Clinical Nurse Specialist - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed senior nurse and preferably NMP, who has a flair for working within a changing environment, developing and introducing evidence-based models of care and who places service users at the centre of their practice. We look to recruit an experienced Clinician who is self-motivated, articulate and can strengthen our leadership team within the Community Mental Health Hub in Milton Keynes.

The post holder will positively promote and support the development of a consistent, safe and high-quality service. The successful applicant will be part of the leadership team which will ensure the continuing development and delivery of this innovative and creative service.

This post holder will work collaboratively with the clinical lead psychologist and pathway managers and is accountable to the MK Lead nurse in Mental Health. The post holder has responsibility for ensuring optimum clinical performance within the Hub, for monitoring service quality and supporting the development of the Hub to meet national and local policies, targets and evidence-based practice.

Excellent communication and motivation skills are essential, as is the ability to promote strong clinical leadership. A successful and competent track record in community Mental health nursing is required.

Main duties of the job

This is a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) role within the Community Mental Health Hub. The post holder will also work closely with the Clinical Lead Psychologist to support quality and nursing practice across all pathways within the Hub. They will have clinical leadership across the Hub, working closely with the pathway operational managers and business manager.

About us

We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.

We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Job responsibilities

Role model nursing excellence as an expert practitioner, providing a high standard of direct care to patients and professional advice and support to the clinical team

Lead on all matters pertaining to safeguarding within the service

Work with pathway managers to ensure that clinical incidents, concerns and patient feedback are reviewed and acted on in a timely manner, taking a lead on key practice improvements as indicated

Lead on patient experience for the pathways, ensuring that patients, carers and families have the opportunity to be involved in shared decision making and service design, as appropriate

Provide clinical advice regarding pathway design/service transformation and work with clinical leads across pathways to ensure streamlined services

Lead on clinical policy/procedure development and implementation for the service

Be an expert practitioner and continue to develop own clinical practice through working clinically within the service

Role model high standards of clinical practice, reflective practice and professionalism, leading reflective practice groups and providing clinical supervision across the service.

Have clinical oversight of specialist pathways within the Hub ie Clozapine, Medication management, Lithium, Duty and Wellbeing clinic

Lead on the oversight and monitoring of community physical health check in line with the Trust physical health strategy, working with the multidisciplinary team, patients and families to increase uptake and encourage a culture of physical health care promotion. Will report any exceptions to the Lead nurse and attend the PH group meeting. Link in with the wider BLMK services to develop projects of service improvement.

Responsible for the supervision of the Pharmacist Technician who is responsible for the safe and effective storage and administration of drugs, exercising responsibility for the custody and maintenance of statutory records of such drugs in accordance with the Trust Policies/Procedures on the supply and carriage of drugs in the community

Lead on all matters pertaining to infection prevention and control within the services, ensuring best practice is adhered to at all times.

Quality

Lead on quality governance for the pathway and oversee key quality indicators, including leading on the local CQIF

To work in collaboration with the Lead Nurse for MK Mental Health in ensuring the implementation and delivery of nursing and clinical excellence.

Lead and contribute to clinical audits, quality improvements and NICE benchmarking activities and ensure that service development is planned in accordance with local and national priorities.

Support the Trusts commitment to service user, carer and public involvement in the way services are planned, developed and provided and to incorporate this approach in a way which respects issues of equality and diversity in all aspects of work.

Work with The Hub Leadership team to ensure systems for clinical supervision are embedded within the service in line with Trust policy.

Be responsible for ensuring that all required reports are prepared to a high standard and submitted within the agreed timescales.

Education

Provide expert education and training to colleagues related to specialist area/expertise

Support new registrants and new starters ensuring effective preceptorship and induction

Work with Lead Nurse/ education leads to ensure learning needs identified and access to education as appropriate

Take leadership responsibility for the ongoing development and sustainability of high quality and innovative practice development and education within the service.

Promote innovative ways of developing practice and enhancing learning, to foster a culture of continuous quality improvement and ensure new policy and clinical guidelines are embedded in practice

Work alongside The Hub Leadership team to ensure staff are capable and competent to undertake clinical skills within a defined competency framework.

Identify and share best practice and lead on internal and external educational peer audit reviews. This will include working with local HEIs on student placements.

Develop a culture of learning that supports staff and students in practice, including facilitating a Nurses Forum and Continuing Professional Development of all staff

To support the development of pathways and new ways of working within the workforce.

NMP Qualification or working towards

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Attitude, Aptitude and Personal Values

Essential