Clinical Team Leader - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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    Job summary

    We are looking for a Deputy Ward Manager who has a passion and commitment to caring for patients in a low secure setting at The Wells Road Centre. Seacole Ward is a 14 bedded female ward and works with female patients experiencing complex trauma and enduring mental illness. The ward works in collaboration with patients on their recovery and discharge pathways. The Deputy Ward Manager role will be expected to put the 6Cs into practice on a daily basis and have a supportive and considerate nature, to work within a cohesive inter-professional ward team.

    In return we offer the chance to develop your professional decision making and complex care management skills by offering relevant training for your role, regular clinical and managerial supervision and yearly appraisals.

    We are committed to your personal and professional development and actively encourage participation in CPD courses, and further development opportunities in a range of areas for more experienced staff nurses.

    We encourage you to bring your existing skills and experiences to enrich our clinical area and work with us to create a robust, caring and compassionate ward environment for our patients.

    You will need to be available to work a flexible 24 hour working pattern on a rotating basis to include nights and weekends.

    There will be an expectation with the role that you will cover a Unit Co-ordinator rota as part of your role.

    Main duties of the job

    Role Purpose:

    To function as a key member of the ward management team assisting the Ward Manager to manage operational and clinical day to day activity of a ward requirements.

    To actively support the Ward Manager in fulfilling all the Key Result Areas and responsibilities associated with their Clinical/Management role, deputising for the ward manager in their absence.

    To support in the running of a twenty-four hour responsibility for the delivery of all ward services including all clinical and security issues

    To demonstrate active clinical and managerial leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals to ensure that the highest standards of care are delivered to patients in their care.

    Practices which foster and develop multi-disciplinary working will be implemented in all aspects of clinical practice.

    This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust and have not been an employee of the Trust in the previous 3 years. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.

    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 description

    Job responsibilities

    Please see Job description and person specification attached with the vacancy or contact Kay. H for more details.

    Person Specification

    Values

    Essential

  • Trust, Honesty, Respect, Teamwork
  • Act in Line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values
  • Physical Requirements

    Essential

  • Has the ability to perform a full range of duties.
  • Qualifications

    Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse NMC registration in date
  • Desirable

  • Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain registration
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Post registration experience as a Registered Nurse.
  • Desirable

  • The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
  • Experience of working affectively within an MDT
  • Training

    Essential

  • Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training to enhance service delivery
  • Knowledge

    Essential

  • Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments.
  • Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
  • Desirable

  • Awareness of national and local issues impacting on nursing care.
  • knowledge of management theories
  • Skills

    Essential

  • Ability to work as part of a team.
  • Good communicator both verbal and written.
  • Diplomatic, caring and sympathetic.
  • Ability to be flexible and handle conflict.
  • Good Skills in assessment, intervention and evaluation of patient nursing care
  • Clinical supervision skills
  • Organisational skills to manage own workload.
  • Desirable

  • Ability to engage with and develop a rapport with the client group
  • High level of emotional intelligence