Lead Nursery Nurse

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

The closing date is 09 March 2025

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Nursery Nurse to join Jasmine Lodge in the role of Lead Nursery Nurse.

This is a fairly new position that has been developed over the past 2 years to support the small team of Nursery Nurses at Jasmine Lodge by delivering gold standard supervision and appraisal and support CPD with new and exciting training in line with CCQI and accreditation standards.

If you have skills, knowledge and expertise in the parent-infant relationship and you are Psychologically minded then this position will be appealing to you. This role will involve working closely with the psychological team and being part of the wider MDT and leadership team.

As the lead Nursery Nurse you will have an active lead role for safeguarding practices and procedures. You will have a responsibility to ensure that all of the babies on the ward are safeguarded against harm, this includes supporting the Nursery Nurse team in taking an active role in safeguarding referrals and ensuring that the team are adequately trained.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate sound clinical leadership skills.

The role will include regular review of operational policies and procedures to ensure that the quality of care that we are providing is safe and effective.

The lead Nursery Nurse will have an active role in ensuring that Jasmine Lodge are providing a specialist perinatal service, this includes specialist therapeutic activities and interventions.

Main duties of the job

The job will include the following:

Completing management supervision and appraisals for the Nursery Nurses
Actively working towards the unit meeting the CCQI standards
Having clinical supervision with ward psychologist
Providing clinical supervision to Nursery Nurses
Attending leadership meetings
Working directly with mothers, their baby and the wider family unit to ensure the care being provided is effective
Having oversight of the care being provided to ensure the babies voice is being heard
Ensuring that the universal care is being received for all babies on the ward
Engage with Safeguarding supervision
Contributing to ward policies and procedures
Engaging in the referral process
Support the ward therapeutic program alongside OT and PSW
Maintaining clinical skills

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Date posted

21 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year Pro Rata (30 Hours per week)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-25-0090

Job locations

Jasmine Lodge

Dryden Road

Exeter

EX25SN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working within a parent and infant mental health setting
Perinatal experience
Mental health experience
Knowledge of Safeguarding Legislation
Able to undertake administrative tasks
Able to work without direct supervision
Ability to supervision tasks undertaken by junior staff
Demonstrate leadership skills including audit and team development

Desirable

Perinatal experience
Mental health experience
Experience of line management and supervision
Experience of working with mothers and infants in a mental health setting
Insight into mental health difficulties related to child birth

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in any of the following (or a health related degree): Early Years and Education Or Childhood Studies Or Childrens Care, Learning and Development Or Childcare and Education or Play Work Or equivalent experience

Desirable

The following relevant courses are considered desirable for this role
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education, BTEC National Diploma in Childrens Care, Learning and Development, Baby Bonding, Solihull Approach, Video Interactive Guidance, Watch Wait Wonder, Baby Massage & Yoga

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Able to perform and participate as part of a multidisciplinary team
Able to communicate effectively verbally, in writing and electronically
Able to work towards a competency framework
Able to provide & receive sensitive information & communicate to other members of staff with sensitivity & compassion
Able to deliver training to other staff in the Mother & baby unit, Perinatal Teams and parents & carer
Demonstrate excellent communication skills and an ability to engage with and form therapeutic relationships with your patients and their family

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working within a parent and infant mental health setting
Perinatal experience
Mental health experience
Knowledge of Safeguarding Legislation
Able to undertake administrative tasks
Able to work without direct supervision
Ability to supervision tasks undertaken by junior staff
Demonstrate leadership skills including audit and team development

Desirable

Perinatal experience
Mental health experience
Experience of line management and supervision
Experience of working with mothers and infants in a mental health setting
Insight into mental health difficulties related to child birth

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in any of the following (or a health related degree): Early Years and Education Or Childhood Studies Or Childrens Care, Learning and Development Or Childcare and Education or Play Work Or equivalent experience

Desirable

The following relevant courses are considered desirable for this role
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education, BTEC National Diploma in Childrens Care, Learning and Development, Baby Bonding, Solihull Approach, Video Interactive Guidance, Watch Wait Wonder, Baby Massage & Yoga

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Able to perform and participate as part of a multidisciplinary team
Able to communicate effectively verbally, in writing and electronically
Able to work towards a competency framework
Able to provide & receive sensitive information & communicate to other members of staff with sensitivity & compassion
Able to deliver training to other staff in the Mother & baby unit, Perinatal Teams and parents & carer
Demonstrate excellent communication skills and an ability to engage with and form therapeutic relationships with your patients and their family

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.