Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with the nurse consultant network and clinical education team to develop and deliver innovative training on clinical risk and suicide prevention. The role would suit someone passionate about therapeutic engagement and creative, evidence based psychosocial interventions for improving patient safety and quality for mental health service users.
We offer flexible hybrid working between home, classrooms, and office.
For further information please contact Reuben.Pearce@berkshire.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for making sure there is sufficient clinical risk and suicide prevention training provision to meet the mandatory and essential clinical risk training requirements of mental health (MH) workforce in BHFT.
- Work with the Nurse Consultant Network drawing upon local and national learning and drivers and embed within training.
- Develop and maintain up to date, specialist knowledge and experience in the field of health clinical risk management and suicide prevention.
- Provide support to MH workforce through effective communication and specialist clinical advice with respect to clinical risk management and suicide prevention as required.
- Teach a range of clinical risk management and suicide prevention training for MH workforce to meet their mandatory and essential training requirements as per Trust and national guidance.
- Work with key stakeholders and clinical experts to ensure clinical risk training delivered within BHFT is aligned with local and national guidelines.
- Make sure Training is clinically relevant, evidence based and inclusive.
- Contribute to the development of Trust policies and strategies associated with clinical risk management.
- Attend relevant training forums and meetings to provide regular training updates on clinical risk training.
- Actively raise awareness about clinical risk and suicide risk assessment and prevention among MH workforces.
- Active membership of the BHFT Suicide Prevention Steering Group
About us
Berkshire Healthcare has a record of achievement and success that places us as one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We are rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC, we have a history of strong financial performance, and we have a highly skilled and engaged workforce. We aspire to be an outstanding organisation for everyone: our people, patients, families, and carers.
Some of the benefits of joining our team:
- Band 7 salary depending on the years of experience.
- Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
- Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Salary sacrifice scheme for a new car
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
- Advanced IT enablement and support
- Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff.
- ....so much more
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Must haves for this role:
Ideal candidate will have:
- Passion for building strong therapeutic alliance with services users and carers.
- Clinical teaching and assessing experience.
- Quality improvement in practice experience.
- Excellent skills to work with excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint and MS teams
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Must haves for this role:
Ideal candidate will have:
- Passion for building strong therapeutic alliance with services users and carers.
- Clinical teaching and assessing experience.
- Quality improvement in practice experience.
- Excellent skills to work with excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint and MS teams
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Professional healthcare qualification at Masters level or equivalent experience
- Current healthcare professional registration in a mental health speciality (E.g. Mental Health Nurse)
Training
Essential
- Leadership qualification
- Teaching qualification or willingness to undertake this
- Coaching Qualification (e.g. PNA)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience in building credible programme and project plans, identifying activities, resources, timescales, and milestones
- Clinical experience in Mental health
- Extensive experience of working as a senior healthcare professional
- Experience of carrying out in-depth analyses, interpretation and synthesis of complex data and concepts
- Experience of working and developing relationships across multi-disciplinary groups
- Evidence of continuing professional development at academic Level 7
- Experience of writing reports suitable for senior and executive level audiences.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- A thorough knowledge and understanding of the principles of clinical risk management in Mental Health
- Ability to work with clinical teams in the delivery of risk minimisation strategies
- Knowledge of the theoretical approaches to clinical risk assessment, including suicide prevention
- A thorough understanding of the educational requirements of mental health workforce
- Able to work independently and autonomously to tight deadlines and to prioritise effectively against conflicting priorities
- Ability to work and move between strategic and operational level thinking
- Able to gain the confidence and respect of others in order to deliver within a complex function and be able to build positive relationships with managers, colleagues and key stakeholders
- Evaluation & audit skills
- Project management
- Policy writing skills
- High level of communication skills
- Ability to prepare, deliver and evaluate presentations
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Able to use judgement and common sense
- Able to liaise with different disciplines and levels of staff
- Sound working knowledge of education within an NHS setting
Desirable
- Experience of producing and interpreting complex data / reports / dashboards
- Report writing
- Positive attitude to work and changing practices
- Able to lead and motivate
- Sound principles of decision making
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently to sites across the Trust to meet the requirements of the role (some times more than once a day)
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Professional healthcare qualification at Masters level or equivalent experience
- Current healthcare professional registration in a mental health speciality (E.g. Mental Health Nurse)
Training
Essential
- Leadership qualification
- Teaching qualification or willingness to undertake this
- Coaching Qualification (e.g. PNA)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience in building credible programme and project plans, identifying activities, resources, timescales, and milestones
- Clinical experience in Mental health
- Extensive experience of working as a senior healthcare professional
- Experience of carrying out in-depth analyses, interpretation and synthesis of complex data and concepts
- Experience of working and developing relationships across multi-disciplinary groups
- Evidence of continuing professional development at academic Level 7
- Experience of writing reports suitable for senior and executive level audiences.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- A thorough knowledge and understanding of the principles of clinical risk management in Mental Health
- Ability to work with clinical teams in the delivery of risk minimisation strategies
- Knowledge of the theoretical approaches to clinical risk assessment, including suicide prevention
- A thorough understanding of the educational requirements of mental health workforce
- Able to work independently and autonomously to tight deadlines and to prioritise effectively against conflicting priorities
- Ability to work and move between strategic and operational level thinking
- Able to gain the confidence and respect of others in order to deliver within a complex function and be able to build positive relationships with managers, colleagues and key stakeholders
- Evaluation & audit skills
- Project management
- Policy writing skills
- High level of communication skills
- Ability to prepare, deliver and evaluate presentations
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Able to use judgement and common sense
- Able to liaise with different disciplines and levels of staff
- Sound working knowledge of education within an NHS setting
Desirable
- Experience of producing and interpreting complex data / reports / dashboards
- Report writing
- Positive attitude to work and changing practices
- Able to lead and motivate
- Sound principles of decision making
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently to sites across the Trust to meet the requirements of the role (some times more than once a day)
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).
