Main area: Liaison Psychiatry
Grade Band: 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Job ref: 186-1520-24-MH
Employer: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Queens Medical Centre
Town: Nottingham
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
Job overview
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 of three directorates; Adult Mental Health, Mental Health Services for Older People and Specialist Services. More than 2,800 dedicated staff provide vital and integral healthcare services for our patients in a variety of settings, ranging from community through 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
As a band 7 clinical nurse specialist your main duties will be:
1. To work with the High Volume service user team based within Nottingham University.
2. To provide a defined level of specialist assessment and provide 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.
3. To provide realistic timely or occasionally intensive support to patients within an acute hospital setting.
4. To demonstrate active clinical leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Work Practice:
1. To implement and evaluate safe, creative and effective treatment plans in collaboration with the patient’s diverse needs, their carers, and other professionals.
2. Ensuring all interventions are evidence-based and designed to reduce stress and anxiety, manage risk and aid recovery.
3. To maintain accurate, timely and relevant clinical records both written and computerised.
4. Responsible for the team and individual application for safe monitoring, management and administration of medication as required by Trust policy.
5. Practice is monitored through regular supervision process.
6. Trust Policy and procedures are followed.
7. Safe Practice is delivered.
8. To apply the principles on infection prevention and control and to comply with Trust policy, procedure and guidance for the team.
9. To be responsible for the team and individual application of safeguarding responsibilities for children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust policy, procedure and guidance.
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.
Additional Information
* The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
* We will be requesting references by email. Please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
* The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
* For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment.
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