Job overview
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS POST IS CURRENTLY ONLY OPEN TO EMPLOYEES OF CPFT
Month Fixed-Term Contract
An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a Electroconvulsive therapy Lead Nurse to join our small yet amazing ECT Clinic Team.
You will be responsible for the overall management and the co-ordination of a multidisciplinary team to ensure a safe and effective standard of patient care within the ECT Clinic. At all times to ensure compliance with the ECTAS standards and to ensure that accreditation of the ECT service is maintained.
We are looking for someone with the following attributes to join our team:
1. Caring
2. Good judgement
3. A good listener and communicator
Main duties of the job
4. To carry out a range of management responsibilities, including the performance review of junior staff.
5. To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision in the ECT clinic.
6. To be responsible for risk assessment and risk reduction during ECT Clinic and also be aware the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff in the Clinic.
7. To be fully conversant with the medical emergency procedures in the Clinic.
8. To be proficient as advanced life support procedures.
9. To set and implement objectives for ECT clinic staff, learners and ward staff accompanying patients to the ECT Clinic and provide a caring working environment in which staff can maximise their potential and development skills in clinical practice, teaching and management.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
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