Main area: Mental Health
Grade Band: 7
Contract: Permanent (can be a secondment opportunity)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 205-6927632
Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Stoke
Town: Stoke-On-Trent
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/02/2025 23:59
Deputy Lead for Mental Health and Learning Disability
Band 7
Job overview
The post holder will provide a Trust-wide overview of all Mental Health and Dementia matters, coordinating all issues and processes concerning this agenda.
The post holder will support the professional development of Registered Mental Health Nurses in the Trust.
The post holder will provide specialist advice within the Trust relating to Mental Health.
The post holder will support multi-agency working for the Trust.
The post holder will assist the Lead for Mental Health and Learning Disability in meeting its statutory duties and responsibilities relating to the Mental Health Act & Mental Capacity Act.
The post holder will deliver training packages required to support the Mental Health & Dementia agendas.
The post holder will deputise for the Lead for Mental Health & Learning Disabilities.
Main duties of the job
1. Attend and be an active member of Trust meetings and working groups in relation to Mental Health & Learning Disability matters.
2. Contribute to the annual report relating to Mental Health & Dementia within the Trust.
3. Contribute to quarterly performance reports.
4. Be an active member of Mental Health & Dementia strategy meetings, supporting Trust staff and ensuring required action plans are developed.
5. Support the Lead for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities in interpreting national and local policy and best practice and advise the Trust accordingly.
6. Ensure that staff within the clinical areas have access to and are aware of the most recent national and local policies which impact and affect the delivery of nursing/midwifery care.
7. Provide a visible presence in clinical areas acting as a resource and supporting the identification and management of Mental Health & Dementia issues.
8. Contribute to new policies and standard operating procedures relevant to their sphere of working and share practice across the Trust.
9. Ensure ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and review of Mental Health & Dementia operational arrangements within the Trust.
10. Provide training on issues relating to Mental Health & Dementia.
11. Accountable for own professional actions: not directly supervised. To provide leadership and champion Mental Health & Dementia within the Trust.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research.
We create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will provide a Trust-wide overview of all Mental Health and Dementia matters, coordinating all issues and processes concerning this agenda. See job description for additional details.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level/or relevant experience.
* Registered RMN/RLD.
Experience
* Ability to work autonomously and be accountable for own actions.
* Ability to prioritise workload in response to service need.
* Broad experience of project work and managing projects in a complex multi-system environment.
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith, or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
* New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help.
If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Melanie Mcnair
Job title: Lead for Mental Health and Learning Disability
Email address: melanie.mcnair1@uhnm.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01782 671246
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