Job summary
The Trust's Rehabilitation Service is evolving, and we have a wonderful opportunity for a Lead Nurse Band 6
The team provides 24-hour inpatient support and help to 23 adults with severe and enduring mental illness who have traditionally found it difficult to spend long periods out of other inpatient settings.
The successful applicant will be expected to support the Senior Nurse in providing leadership, effective resource utilisation, and supervision to the wider, multi-disciplinary team.
The aim is to provide an effective, high-quality, evidence-based rehabilitation and recovery service, which is unpinned by the promotion of a hopeful, compassionate, and expressive environment, offering choice and opportunities and prioritising service users' goals whenever possible.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Work with the team, driving change and offering assurance that our care meets the standards not only expected of us but that our patients, relatives, and carers deserve.
- Be responsible for establishing operational and clinical service mechanisms that support safe and high-quality care throughout the 24 hours.
- Have opportunities to take the lead on newdevelopments and will be responsible for ensuring that local and national standards and targets are met.
- Be responsible for ensuring that the clinical team operates within established legal and operational protocols and that robust clinical rationales exist for planned and delivered interventions.
- Work effectively within a multi-disciplinary setting and will ensure that effective coordination exists and is maintained between the various stakeholders involved.
- Be part of our bleep-holder role on a rota basis, which lends itself to bed management and support of the Kingsway Campus.
- Deputise for the Senior Nurse where needed.
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the Trust."
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification.
To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Diploma Level (i.e. Dip HE Nursing) or Degree Level
- Evidence of up to date Personal Development Plan Professional Portfolio
Desirable
- Experience in mentoring and supervising staff
- Experience working with families and carers
Experience/Skills
Essential
- Post-registration clinical expertise that will include core competencies around NMC Nurse Competencies
- Demonstrate the ability to co-ordinate and lead multi-professional teams
- Demonstrate knowledge and expertise of CPA/Risk Assessment and Management Skills
- Demonstrate the ability to lead the clinical team in a service user/ career focused way
- Demonstrate exposure to and a comprehensive knowledge of Clinical Governance in action (audit, research clinical effectiveness etc)
- Demonstrate operational management skills, including change management, project management etc
- Demonstrate knowledge of legal and ethical issues relating to clinical practice, including policy and procedure development
- Demonstrate an understanding of work-based legislation
Desirable
- Experience of working in secure and/or rehabilitation settings
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Diploma Level (i.e. Dip HE Nursing) or Degree Level
- Evidence of up to date Personal Development Plan Professional Portfolio
Desirable
- Experience in mentoring and supervising staff
- Experience working with families and carers
Experience/Skills
Essential
- Post-registration clinical expertise that will include core competencies around NMC Nurse Competencies
- Demonstrate the ability to co-ordinate and lead multi-professional teams
- Demonstrate knowledge and expertise of CPA/Risk Assessment and Management Skills
- Demonstrate the ability to lead the clinical team in a service user/ career focused way
- Demonstrate exposure to and a comprehensive knowledge of Clinical Governance in action (audit, research clinical effectiveness etc)
- Demonstrate operational management skills, including change management, project management etc
- Demonstrate knowledge of legal and ethical issues relating to clinical practice, including policy and procedure development
- Demonstrate an understanding of work-based legislation
Desirable
- Experience of working in secure and/or rehabilitation settings
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).
