Job summary
The Consultant Nurse will be responsible for leading and developing a person-centred, evidenced based practice and for setting, maintaining and developing professional standards for nurses within in-patient and/or community services. The Consultant Nurse will hold a clinical caseload of service users with highly complex needs and work as an autonomous practitioner providing advanced expert clinical nursing practice. Additionally the Consultant Nurse will develop educational and research programmes to support clinical practice both within the locality and across the Trust. The Consultant Nurse will lead on specific emerging clinical practice across the Trust as well as promoting research and ensuring high standards of Nursing and Professional Practice within in-patient and/or community services.
Main duties of the job
As part of our journey of quality improvement we are committed to developing an extended clinical career pathway for nursing from entry level through to Consultant Nurse; extending the scope of practice within nursing to a highly skilled and advanced level. Joining a Trust wide team of nearly 20 consultant nurses we are seeking to recruit another skilled nurse consultant to join our Specialist Network and work across our community Child and Adolescent Learning Disability Teams.
The CYP Learning Disability consultant nurse will work alongside a team of existing Adult Learning Disability Consultant Nurses and will be responsible for leading and developing person-centred, evidenced based practice and for setting, maintaining and developing professional standards for nurses within CYP LD community services. They will hold a clinical caseload of service users with highly complex needs and work as an autonomous practitioner providing advanced expert clinical nursing practice.
This role aligns to the four pillars of Advanced Practice with a minimum of 50% of the role being clinical. The remaining 3 pillars will make up the professional elements of the role, with the Consultant Nurse supporting our Network Director of Nursing in advancing nursing practice and delivering professional leadership within the Specialist Network.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse in appropriate field of nursing oMasters degree in health related subject relevant to area of clinical expertise oNon- medical prescribing (or working towards) oEvidence of continuing personal learning and development oTeaching and assessing qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- oAdvanced knowledge in area of clinical expertise oExtensive knowledge of relevant legal frameworks such as the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act oStrong value base which drives practice oExcellent interpersonal skills oLeadership and management skills oGood communication, both written and verbal oKnowledge of the role of partner organisations oThorough understanding of the policy/standards agenda in relation to area of clinical expertise, and an understanding of the broader policy drivers pertinent to healthcare delivery oKnowledge of contemporary practice and best practice oAbility to work in collaboration with colleagues oAbility to work autonomously in taking critical decisions oAbility to manage, supervise and support staff oStrategic planning oAbility to undertake critical analysis of complex policy information and synthesise into an interpretable format
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum of 5 years at a senior clinician level in area of clinical expertise oExperience of clinical leadership and change management oExperience of working across organisational boundaries in the development and provision of services oEvidence of significant contribution to clinical developments oExperience of providing education to various and multi-professional groups oEvidence of applying research in practice oExperience of research, audit and clinical effectiveness oParticipation in national forums and groups
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse in appropriate field of nursing oMasters degree in health related subject relevant to area of clinical expertise oNon- medical prescribing (or working towards) oEvidence of continuing personal learning and development oTeaching and assessing qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- oAdvanced knowledge in area of clinical expertise oExtensive knowledge of relevant legal frameworks such as the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act oStrong value base which drives practice oExcellent interpersonal skills oLeadership and management skills oGood communication, both written and verbal oKnowledge of the role of partner organisations oThorough understanding of the policy/standards agenda in relation to area of clinical expertise, and an understanding of the broader policy drivers pertinent to healthcare delivery oKnowledge of contemporary practice and best practice oAbility to work in collaboration with colleagues oAbility to work autonomously in taking critical decisions oAbility to manage, supervise and support staff oStrategic planning oAbility to undertake critical analysis of complex policy information and synthesise into an interpretable format
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum of 5 years at a senior clinician level in area of clinical expertise oExperience of clinical leadership and change management oExperience of working across organisational boundaries in the development and provision of services oEvidence of significant contribution to clinical developments oExperience of providing education to various and multi-professional groups oEvidence of applying research in practice oExperience of research, audit and clinical effectiveness oParticipation in national forums and groups
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.
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).
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.
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).
