Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Lead (band 6) to work within our inpatient services at Hopewood Park. We have posts available within our Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, Adult Acute Wards, and Rehabilitation Services.
We are looking for a caring, empathetic, enthusiastic, and motivated individual who has a passion to improve the lives of our patients. You should be a confident individual who is keen to contribute to the delivery of high-quality nursing care and service development.
You should have a strong interest in working within a busy and challenging environment, have a high level of resilience and patience, and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
As a CNTW employee, we will support you in your personal and career development. You'll have access to a great range of training opportunities through our in-house Academy including Coaching, Apprenticeships, and our Leadership Development Programme.
We are committed to improving the working lives and health and wellbeing of our staff, and that's why we have our Thrive programme. Thrive is here to support your whole wellbeing which covers emotional, physical, psychological, financial, career, and social aspects.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Work within a multi-disciplinary team, developing collaborative, needs-based care plans, through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation within an inpatient setting.
2. Act as an identified deputy in the absence of the Ward Manager.
3. Facilitate and coordinate clinical practice, ensuring high standards of evidence-based care and treatment.
4. Be visible and accessible to patients, families, and carers working together to ensure efficient, effective, and caring services.
5. Lead on the implementation of all performance indicators, essential standards, and quality outcomes.
6. Develop and where appropriate deliver training packages to enhance the knowledge and skills of the workforce and students.
7. Facilitate staff appraisals and Clinical Supervision and support personal development plans.
8. Provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect, and dignity.
About Us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented, and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return, we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job Responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
* ENB 998 / P126/127 or equivalent.
* Therapy Based Training qualification
* Qualification to Degree level
* Management Qualification
* Staff Training and Development
* Non-Medical prescribing
Knowledge and Experience
* 12 to 24 month band 5 qualified nurse experience dependent upon service need.
* Post registration clinical experience
* Clinical Supervision
* Care Co-ordination
* Safeguarding
* Previous older persons experience
Skills and Competencies
* Good interpersonal and communication skills
* Collaborative working
* Time management
* Change management
* Ability to meet deadlines
* Ability to prioritise
* PMVA
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.
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