Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a flexible and enthusiastic Treatment Room Clinical Team Leader to join our busy team of nurses in treatment rooms within Blackburn with Darwen based at Barbara Castle Way and Darwen Health Centre. The successful applicant may, on occasions, be required to travel and work in other treatment rooms in other localities should service needs demand.
Applicants must be willing to work flexibly, be able to work well within a team and on their own initiative.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as a member of the treatment room nursing team and provide assistance to treatment room staff across Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust under the direction and supervision of the treatment room team coordinator. They will provide a high standard of care to patients as appropriate to treatment room and the services provided therein.
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
- Degree or equivalent in field of practice
- Current professional registration
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
- NMP/willingness to undertake.
Knowledge
Essential
- Include where appropriate:- Understanding of clinical governance framework and implications for practice including audit and research
- In-depth understanding of current NHS/government policy/Public Health/NICE guidelines on organisational change and the ability to adapt these appropriately to local service needs
- Knowledge and appreciation of lone working risks - policy and procedure.
Experience
Essential
- Treatment of a broad range of conditions relating to clinical speciality
- Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service and practice
- Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change
- Supervision and/or mentoring of staff/students.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex pathologies and diagnostic reasoning at the appropriate level.
- Sound knowledge of psycho-social problems and ability to gain patient confidence and co-operation.
- Show initiative, enthusiasm and motivation for excellence and the development of self and others.
- Sound understand of Safeguarding agenda including MCA and DOLS
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in field of practice
- Current professional registration
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
- NMP/willingness to undertake.
Knowledge
Essential
- Include where appropriate:- Understanding of clinical governance framework and implications for practice including audit and research
- In-depth understanding of current NHS/government policy/Public Health/NICE guidelines on organisational change and the ability to adapt these appropriately to local service needs
- Knowledge and appreciation of lone working risks - policy and procedure.
Experience
Essential
- Treatment of a broad range of conditions relating to clinical speciality
- Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service and practice
- Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change
- Supervision and/or mentoring of staff/students.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex pathologies and diagnostic reasoning at the appropriate level.
- Sound knowledge of psycho-social problems and ability to gain patient confidence and co-operation.
- Show initiative, enthusiasm and motivation for excellence and the development of self and others.
- Sound understand of Safeguarding agenda including MCA and DOLS
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).
