Job summary
The Senior Clinical Lead Nurse provides specialist knowledge and experience working with people with learning disabilities, mental health, and behaviours that challenge.
The role will provide clinical leadership to the Learning Disability Najurally Centre assessment and treatment unit (ATU), offering expertise and advice on clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation, and care planning for individuals requiring admission to the Najurally Centre.
The role involves recognising the importance of collaboration and effective teamwork in providing optimal patient care.
The Senior Clinical Lead Nurse will form positive relationships and open lines of communication with other healthcare providers, facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration, actively contributing to care conferences, case discussions, and interdisciplinary meetings, sharing insights and ensuring a holistic approach to patient care while working on shift with members of the Multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
You will develop and use flexible and innovative approaches to practice that are appropriate to the needs of the client group, and which are in line with the goals of the Trust and wider integrated care system (ICS).
Provide direct clinical care and act as a role model for exemplary nursing practice in the Najurally Centre and across the wider ICS.
Support on shift in and out of hours collaborating with the ward manager and ANPs, providing expertise and specialist knowledge in collaboration with the ward manager to manage risk, safeguarding, patient safety, and staff well-being.
Be a member of the learning disability locality collective leadership team and responsible for the delivery of safe and effective nursing practice across the inpatient pathways. You will develop standard operating procedures and be responsible for communicating these policies within the team.
Closing Date: 25th April 2025
Shortlisting Date: 29th April 2025
Interview Date: 6th May 2025 (Subject to change)
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference.
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs.
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:
1. Increase mileage rates for > 3500
2. A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
3. A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
4. Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.
Date posted: 09 April 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 453-25-
Job locations: Lynfield Mount Hospital Najurally Centre, Bradford, BD9 6DP
Job responsibilities:
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
As a condition of continuous employment, it is essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name: Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Lynfield Mount Hospital Najurally Centre, Bradford, BD9 6DP
Employer's website: https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/
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