Job summary
Bow ward is the Trusts 16 bedded female ward situated in Medium Secure services. Our mission is to provide safe, individualised care and treatment for detained in-patients who are in a disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder or have complex risk and other longer term needs.
We are seeking to recruit suitably qualified, enthusiastic and innovative mental health or learning disability nurse to take up the posts of Clinical Practice Lead - Band 6 within the Forensic Directorate at John Howard Centre .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.
Please state "three reasons to shortlist me" in the first paragraph of the supporting statement in order to be considered for shortlisting.
Main duties of the job
To be successful in this role, you will need to be enthusiastic, forward thinking and have a keen interest in working with patients being nursed in learning disability inpatient or community services. Our expectation is that you will be highly motivated and dynamic and able to demonstrate quality therapeutic interactions with service users.
You will work closely with members of the wider multi-disciplinary team to offer recovery focused individual and group work with patients with a wide range of needs.
Our care and treatment programmes are underpinned by principles of recovery and social inclusion and much of our work is co-produced with patients. You will help to ensure that the people we care for always have a strong voice. If you are committed to providing outstanding patient care with a sound knowledge of best practice, this is the opportunity for you.
Further details / informal visits contact
Helga Hakata- helga.hakata@nhs.net
Matekenya Muzondo - matekenya. muzondo@nhs.net
Jodie Pritchard- jodie.pritchard@nhs.net
Contact Number: 020 8510 2003
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/ Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
- Mentorship certification
- Completion of Preceptorship
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at band 5 level or above
- Working with people with mental health problems
- Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour
- Working within a multidisciplinary team environment
- Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care
Desirable
- Supporting and supervising students and junior staff
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for complex patients
- Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices
- Able to work systematically and objectively in an environment with patients who can present high risk behaviours
Desirable
- Current Developments in nursing
- Knowledge of supervision and reflective practices processes
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
- Mentorship certification
- Completion of Preceptorship
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at band 5 level or above
- Working with people with mental health problems
- Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour
- Working within a multidisciplinary team environment
- Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care
Desirable
- Supporting and supervising students and junior staff
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for complex patients
- Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices
- Able to work systematically and objectively in an environment with patients who can present high risk behaviours
Desirable
- Current Developments in nursing
- Knowledge of supervision and reflective practices processes
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).
