Interviews planned for 18th April 2023
Main duties of the job
The LLAMS service is an accredited service which provides the comprehensive assessment and treatment of people with dementia; The team has 3 areas; assessment, memory for those with less complex needs and who are non CPA and community for those whose needs are more complex and are on CPA .The team is flexible in its approach to meet the changing demands and there is an expectation that you will work in any area, however this role at this time is within the Memory Team
The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within a multi-disciplinary environment within the framework of Effective Care Co-ordination (ECC).
During preceptorship, the postholder will carry out range of duties under the supervision of a manager or preceptor.
Following the successful completion of a comprehensive preceptorship the post holder will be able to carry out the full range of duties defined within the job description.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act as Named Nurse as required
Ensure that the nursing practices of the clinical area comply with the Trusts policies and procedures
Participate and assist in setting standards of service user care based on sound research findings.
Participate and assist in systematic monitoring and evaluation of nursing practice within clinical area
Carry out nursing care based on the principles of individual care programmes/nursing process in accordance with specialist integrated Care Pathways.
Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments and models of care.
Support the implementation and maintenance of team working
Participate in process of potential new admissions to the service, including the assessment of such individuals in accordance with the agreed care pathway and completion of quality reports where appropriate.
Develop therapeutic relationships with service users and carers.
Participate in case supervision to monitor standards of service user care and documentation.
Participate in regular clinical supervision as per Trust policy.
Participate in managerial supervision.
Ensure the ward environment is conducive to promote service users health, safety and well being, thereby preserving and respecting each service users personal dignity, privacy, religious and cultural beliefs.
Incorporate health promotion and health education into your practice.
Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
Ensure the safe management of medicines and adhere to safe practice and principles of administration in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and Trust Medicines Code.
Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the Multi-disciplinary team. Participate and promote positive intra agency working.
Participate and assist in setting standards of service user care based on sound research findings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Act as Named Nurse as required
Ensure that the nursing practices of the clinical area comply with the Trusts policies and procedures
Participate and assist in setting standards of service user care based on sound research findings.
Participate and assist in systematic monitoring and evaluation of nursing practice within clinical area
Carry out nursing care based on the principles of individual care programmes/nursing process in accordance with specialist integrated Care Pathways.
Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments and models of care.
Support the implementation and maintenance of team working
Participate in process of potential new admissions to the service, including the assessment of such individuals in accordance with the agreed care pathway and completion of quality reports where appropriate.
Develop therapeutic relationships with service users and carers.
Participate in case supervision to monitor standards of service user care and documentation.
Participate in regular clinical supervision as per Trust policy.
Participate in managerial supervision.
Ensure the ward environment is conducive to promote service users health, safety and well being, thereby preserving and respecting each service users personal dignity, privacy, religious and cultural beliefs.
Incorporate health promotion and health education into your practice.
Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
Ensure the safe management of medicines and adhere to safe practice and principles of administration in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and Trust Medicines Code.
Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the Multi-disciplinary team. Participate and promote positive intra agency working.
Participate and assist in setting standards of service user care based on sound research findings.
Person Specification
Shortlisting
Essential
- oUp to date Professional Registration (to be maintained), on the appropriate part of the NMC register and hold current NMC registration
- oRecovery model
- oMental Health Act (1983)
- oEffective Care Coordination
- oRelevant national policies and guidance
- oMental Capacity Act
- oEvidence based and reflective practice
- oVulnerable Adults Procedure and Child Protection.
- oSafety, Privacy and Dignity Guidelines
- oClinical supervision
- oContinuous Improvement
- oAccountability
- oRespectfulness
- oEnthusiasm
- oSupport
- oHigh professional standards
- oResponsive to service users
- oEngaging leadership style
- oStrong customer service belief
- oTransparency and honesty
- oDiscreet
- oChange oriented
- oAbility to work to deadlines
- oAbility to utilise Assessment skills and tools effectively
- oAbility to communicate in a variety of settings.
- oAble to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
- oAble to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
- oAbility to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues
- oEffective time & workload management
- oAbility to identify and minimise risk effectively
- oIT skills
- oFlexible approach to working
- oCommitment to effective teamwork
- oCommitment to service development
- oGood time management
- oDemonstrate continuous professional development
- oAbility to travel in the course of performing duties
Desirable
- oPost registration training in relevant field
- oMentorship training
- oConflict resolution
- oExperience of Care Planning process
- oDemonstrate experience of problem solving approaches Working in a multi-agency framework
- oAwareness of budgeting and resources
- oFormulation of reports
- oPresentation skills
- oDelegation and coordination
Person Specification
Shortlisting
Essential
- oUp to date Professional Registration (to be maintained), on the appropriate part of the NMC register and hold current NMC registration
- oRecovery model
- oMental Health Act (1983)
- oEffective Care Coordination
- oRelevant national policies and guidance
- oMental Capacity Act
- oEvidence based and reflective practice
- oVulnerable Adults Procedure and Child Protection.
- oSafety, Privacy and Dignity Guidelines
- oClinical supervision
- oContinuous Improvement
- oAccountability
- oRespectfulness
- oEnthusiasm
- oSupport
- oHigh professional standards
- oResponsive to service users
- oEngaging leadership style
- oStrong customer service belief
- oTransparency and honesty
- oDiscreet
- oChange oriented
- oAbility to work to deadlines
- oAbility to utilise Assessment skills and tools effectively
- oAbility to communicate in a variety of settings.
- oAble to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
- oAble to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
- oAbility to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues
- oEffective time & workload management
- oAbility to identify and minimise risk effectively
- oIT skills
- oFlexible approach to working
- oCommitment to effective teamwork
- oCommitment to service development
- oGood time management
- oDemonstrate continuous professional development
- oAbility to travel in the course of performing duties
Desirable
- oPost registration training in relevant field
- oMentorship training
- oConflict resolution
- oExperience of Care Planning process
- oDemonstrate experience of problem solving approaches Working in a multi-agency framework
- oAwareness of budgeting and resources
- oFormulation of reports
- oPresentation skills
- oDelegation and coordination
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
