Job summary
Langley Green Hospital is looking for a band 7 Duty Senior Nurse to join their friendly and passionate team!
Main duties of the job
What is a Duty Senior Nurse?
Your role will be to support the 4 wards here at the hospital in clinical decision making, effective leadership and overseeing incidents. This will mean you work on an 'on-call' basis, acting both as a responder and leader to the teams. This role is great for anyone who enjoys supporting and developing teams, can communicate and rise to challenges effectively and enjoys thinking fast on their feet.
What are the Shift Patterns Like?
We work 12 hours shift patterns here meaning it will be a mixture of days, nights and weekends.
What wards are there at Langley Green Hospital?
There are Coral and Jade, the two working age acute mental health wards, they have 19 beds.
There is also Amber ward, the intensive care unit which has 12 beds.
There is Opal Ward which has 19 beds and is an integrated older adult mental health ward.
About us
Do you already have a DSN?
If successful for the role you will be joining Kai, he has worked as a DSN here at Langley Green for two years after stepping up from a charge nurse position and is a much loved member of the hospital.
What support is there for a DSN?
As a duty senior nurse you will be linked into the leadership team and supported to feedback and attend the leadership forum in the hospital. You will receive consistent clinical and managerial supervision from the matrons. As a hospital we believe firmly in the development of our staff and we will ensure you are supported to attend training and development opportunities pertaining to your role.
What experience do I need to be a DSN?
Experience as mental health nurse at a band 6 level is considered essential for applicants. As a DSN role requires both nurse leadership and good clinical understanding and experience we encourage those with a desire to grow in this field or with experience of having done so before.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description attached.
I am not sure, can I speak to someone more about this!?
Yes, of course you can. Please just call Alice Parr, matron for the hospital, on 07785 722 339 to talk through the role and arrange a tour should you want one.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description attached.
I am not sure, can I speak to someone more about this!?
Yes, of course you can. Please just call Alice Parr, matron for the hospital, on 07785 722 339 to talk through the role and arrange a tour should you want one.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core Training with current registration appropriate to the job role
- Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to masters level equivalent relevant to the care group
- Evidence of post registration training in relevant service area
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent if relevant
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area
- Experience of supervising staff and students
- Able to manage a caseload of patients with complex mental health needs
- Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area
- Awareness of Trust policies and service specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core Training with current registration appropriate to the job role
- Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to masters level equivalent relevant to the care group
- Evidence of post registration training in relevant service area
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent if relevant
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area
- Experience of supervising staff and students
- Able to manage a caseload of patients with complex mental health needs
- Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area
- Awareness of Trust policies and service specification
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).
