Clinical Team Leader - London, United Kingdom - Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Do you think you have what it takes to work within an innovative and unique mental health service within central London?

If so, we have the opportunity for you

Following on from the promotion of previous post holders we are looking for Registered Mental Health Nurses who are looking for a new challenge to take on the role ofClinical Team Leaderon our PICU ward at Riverside Centre, Hillingdon.

Colne Ward (male PICU) is an 8 bedded ward which is based at Riverside Centre in the borough ofHillingdonwith good transport links.

CNWL prides itself on its investment in staff both in terms of developing career skills but also its commitment to staff health and wellbeing.

As part of this post you will receive this and much more

As a Clinical Team Lead you will form an integral part of the MDT and be responsible for supporting the Ward manager to lead a dedicated team of registered and unregistered staff by having an active role in developing, monitoring and maintaining care standards; through role modelling, clear decision making and demonstrating your highly developed clinical skills.

In addition to the above you will be expected to adopt the "Bleep Holder Role" as required where you will act as the Unit Coordinator.

Why join our PICU wards?

Colne Ward is in the process of registering with QNPICU for accrediation.

It will be a great opportunity to work with ournationally accredited teams.

This accreditation means that they have achieved and are delivering the highest standards of clinical excellence as governed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

As part of this accreditation we arecontinuously exploring innovativeways to improve the experiences of both our service users and our staff. Our recentQuality Improvement(QI)initiative helped toreduce restrictive practice by a third in 2020.
We are committed toempowering our service users and to allow our staff more time to do what they love, NURSING. We have weekly Communal Cooking where apatient will cook for the other patients and staffand they will all eat this together improving relations between everyone and creating a warm, friendly environment.
The Ward have an outdoor gym which have been created following feedbacks from our service users. The aim is improving therapeutic engagement and physical health of our service users on the ward and preparing them in the recovery process for community integration.
Colne Ward recently had a CQC visit and no recommendation was required.
Colne ward is currently having a new built Extra Care Area with state of the art equipment.

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.

You will be offered;

Shift work that can support you to have ahealthier worklife balance.
Great transportation links that will make yourcommute easier.
Commitment to develop you as a practitioneras evidenced by current staff progressing to Band 7 positions and others being supported to complete their Nursing Advocate and Advanced Clinical Practitioner training.
Opportunities to shadow other services such as HTT, FRT, HBPoS and speciality inpatient services.
Regularsupervision, Appraisal andcareer mappingincluding development programmes.
Participation in caseformulation and specialist,psychologyled training sessions.
The chance to work with astrong, forwardthinking and innovative servicethat will allow you toflourish as a practitionerand do what you do best, nursing.
Hidden Gem, annual award ceremonies andawardwinning Staff Networksthat have thousands of members and exciting events.
Excellentstaff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.

If you think you have what it takes to work with our exciting team then we want to hear from you.

Interview date TBC

Key Responsibilities

Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.

Patient Safety

Band 6 nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:

Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
Being open and transparent about their own practice
Supervising the work of others
Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
Working with others