Clinical Nurse Specialist - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom - Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Job summary

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.

We have exciting opportunities across different specialities and services, with an emphasis on career development and progression. We want to help our staff reach their full potential, and are committed to providing the support, skills and development needed to succeed.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist your main duties will be:

-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.

-To provide realistic timely or occasionally intensive support to patients within an acute hospital setting.

-To demonstrate active clinical leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals.

About us

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you

#TeamNottsHC

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Registered Mental Health Nurse Band 7- Woodland Ward

Reports to (post title): Clinical Team Leader

Role Purpose: To work within a multi-professional ward based team and to provide a service for the Geriatric and Mental Health Unit at Kings Mill Hospital. To take a leading role to provide, develop, promote and coordinate a service for older people with organic mental health needs that co-exist with physical health problems.

To participate in and manage the assessment and treatment of patients who have acute, complex and/or chronic presentation that co-exist with physical pathologies. Working as an autonomous practitioner, you will provide specialist mental health assessment, consultation and intervention.

To provide expert training, advice and liaison to/with other professionals, clients and carers to enable them to meet the mental health needs of the older person.

To use and promote a range of evidence based skills and knowledge, whilst working within agreed Trust policies and procedures and current government guidelines.

To maintain and develop professional knowledge, skills and expertise at an advanced level.

To demonstrate the ability to manage and support change and develop new skills, in self and others, in response to service requirements.

The post holder will be based at Kings Mill Hospital

In undertaking this role, all employees will be expected to behave at all times in a way that is consistent with and actively supports the principles listed in the Consultation Document on the creation of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust. These are:

The principles of the NHS, where high quality care is provided on the basis of need rather than the ability to pay

The contribution of the local community to the development of our services

Preserving and developing our reputation as a caring organisation

Developing services that are designed around the patient

Working co-operatively with others in the interests of patients and their families

Valuing the contribution of staff and investing in their development

Valuing the diversity of all our staff, patients and carers and demonstrating a zero tolerance of discrimination

The importance of developing innovative approaches to teaching, research and service provision, which allows us to be at the forefront of developments in patient care

Responsible and wise stewardship of public money and effective use of resources

Role Context: To contribute to the provision of a mental health service to Kingsmill Hospital. To link closely with existing Liaison psychiatry services, CMHTS, IHTTs, A & E , discharge teams, social services and MHSOP wards.

Key Accountabilities

Performance Measures

Clinical Practice or Work Practice

To work within a clinical team, alongside the Medical and Mental Health Unit management team, to deliver a specialist service, based on principles that are research based and which enhance the quality of patient care.

To lead in the provision of specialist assessments and treatments to service users in an acute hospital setting, ensuring consistency and continuity of care and adherence to evidence based practice and local and national guidelines.

To measure mental capacity and be able to judge an individuals capacity to consent.

To promote an understanding of equality and diversity issues, relating and incorporating them into service provision.

To provide expert, specialist, evidence-based theoretical and practical advice,education, training and support to multi-professional colleagues on the effective management of clients needs, according to speciality.

To use theoretical and clinical knowledge to identify mental health needs based on information from the client, through observation and assessment and /or written details provided by the referrer.

To act as a resource and expert to support health care of older persons patients experiencing mental health related problems and to be able to prioritise workload within the team.

To work with and co-ordinate care with other healthcare professionals in caring for patients experiencing mental health related problems, including safe discharge of patients into the community and ongoing care and support.

Work as part of the Multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, provide and monitor care of patients with mental health problems.

To lead in the identification, development and evaluation of care pathways and the development and implementation of clinical guidelines and protocols to ensure ongoing quality and maintenance of an effective service.

Be a visible point of contact for patients, visitors, relatives, and staff, acting as a resource for problems and able to clearly present the patients / clients points of view to others.

Ensure that patient care plans are regularly updated, changes implemented and that patients records and documentation are maintained and current.

Organise and lead meetings to discuss and plan patient management as required.

Provide specialist support to the clinical team in providing specialist advice and management strategies for dealing with the complex needs of different client groups.

Adopt innovative ways of working within the speciality.

To undertake assessment of patients referred to the Geriatric and Mental Health unit, as to their suitability for their admission or transfer there.

Appropriate professional standards and agreed criteria are met.

Health and Safety

To work within a framework and guidelines of Nottinghamshire Healthcare trust to ensure that Health and Safety issues, Risk Assessment and monitoring are effectively maintained.

To ensure that a safe working environment is maintained.

Education and Development

To ensure own professional development needs are met to ensure safe and effective practice.

To achieve trust essential training requirements

To provide education and training to non-mental health professionals in identified areas, both formally and informally.

To promote the development of the service throughout the trust.

Be a mentor for student nurse practitioners.

To attend liaison conferences and provide presentations for seminars and training days.

Personal and professional development targets are met and demonstrated through maintenance of Continuing Professional Development portfolio and agreed annual Professional Appraisal and Development (PAD) review.

Other professional colleagues are supported and have the opportunity for education and development.

Policies and Procedures

Ensure working within trust/national and professional guidelines.

To participate in the development of specialist protocols/procedures within the medical mental health unit and the liaison team .

To maintain up to date knowledge of policies and procedures.

Dimensions

This post has developmental, educational, consultative, supervisory, and health promotion elements to it.

To supervise and support development of junior staff.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

First line nursing qualification and current registration or equivalent.

Evidence of further education and training appropriate to area/ role

Ability to work autonomously and use own initiative.

Able to demonstrate and evidence excellent working knowledge of clinical teaching.

Recent experience of working with older people with mental health problems.

ENB998 or equivalent desirable.

Adheres to professional standards.

COMMUNICATION & RELATIONSHIP SKILLS

Providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information, where developed persuasive or re assurance skills are required.

Developing and maintaining relationships within the acute hospital trust, taking into account differing working practices, targets and policies/ procedures.

Tolerance and understanding of other professionals` working practice.

Working and communicating with a number of multi disciplinary Teams.

Retaining relationships with other health workers in community services.

Facilitating and managing effective student placements.

Continuing to communicate effectively with carers in relation to need and service provision.

Maintaining up to date written records as per Liaison Psychiatry team operational procedure and trust policies and procedures.

PHYSICAL EFFORT

Exposure to moderate physical effort for short periods is required.

EMOTIONAL EFFORT

Potential exposure to highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances is a key factor of this role.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Occasional exposure to unpleasant working conditions.

Organisation

Ward Manager/Liaison Team Manager

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