Job summary
Cheshire and Merseyside Adult Gender Identity Collaborative (CMAGIC) is a new NHS England pilot, establishing how Gender Incongruence can be best treated within a Primary Care setting. We are seeking a specialist nurse to support the delivery of this care and they will work closely with our MDT, local GP's, relevant partner agencies and of course directly with service users.
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in developing not only a new service, but a new way of delivering care for a disadvantaged service user group. The role will likely involve travel, so a car user is essential.
Main duties of the job
To provide direct, clinical nursing care to the service users of the Cheshire and Merseyside Adult Gender Identity Collaborative (CMAGIC). This will involve direct and indirect care of services users of CMAGIC and an ability to work autonomously, as well as part of a wider team is essential. To be able to manage a caseload of patients and support patients throughout their journey.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
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.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principal Responsibilities
- Provide direct clinical nursing care to CMAGIC service users
- Obtain bloods for routine screening
- Deliver deep Intramuscular injections of GRNH analogues in line with clinical standards and profiles
- Interview, assess and monitor the wellbeing of service users under direct care of CMAGIC utilising biopsychosocial principals
- Support the delivery of treatment from colleagues
- Understand role of, engage and refer to partner agents as appropriate
- Maintain up to date knowledge of clinical issues and developments in the treatment of Gender Incongruence
- Maintain record keeping in line with professional and Trust standards
- Be an active member of MDT
- To deliver training
- Caseload managment
- Engage in regular supervision and PACE reviews
- Undertake and participate in research and audit as relevant to role and service objectives
- Be aware of and adhere to Trust policies and procedures which are applicable to the role
- Complete risk assessments and ensure that risks are identified and reported as they arise
- Undertake appropriate training and act as a clinical mentor within the service. Support students and other learners in achieving learning outcomes by providing a learning environment with opportunities for observation and training
Professional Responsibilities
- Maintain professional registration and adhere at all times to the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct
- Ensure accurate and contemporaneous record keeping with due regard to confidentiality
- Deal with difficult situations in relation to Child Protection/ Vulnerable adults and act according to Trust policy and current legislation
- Undertake Trust mandatory training as required, ensuring compliance
Generic Responsibilities for all staff:
All post holders will agree to:
- Commit to the vision of supporting Mersey Care in becoming a leading organisation in the provision of community services, mental health care, addiction services and learning disability care, and in doing so fully utilise their skills and experience to support the objectives of the Trust.
- Role model the values of the Trust Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support in all activities and interactions with employees, service users and other stakeholders
- Challenge the stigma associated with mental health and learning difficulties.
- Comply with the Duty of Candour, defined by Francis as: 'The volunteering of all relevant information to persons who have or may have been harmed by the provision of services, whether or not the information has been requested and whether or not a complaint or a report about that provision has been made.
- Work across professional and organisational boundaries to improve services for all.
- Maintain their specific knowledge base and develop new skills.
- Value the contribution of the patient / service user voice.
- Operate within any organisational codes of practice or those from a relevant professional body.
- Respect equality and diversity across all areas of working practice and communications with staff, service users and other stakeholders.
- Take responsibility for the accurate and timely collection and recording of data and ensuring all personally identifiable information is protected and used only for the purposes for which it was intended.
- Comply with all health and safety legislation and local policies and procedures.
- Adhere to all organisational policies.
- Have knowledge and understanding of technology in the workplace which is sufficient to maintain their efficiency and also how technology can empower service users in a digital environment
- Comply with the NHS Constitution in relation to the staff responsibilities that it sets out for NHS employees.
- Attend a one day Just and Learning & Civility and Respect training work shop
- Be an ambassador for Just & Learning and Civility & Respect following the training
- Positively advocate the just and learning culture within your team
- Be a confident supporter and implementer of the Trust CARES Values including Civility & Respect within your team.
- Support their team/services to create a positive environment for Just and Learning Culture
- Participate in Just and Learning Culture events.
- Bring Just and Learning Culture updates/information to the attention of team members and other MCT colleagues they work with.
- Support and encourage the sharing of concerns about the safety and quality of care with senior leaders with the aim of improving safety and quality.
- Actively participate in creating an open culture within your team so that concerns and difficulties can be discussed safely and respectfully.
- Speaking up in the event that they are exposed to incivility between colleagues in the workplace #iwillspeakup.
- Listening and understanding others who have concerns and taking a collaborative approach to work towards a solution to improve civility and respect.
This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be reviewed in light of the changing needs of the Trust in consultation with the postholder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principal Responsibilities
- Provide direct clinical nursing care to CMAGIC service users
- Obtain bloods for routine screening
- Deliver deep Intramuscular injections of GRNH analogues in line with clinical standards and profiles
- Interview, assess and monitor the wellbeing of service users under direct care of CMAGIC utilising biopsychosocial principals
- Support the delivery of treatment from colleagues
- Understand role of, engage and refer to partner agents as appropriate
- Maintain up to date knowledge of clinical issues and developments in the treatment of Gender Incongruence
- Maintain record keeping in line with professional and Trust standards
- Be an active member of MDT
- To deliver training
- Caseload managment
- Engage in regular supervision and PACE reviews
- Undertake and participate in research and audit as relevant to role and service objectives
- Be aware of and adhere to Trust policies and procedures which are applicable to the role
- Complete risk assessments and ensure that risks are identified and reported as they arise
- Undertake appropriate training and act as a clinical mentor within the service. Support students and other learners in achieving learning outcomes by providing a learning environment with opportunities for observation and training
Professional Responsibilities
- Maintain professional registration and adhere at all times to the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct
- Ensure accurate and contemporaneous record keeping with due regard to confidentiality
- Deal with difficult situations in relation to Child Protection/ Vulnerable adults and act according to Trust policy and current legislation
- Undertake Trust mandatory training as required, ensuring compliance
Generic Responsibilities for all staff:
All post holders will agree to:
- Commit to the vision of supporting Mersey Care in becoming a leading organisation in the provision of community services, mental health care, addiction services and learning disability care, and in doing so fully utilise their skills and experience to support the objectives of the Trust.
- Role model the values of the Trust Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support in all activities and interactions with employees, service users and other stakeholders
- Challenge the stigma associated with mental health and learning difficulties.
- Comply with the Duty of Candour, defined by Francis as: 'The volunteering of all relevant information to persons who have or may have been harmed by the provision of services, whether or not the information has been requested and whether or not a complaint or a report about that provision has been made.
- Work across professional and organisational boundaries to improve services for all.
- Maintain their specific knowledge base and develop new skills.
- Value the contribution of the patient / service user voice.
- Operate within any organisational codes of practice or those from a relevant professional body.
- Respect equality and diversity across all areas of working practice and communications with staff, service users and other stakeholders.
- Take responsibility for the accurate and timely collection and recording of data and ensuring all personally identifiable information is protected and used only for the purposes for which it was intended.
- Comply with all health and safety legislation and local policies and procedures.
- Adhere to all organisational policies.
- Have knowledge and understanding of technology in the workplace which is sufficient to maintain their efficiency and also how technology can empower service users in a digital environment
- Comply with the NHS Constitution in relation to the staff responsibilities that it sets out for NHS employees.
- Attend a one day Just and Learning & Civility and Respect training work shop
- Be an ambassador for Just & Learning and Civility & Respect following the training
- Positively advocate the just and learning culture within your team
- Be a confident supporter and implementer of the Trust CARES Values including Civility & Respect within your team.
- Support their team/services to create a positive environment for Just and Learning Culture
- Participate in Just and Learning Culture events.
- Bring Just and Learning Culture updates/information to the attention of team members and other MCT colleagues they work with.
- Support and encourage the sharing of concerns about the safety and quality of care with senior leaders with the aim of improving safety and quality.
- Actively participate in creating an open culture within your team so that concerns and difficulties can be discussed safely and respectfully.
- Speaking up in the event that they are exposed to incivility between colleagues in the workplace #iwillspeakup.
- Listening and understanding others who have concerns and taking a collaborative approach to work towards a solution to improve civility and respect.
This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be reviewed in light of the changing needs of the Trust in consultation with the postholder.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst level Registered Nurse/Midwife
- oAbility to be a clinical mentor (ENB 998/997) or equivalent post registration degree level module or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- oCompletion of Trust STRIVE/THRIVE course
- oWorking towards Gender Identity Healthcare qualifications via RCP
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- oPrevious experience of working with Gender Incongruent service users
- oAware of protocols for administering of GRNH analogues
Desirable
- oUse of EMIS as a reporting tool
Values
Essential
- 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
Skills
Essential
- oOrganised
- oCar driver/user
- oExcellent communication with colleagues and service users
- oAdministering IM injections
- oInterpreting blood results
- oExcellent documentation skills
- oAbility to assess and gain information in short timescales
- oAbility to build relationships quickly
- o Caseload management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst level Registered Nurse/Midwife
- oAbility to be a clinical mentor (ENB 998/997) or equivalent post registration degree level module or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- oCompletion of Trust STRIVE/THRIVE course
- oWorking towards Gender Identity Healthcare qualifications via RCP
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- oPrevious experience of working with Gender Incongruent service users
- oAware of protocols for administering of GRNH analogues
Desirable
- oUse of EMIS as a reporting tool
Values
Essential
- 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
Skills
Essential
- oOrganised
- oCar driver/user
- oExcellent communication with colleagues and service users
- oAdministering IM injections
- oInterpreting blood results
- oExcellent documentation skills
- oAbility to assess and gain information in short timescales
- oAbility to build relationships quickly
- o Caseload management
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).
