Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has become available for a motivated individual to join the Liaison Psychiatry Team based at NUH as a Clinical Nurse Specialist working within the Older People specialism.
The Mental Health division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust comprises three directorates: Adult Mental Health, Mental Health Services for Older People, and Specialist Services. More than 2,800 dedicated staff provide vital healthcare services for our patients in a variety of settings, ranging from community to acute wards, covering a vast geographical area.
We're investing heavily in our staff, facilities, and patient care. As we move into this new chapter, we need a strong, motivated, and compassionate workforce to reflect our core values of Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect, and Teamwork. There has never been a better time to join our growing team.
Main Duties of the Job
* To work with the High Volume service user team based within Nottingham University.
* To provide a defined level of specialist assessment and access to interventions for a diverse patient group and their families under the care programme approach, who present with significant mental health conditions and people with a dementia diagnosis.
* To provide realistic, timely, or occasionally intensive support to patients within an acute hospital setting.
* To demonstrate active clinical leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals.
Job Responsibilities
* To implement and evaluate safe, creative, and effective treatment plans in collaboration with the patients’ diverse needs, their carers, and other professionals.
* To maintain accurate, timely, and relevant clinical records, both written and computerized.
* Responsible for the team and individual application for safe monitoring, management, and administration of medication as required by Trust policy.
* To apply the principles of infection prevention and control and to comply with Trust policy, procedure, and guidance for the team.
* To obtain and interpret physical healthcare observations, acting upon them when required, and support the nursing staff around complex cases.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Maintain current registration with the NMC.
* Professional clinical qualification plus further specialist knowledge/post-registration experience to diploma/degree level or equivalent knowledge and skills in mental health underpinned by theory or other formal training.
* Must have NMP.
* Teaching qualification.
Experience
* Must have recent experience working within a Liaison Psychiatry setting.
* Previous experience of working with adults aged over 65.
* Demonstrate satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
* Previous experience of working with people with a diagnosis of dementia.
* The ability to deal with and resolve conflict.
Skills
* Be willing to continue to develop and complete CPD.
* Evidence of post-graduate CPD.
* Demonstrate leadership skills and qualities.
* A high level of emotional intelligence.
Values
* Good IT and literacy skills.
* Demonstrate the applicant is a team player.
* Ability to work within an MDT.
* Ability to provide clinical supervision and leadership.
* Works within the values of Nottinghamshire Healthcare.
Training
* Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education, and training that will enhance service delivery.
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.
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 per annum (pro rata for part-time).
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