Job summary
INTERNAL ONLY - This post is open to Berkshire Healthcare NHS Employees Only
We are looking for someone who can work confidently with a range of people from across disciplines to make a positive impact in supporting our ambition to ensure the use of restrictive interventions is used as minimally as possible, and when required, applied in ways that meet best practice safety and quality standards.
Main duties of the job
You will have significant clinical working experience, with a knowledge of the national frameworks, guidance that inform best clinical practice. You will demonstrate enhanced communication, working alongside service users, families, staff and other stakeholders to deliver a robust system underpinned by restorative reviews that delivers on our goals and ambitions.
The role works within the Nurse Consultant Network, as part of a governance and supervisory function that supports services to meet their quality goals and standards of experience, safety and effectiveness
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- To play a lead role in supporting the Clinical Director in the continued development of the trusts Patient Safety Culture and specifically the reduction of restrictive practices.
- They will develop and lead networks to share good practice and learn from each other. This will include engaging with regional and national improvement collaboratives.
- The post holder will ensure that systems thinking, human factors understanding and just culture principles are embedded in all processes and will lead the promotion of restorative supervision to assist the thinking to examine why things routinely go right and how that can be maximised.
- They will support the development of the reducing restrictive practice agenda as identified in the CQC strategy.
- They will play a lead role in developing education and training aligned to the developing Guidance.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Reuben Pearce on 07816 601907 or email: reuben.pearce@berkshire.nhs.ukwholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- To play a lead role in supporting the Clinical Director in the continued development of the trusts Patient Safety Culture and specifically the reduction of restrictive practices.
- They will develop and lead networks to share good practice and learn from each other. This will include engaging with regional and national improvement collaboratives.
- The post holder will ensure that systems thinking, human factors understanding and just culture principles are embedded in all processes and will lead the promotion of restorative supervision to assist the thinking to examine why things routinely go right and how that can be maximised.
- They will support the development of the reducing restrictive practice agenda as identified in the CQC strategy.
- They will play a lead role in developing education and training aligned to the developing Guidance.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Reuben Pearce on 07816 601907 or email: reuben.pearce@berkshire.nhs.ukwholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Master's Degree or equivalent level of experience
- Clinical Qualification
- Teaching qualification or demonstrable formal study of educational principles and practice
- Restorative supervision
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a range of services
- Clinical and Supervisory Experience
- Experience within inpatient environment
- Experience in a senior organisational leadership post in inpatients
- Influencing and engaging senior managers and clinicians within the NHS on the subject of restrictive practices
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- A high-level ability to communicate effectively highly technical and clinically sensitive information within and outside the NHS
- Highly developed skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Experience of leading and managing resources
- Dynamic, highly determined, results focused and resilient and enjoys change and innovation and looks for "win-win" outcomes to conflict or disagreement
- Ability to develop and use Forum Theatre approaches and complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
- Able to apply critical appraisal skills and constructively apply these in reviewing evidence against national standards
- Able to reflect, analyse and interpret highly complex information and concisely draw conclusion, making sound judgement and confidently justify decisions made
- Able to undertake robust and formal investigations and produce meaningful reports
Additional Requirements
Desirable
- Ability to travel between sites as required
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Master's Degree or equivalent level of experience
- Clinical Qualification
- Teaching qualification or demonstrable formal study of educational principles and practice
- Restorative supervision
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a range of services
- Clinical and Supervisory Experience
- Experience within inpatient environment
- Experience in a senior organisational leadership post in inpatients
- Influencing and engaging senior managers and clinicians within the NHS on the subject of restrictive practices
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- A high-level ability to communicate effectively highly technical and clinically sensitive information within and outside the NHS
- Highly developed skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Experience of leading and managing resources
- Dynamic, highly determined, results focused and resilient and enjoys change and innovation and looks for "win-win" outcomes to conflict or disagreement
- Ability to develop and use Forum Theatre approaches and complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings
- Able to apply critical appraisal skills and constructively apply these in reviewing evidence against national standards
- Able to reflect, analyse and interpret highly complex information and concisely draw conclusion, making sound judgement and confidently justify decisions made
- Able to undertake robust and formal investigations and produce meaningful reports
Additional Requirements
Desirable
- Ability to travel between sites as required
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).
