Job summary
We are excited to announce that we are recruiting a permanent Band 6 Clinical Nurse to join Dee ward, Clockview Hospital
Dee ward is a 17 bedded female acute ward
We are looking for the right candidate to support the ward leadership team, with making positive changes and embedding new ways of working on the ward. You will also be expected to provide clinical oversight of all pathways and help embed both pathways and models into our everyday practice. You will also be supported in rolling out the self harm pathway.
Our qualified Nurses within Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust are supported to provide the highest possible care, with access to training and development, with many being offered the opportunity to support their learning with post registration training opportunities so we welcome all applicants to join the management team.
It`s an exciting time at Mersey Care as we continue to develop the highest quality services, supported by cutting edge innovation and research.
Previous applicants need not apply
Main duties of the job
Provide effective leadership via both managerial and clinical supervision & act a a senior nurse role model on the ward to patients and colleagues.
Represent the service at meetings as required, deputising for ward manager when required.
Ensure the effective deployment of staff and other resources to deliver the required service and the agreed standards Participate in the recruitment and selection process in accordance with Trust policy.
Ensure the principles of Clinical Governance are incorporated in service delivery by maintaining a high quality service based on agreed clinical standards.
Ensure that service users are cared for within the confines of their respective Mental Health Act status and adhere to the requirements of the MHA 1983 and the corresponding Code of Practice.
Develop local protocols involving team members to ensure a high standard of service delivery is achieved and maintained.
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
- 1. To support the Ward Manager in providing clinical advice, expertise and leadership to allWard Staff.2. To take a key role in ensuring Service Users care plans are developed to meet the assessedneeds of the individual under the guidelines of ECC. To monitor the care plans developed forService Users, where necessary to supervise and train others to carry out and deliver plannedcare.3. To ensure a seamless approach by liasing with other professionals as required.4. To liase appropriately with family members, carers and significant others with regards to theassessment of Service Users. To refer to the Modern Matron as necessary. To support theWard Manager in addressing and resolving concerns by Service Users and Carers sensitivelyand promptly.5. To assist the Ward Manager monitor and work with the ward team to ensure that ServiceUser risk is assessed and managed appropriately, and that risk management plans are of ahigh standard.6. To direct and supervise ward staff, in order to ensure delivery of a high standard of care toService Users.7. To assist the Ward Manager in identified clinical audit projects and setting standards for carebased on sound research findings. Ensure that the ward team maintains standards. Assistthe Modern Matron in the implementation of change arising from new findings.8. To co-ordinate the systematic monitoring and evaluation of Service Users and wardenvironment.9. To use verbal and non-verbal communication skills gained through training and experience toimpart sensitive information e.g. diagnosis or symptoms to Service Users and their families.To offer support to other staff to do this.10. To support the Ward Manager in ensuring that the ward resources are managed appropriatelyto maximise care and efficient work patterns. This will include tasks such as producing rotas,management of sickness and absence, annual leave and extra resources, keeping theModern Matron informed at all times.11. To use skills gained through experience to communicate with members of your team in theimplementation of change and in the interest of good, cohesive team working.12. To check understanding of information where there are often barriers to effectivecommunications due to distress of psychiatric symptoms in Service Users, or where there isresistance in staff. This may include situations where English is not the first language.13. To use skills gained through experience to give and receive information (adhering to Caldicottguidelines) to other individuals with regards to a Service Users care in reviews and multidisciplinary meetings. These individuals may be external to the Trust.14. To have an in-depth knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983. To support staff involved inthe application of the Mental Health Act 1983, ensuring that they are aware of and fulfillingtheir duties. Ensure that Service Users are aware of their rights under the Mental Health Act1983 and that they are exercised appropriately.Page 3 of 815. To liase with other professionals offering a service within the ward to ensure a high quality ofservice delivery.16. To provide and monitor a range of therapeutic activities for Service Users by appropriateguidance and supervision of the ward team.17. To ensure that all relevant information with regards to a Service Users care and treatment isdocumented accurately and legibly into the health record. Supervise and monitor the entriesmade by junior team members, through performance management and audit.18. To lead the provision of teaching sessions in order to pass on knowledge and skills.19. To assist the Ward Manager in the implementation of change or new systems within the area.20. To use skills gained through experience to assess and monitor the physical/mental health ofService Users, seeking an opinion from other professionals, where appropriate.21. To use skills gained through training and experience to de-escalate situations where ServiceUsers become physically or verbally aggressive.22. To use skills gained through experience to deal with team members who become angry,hostile or distressed.23. To ensure that team members get appropriate support following violent incidents and liasewith the Ward Manager to ensure any identified actions arising from such incidents areimplemented24. To ensure that all incidents or near misses are documented as per Trust policy and that anyfollow-up action is taken.25. To lead Service User reviews ensuring that the team has all the relevant information on whichto base their clinical decisions.26. To co-ordinate the team in order to ensure that medical or psychiatric emergencies are actedon promptly and appropriately.27. To provide nursing reports both in written and verbal formats, as requested e.g. for a ServiceUser Mental Health Act appeal.28. To support and assist the ward team develop care plans that enable Service Users to reachand maintain their optimum level of health and independence.29. To ensure the safe administration of medication to Service Users, ensuring that the Nursingand Midwifery Council regulations are followed.Page 4 of 830. To take part in the implementation of the Trusts PDP process for all staff in the ward team.31. To act as a mentor to junior staff and students.32. To support the Ward Manager to provide reports and statistical returns to a variety of Trustdepartments and approved external audit agencies as requested.33. To assist the Ward Manager tackle any unsatisfactory performance promptly andconstructively.34. To participate in the investigation process regarding the disciplinary procedure and ServiceUser/Care complaints.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- 1. To support the Ward Manager in providing clinical advice, expertise and leadership to allWard Staff.2. To take a key role in ensuring Service Users care plans are developed to meet the assessedneeds of the individual under the guidelines of ECC. To monitor the care plans developed forService Users, where necessary to supervise and train others to carry out and deliver plannedcare.3. To ensure a seamless approach by liasing with other professionals as required.4. To liase appropriately with family members, carers and significant others with regards to theassessment of Service Users. To refer to the Modern Matron as necessary. To support theWard Manager in addressing and resolving concerns by Service Users and Carers sensitivelyand promptly.5. To assist the Ward Manager monitor and work with the ward team to ensure that ServiceUser risk is assessed and managed appropriately, and that risk management plans are of ahigh standard.6. To direct and supervise ward staff, in order to ensure delivery of a high standard of care toService Users.7. To assist the Ward Manager in identified clinical audit projects and setting standards for carebased on sound research findings. Ensure that the ward team maintains standards. Assistthe Modern Matron in the implementation of change arising from new findings.8. To co-ordinate the systematic monitoring and evaluation of Service Users and wardenvironment.9. To use verbal and non-verbal communication skills gained through training and experience toimpart sensitive information e.g. diagnosis or symptoms to Service Users and their families.To offer support to other staff to do this.10. To support the Ward Manager in ensuring that the ward resources are managed appropriatelyto maximise care and efficient work patterns. This will include tasks such as producing rotas,management of sickness and absence, annual leave and extra resources, keeping theModern Matron informed at all times.11. To use skills gained through experience to communicate with members of your team in theimplementation of change and in the interest of good, cohesive team working.12. To check understanding of information where there are often barriers to effectivecommunications due to distress of psychiatric symptoms in Service Users, or where there isresistance in staff. This may include situations where English is not the first language.13. To use skills gained through experience to give and receive information (adhering to Caldicottguidelines) to other individuals with regards to a Service Users care in reviews and multidisciplinary meetings. These individuals may be external to the Trust.14. To have an in-depth knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983. To support staff involved inthe application of the Mental Health Act 1983, ensuring that they are aware of and fulfillingtheir duties. Ensure that Service Users are aware of their rights under the Mental Health Act1983 and that they are exercised appropriately.Page 3 of 815. To liase with other professionals offering a service within the ward to ensure a high quality ofservice delivery.16. To provide and monitor a range of therapeutic activities for Service Users by appropriateguidance and supervision of the ward team.17. To ensure that all relevant information with regards to a Service Users care and treatment isdocumented accurately and legibly into the health record. Supervise and monitor the entriesmade by junior team members, through performance management and audit.18. To lead the provision of teaching sessions in order to pass on knowledge and skills.19. To assist the Ward Manager in the implementation of change or new systems within the area.20. To use skills gained through experience to assess and monitor the physical/mental health ofService Users, seeking an opinion from other professionals, where appropriate.21. To use skills gained through training and experience to de-escalate situations where ServiceUsers become physically or verbally aggressive.22. To use skills gained through experience to deal with team members who become angry,hostile or distressed.23. To ensure that team members get appropriate support following violent incidents and liasewith the Ward Manager to ensure any identified actions arising from such incidents areimplemented24. To ensure that all incidents or near misses are documented as per Trust policy and that anyfollow-up action is taken.25. To lead Service User reviews ensuring that the team has all the relevant information on whichto base their clinical decisions.26. To co-ordinate the team in order to ensure that medical or psychiatric emergencies are actedon promptly and appropriately.27. To provide nursing reports both in written and verbal formats, as requested e.g. for a ServiceUser Mental Health Act appeal.28. To support and assist the ward team develop care plans that enable Service Users to reachand maintain their optimum level of health and independence.29. To ensure the safe administration of medication to Service Users, ensuring that the Nursingand Midwifery Council regulations are followed.Page 4 of 830. To take part in the implementation of the Trusts PDP process for all staff in the ward team.31. To act as a mentor to junior staff and students.32. To support the Ward Manager to provide reports and statistical returns to a variety of Trustdepartments and approved external audit agencies as requested.33. To assist the Ward Manager tackle any unsatisfactory performance promptly andconstructively.34. To participate in the investigation process regarding the disciplinary procedure and ServiceUser/Care complaints.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse.
Desirable
- First line management e.g. Leo
- Evidence of post registration study / continuing professional development e.g. ENB 998 / Mentorship in Practice or D32, 33 NVQ
- Approved training in phlebotomy.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience at band 5 or above.
- Evidence of experience of working with older people with mental health problems in a variety of health care settings.
Desirable
- Proven experience of leadership and management
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally.
- Possess excellent listening and negotiation skills.
- Knowledge of relevant Mental Health legislation.
- Knowledge of Mental Health Nursing interventions
- Knowledge of clinical risk and Health & Safety Management
- Demonstrate knowledge of ECC guidelines.
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision and ability to provide education and supervision to qualified and unqualified staff.
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurses' responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base.
Desirable
- Ability to assist in the process of standard setting and audit.
- Computer literate.
- Clinical Leadership skills.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Professional attitude
- Flexibility
- Ability to contribute to developing nursing excellence within the ward area.
Other
Essential
- On going post-registration development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse.
Desirable
- First line management e.g. Leo
- Evidence of post registration study / continuing professional development e.g. ENB 998 / Mentorship in Practice or D32, 33 NVQ
- Approved training in phlebotomy.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience at band 5 or above.
- Evidence of experience of working with older people with mental health problems in a variety of health care settings.
Desirable
- Proven experience of leadership and management
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally.
- Possess excellent listening and negotiation skills.
- Knowledge of relevant Mental Health legislation.
- Knowledge of Mental Health Nursing interventions
- Knowledge of clinical risk and Health & Safety Management
- Demonstrate knowledge of ECC guidelines.
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision and ability to provide education and supervision to qualified and unqualified staff.
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurses' responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base.
Desirable
- Ability to assist in the process of standard setting and audit.
- Computer literate.
- Clinical Leadership skills.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Professional attitude
- Flexibility
- Ability to contribute to developing nursing excellence within the ward area.
Other
Essential
- On going post-registration development.
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).
