Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we'd love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require.
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Band 7 Nurse to join the Specialist Perinatal Community Mental Health Team in Suffolk. We are looking to appoint a Band 7 Clinical Team Manager (p/t 22.5 hrs).
As an integral part of the leadership team, you will be responsible for supporting your manager in ensuring that our service users' needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care.
The team is committed to keeping the family at the centre of care and normalising the experience of pregnancy and being a mum. We have a philosophy of early intervention and ensure that we capture the baby’s voice in the work that we do.
Our aim is to reduce barriers to access services and aim to empower and build confidence for mums to be the best mothers they can be and enhance their experience of being a mother.
Our Multi-disciplinary team is made up of Nursery Nurses, Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Parent/Infant therapists and peer workers. The team works in a variety of environments and alongside our Acute trust colleagues and the voluntary and charity sector. We are committed to inclusion and equality within the service.
You will receive regular supervision, be involved in reflective practice, and there will be opportunities to be involved in continuous practice development.
Main Duties of the Job
We are looking to appoint a Band 7 Nurse to our Community Perinatal Mental Health Nurses (Band 7).
You will be joining the service at a very exciting time and will play a key role in helping the service to deliver on the NHS long-term plan. Ideally, the post would suit somebody with experience of perinatal mental health and/or working with families, although we would welcome interest from staff with experience in other areas who can demonstrate that they share our passion and values. There will be developmental opportunities and comprehensive induction for the successful candidates.
The post holder, together with the clinical leads, will be expected to provide strong clinical leadership and expertise in the MDT to ensure effective care and clinical governance, as well as supporting staff through supervision.
As part of the role, you will be expected to maintain existing and build strong links with both primary and secondary care.
You will also be expected to hold a small caseload.
The team operates across Suffolk, and we work from patients' own homes, community hubs, as well as having identified bases in both West Suffolk (West Suffolk Hospital) and Ipswich (Grange Lodge, Kesgrave, Ipswich).
If you are interested or would like to discuss these opportunities, please contact Kevin Moran (Deputy Service Manager) on 01284 719704 or Mob 07785 716513.
Working for Our Organisation
Here at NSFT, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why Work for Us?
We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk?
The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential Criteria
* Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip SW or Dip OT or equivalent, or HCPC registered
Desirable Criteria
* Higher degree or post-graduate certificate in area of clinical/therapeutic practice
Experience
Essential Criteria
* Evidence of providing leadership in a Mental Health care environment including service development.
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
* Mentoring experience
Desirable Criteria
* Previous experience of working with Complex case management.
Skills
Essential Criteria
* Competent assessment skills, relevant to profession
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB): FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures - these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
Applicant Requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to Download
* Community Team Manager (PDF, 352.4KB)
* Values Based Recruitment - Candidates Guide (PDF, 360.6KB)
* Reasonable Adjustments - NSFT (PDF, 197.5KB)
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