Job Summary
We have an exciting opportunity within the acute adult Inpatient Mental Health Services for an Assistant Clinical Lead on Heather Ward at Airedale Centre for Mental Health, for a 12-month fixed term contract. This is a female acute ward which is a 19-bedded ward for working aged adults 18+.
We are looking for someone who is prepared to lead creatively, committed to improving patient and family carer experience, and who will lead and motivate the team to strive for continuous improvement through the development of pathways across Mental Health Services and with partner organisations in the acute care, voluntary and community sectors.
Areas of focus will include creating a safe and caring culture, quality and safety agendas, safer staffing, meeting key performance indicators, roster management, lessons learnt, and enabling development of the team.
Main Duties of the Job
1. To demonstrate a high standard of care to patients and contribute to a safe and developing culture.
2. To provide clinical expertise and guidance to inpatient ward staff.
3. To ensure the service meets guidance and quality standards set locally, regionally, and nationally.
4. To ensure high standards of documentation, care planning and risk assessments are met and maintained.
5. To provide relevant training and education as required/requested by the service.
6. To contribute to data collection and analysis locally and regionally.
7. To be an integral part of the senior team.
8. To support the team in meeting quality standards, implementing policy, managing change, and delivering innovation.
9. To monitor and analyse care provision through audits, reviews and engagement and provide leadership on maintaining and improving standards.
10. To administer medication in line with Trust policy and NMC guidelines.
11. To maintain clinical record systems as required.
12. To comply with the correct implementation of the Mental Health Act.
Closing Date: 12th March 2025
Shortlisting Date: 13th March 2025
Interview Date: TBC
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:
* Increase mileage rates for > 3500.
* A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages.
* A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities.
* 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: 19 February 2025
Pay Scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working Pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference Number: 453-25-6989794
Job Locations: Heather Ward - Airedale Centre for Mental Health, Skipton Road, Keighley, BD20 6TA
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* RMN
* Current Registration on part 3 or part 13 of NMC Register
Desirable
* Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
* Assessment, planning, formulation, and evaluation of patient's psychological difficulties.
* Experience of working with people with Mental Health Needs.
* Experience of supervising staff.
Desirable
* Involvement with innovation in Nursing Practice.
* Experience of doing audits.
* 2 years experience post qualification.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer Details
Employer Name: Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Heather Ward - Airedale Centre for Mental Health, Skipton Road, Keighley, BD20 6TA
Employer's Website: https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)
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