Main area: Mental Health
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (various shift patterns available on a 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year basis.)
Job ref: 350-MHC6615565
Employer: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Brooker Centre
Town: Runcorn
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/11/2024 23:59
Interview date: 29/11/2024
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen on Weaver Ward to work as a Nurse Practitioner. Weaver Ward is a 16-bedded female acute ward.
This is a demanding and challenging role where, as a successful candidate, you will be required to demonstrate high levels of resilience, excellent problem-solving and inter-personal skills as well as the ability to provide sound clinical and leadership support to team members.
The post holder will also demonstrate a passion for coaching leadership style, quality improvement and attitude which respects and values service users’ choice and works alongside them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning.
This post is subject to an enhanced check with adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Work as a registered nurse practitioner on Weaver Ward.
2. Promote and provide safe and good patient care to all service users and support their families.
3. Work within a team and autonomously when appropriate to ensure that service is delivered.
4. Be part of a multi-disciplinary team and liaise with all agencies to promote safe and up-to-date practice for service users.
Working for Our Organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
1. Assess patient/client conditions and consider a range of options when delivering complex and highly complex clinical care.
2. Maintain clinical credibility by providing clinical care and supporting members of the team within the clinical environment.
3. Ensure that clinical tasks are appropriately delegated to the relevant team member.
4. Provide data that supports the monitoring of team contract and objectives.
5. Participate in audits and research, as required.
6. Participate in individual and group supervision.
7. Work within guidelines to identify and manage risk, reporting identified risks to the service management.
8. Report any incidents as per Trust policies and support any investigations as delegated by the service lead.
Person Specification
Values
* Accountability
* Support
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Discreet
* Transparency and honesty
Qualifications
* Appropriate professional qualification by RMN, AHP, or Social Worker
Experience
* Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems
* A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
Knowledge and Skills
* Able to communicate effectively
* Possess good listening and negotiation skills
* Ability to work as a member of a team
* Sound knowledge regarding Effective Care Co-ordination, Care Planning and evaluation, Quality and clinical audit, Health & Safety/Risk Management Mental Health Act
* Knowledge of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision
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