Job summary
City & Hackney Centre for Mental Health is a mental health hospital based at Homerton Hospital that provides assessment and treatment for maleand female individuals experiencing acute mental health difficulties.
Our vision is to provide optimum care and treatment to aid recovery andpromote wellbeing prior to returning back within the community environment.
We are seeking to recruit a suitably qualified, enthusiastic and innovative nurse leader to take up the post of Clinical Nurse Manager band 7 onour Health Based Place of Safety within City & Hackney.
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead on continuous development and improvement of nursing in providing high quality care to patients. It also calls for visible and inclusive leadership as part of a multi-disciplinary team and other teams across the service.
In this role you will be required to support the ongoing relational security, trauma informed care and reducing restrictive practices initiatives in thedirectorate.
We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!
Main duties of the job
To co-ordinate and provide care and treatment to an identified group of patients without direct supervision. In addition, supporting junior staff indelivery of care provision.
To manage and organise work as required
Take responsibility for the development and delivery of evidence based practice for service users with complex needs, ensuring that it supportsand reflects service user individual needs, Trust objectives and professional guidance.
Promotes evidence based practice and embeds QI.
Postholder will be responsible for high quality care provision with highly complex service users and groups.
Contribute towards ensuring that the ward functions as an integral part of the Directorate's services.
Effective communication with all relevant personnel both internal and external to the Trust.
Work within professional guidelines and promote professional practice in clinical area.
To ensure continuous personal development through the utilisation of regular supervision, annual appraisal and training where appropriate.
To devise a robust system of management and clinical supervision and performance management to promote and develop excellence in practice.
Conduct and act on results of audits, surveys and other data that supports quality care.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information, please kindly refer to the detailed job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information, please kindly refer to the detailed job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health) OR Registered Nurse (Learning Difficulty) OR Registered Nurse (Adult)
Desirable
- Masters qualification or equivalent experience
- Specialist Area Training
- Leadership / Management Training
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of management and leadership roles at band 6 level or above
- Working with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities
- Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour
- Working within a multidisciplinary team environment
- Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care
- Supporting and supervising students and junior staff
Desirable
- Evidence of quality improvement
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of quality improvement practices
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for complex patients
- Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices
- Ability to recognize and manage stress, in self and others
- Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience
- NMC Code of Conduct
- Current Developments in nursing
- Knowledge of supervision and reflective practices
Desirable
- Ability to lead and develop a team
- Knowledge of implementing strategy, change management and practice development
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health) OR Registered Nurse (Learning Difficulty) OR Registered Nurse (Adult)
Desirable
- Masters qualification or equivalent experience
- Specialist Area Training
- Leadership / Management Training
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of management and leadership roles at band 6 level or above
- Working with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities
- Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour
- Working within a multidisciplinary team environment
- Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care
- Supporting and supervising students and junior staff
Desirable
- Evidence of quality improvement
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of quality improvement practices
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for complex patients
- Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices
- Ability to recognize and manage stress, in self and others
- Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience
- NMC Code of Conduct
- Current Developments in nursing
- Knowledge of supervision and reflective practices
Desirable
- Ability to lead and develop a team
- Knowledge of implementing strategy, change management and practice 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.
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Health Based Place of Safety, City & Hackney Centre for Mental Health
Homerton Row
Hackney
E9 6SR
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
