Job summary
An exciting Senior Nursing opportunity has arisen within our Forensic Services at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, competent and innovative Nurse Consultant to work in our inpatient medium and low secure services at Hellingly, and with our Forensic Outreach Liaison Service.
You would be predominantly based in Hellingly although some home working and community visits would be supported
You will join the Forensic Multidisciplinary leadership team which is responsible for promoting our clinical strategy and delivering high quality evidence based practice across the secure forensic pathway, promoting treatment interventions through a trauma informed lens. The service is currently participating in 5 QI projects which you would have opportunity to support and shape.
You would be supporting a strong clinical nursing team consisting of a modern matron, 4 ward managers, and Clinical Nurse Specialists along with robust operational support from a Community and Inpatient General and Service Manager. You would receive supervision from the Forensic Associate Clinical Director and the Specialist Division Director of Nursing.
The aim is to ensure excellence in nursing practice and that service delivery is based on NICE guidelines, Trust approved policies documents and guidance. This includes developing and delivering specialist training, education and development opportunities for nursing staff within the forensic strategy and health care.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Practice including own professional development
Practice development, including professional development of others
Research & Development
Governance, including quality, standards, documentation & ethics
Staff leadership & management
About us
o Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside townso Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and Londono Easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventureWe'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.Key staff survey results include:o 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at worko 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their teamo 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their rolesWe encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positiveimpact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish timesor anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide expert clinical intervention for service users with complex and challenging needs.To provide consultation informed by highly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theoretical knowledge and experience.Provide expert nurse leadership, advice and clinical consultancy to nurses and multidisciplinary teams.Advise and liaise with the Executive Director of Nursing and Quality, with regard to any specialist nursing issues from within the care group.Enhance the quality of the service user experience by providing high level training and supervision to develop nursing staff and multi professional staff knowledge and skills.Provide expert nursing advice as the Professional Lead for Nursing as a member of the Integrated Governance leadership team for the care group.Provide expert nursing advice to the Service Director and Clinical Director of the care group.Work closely with other Nurse Consultants internally and externally to promote excellent practice and high quality within the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide expert clinical intervention for service users with complex and challenging needs.To provide consultation informed by highly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theoretical knowledge and experience.Provide expert nurse leadership, advice and clinical consultancy to nurses and multidisciplinary teams.Advise and liaise with the Executive Director of Nursing and Quality, with regard to any specialist nursing issues from within the care group.Enhance the quality of the service user experience by providing high level training and supervision to develop nursing staff and multi professional staff knowledge and skills.Provide expert nursing advice as the Professional Lead for Nursing as a member of the Integrated Governance leadership team for the care group.Provide expert nursing advice to the Service Director and Clinical Director of the care group.Work closely with other Nurse Consultants internally and externally to promote excellent practice and high quality within the Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role
- Evidence of masters level education in related subject
- Evidence of significant relevant professional development
- Training in nurse prescribing
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Extensive clinical experience and practice in the care group in a range of settings
- Expert knowledge of nursing practice and multidisciplinary team working
- Evidence of inter-professional collaboration
- Advanced decision making skills that reflect a patient/carer focus
- Evidence of publication experience
- Evidence of highly developed teaching skills and experience
- Evidence of implementing innovative practice
- Evidence of conducting audit/research
- Evidence of ability to drive change forwards through excellent leadership and the ability to create strategic vision
- Able to demonstrate expert advice within the field of Mental Health for the care group
- Able to demonstrate lateral thinking and generate novel solutions to meet the needs of this client group
- Promotion of best practice through clinical governance mechanisms
- Demonstrate evidence of successful change management within complex teams
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health / LD/ Adult) appropriate to the job role
- Evidence of masters level education in related subject
- Evidence of significant relevant professional development
- Training in nurse prescribing
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Extensive clinical experience and practice in the care group in a range of settings
- Expert knowledge of nursing practice and multidisciplinary team working
- Evidence of inter-professional collaboration
- Advanced decision making skills that reflect a patient/carer focus
- Evidence of publication experience
- Evidence of highly developed teaching skills and experience
- Evidence of implementing innovative practice
- Evidence of conducting audit/research
- Evidence of ability to drive change forwards through excellent leadership and the ability to create strategic vision
- Able to demonstrate expert advice within the field of Mental Health for the care group
- Able to demonstrate lateral thinking and generate novel solutions to meet the needs of this client group
- Promotion of best practice through clinical governance mechanisms
- Demonstrate evidence of successful change management within complex teams
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).
