Health Base Place of Safety - Uxbridge, United Kingdom - Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Job overview

Band 6 Mental Health Registered Nurse (RMHN) to work in Health Base Place of Safety (HBPoS) and Lighthouse. The Lighthouse is a 7 days services, 24hrs operation that offer a range of therapeutic intervention in an appropriate space near Hillingdon's Emergency department (ED) Hillingdon Hospital to provide people with mental health needs the opportunity to access a more prolonged and informed assessment of needs. Lighthouse will be only be accessible following an assessment by the Liaison Psychiatry Service (LPS).

The Lighthouse and HBPoS Duty nurses will have overall management responsibility for the delivery of care within the HBPoS and Light House Department in accordance with Trust policies and procedures and National Guidance. Lighthouse and HBPos Duty nurses will work closely with the people who use our services, families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Lighthouse and HBPoS Duty nurses

Main duties of the job

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

Lighthouse and HBPoS Duty nurse. 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 to create a culture of continuous improvement

 Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records

 Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements.

The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Lighthouse and HBPoS Duty nurse are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC

Working for our organisation

What's on offer?

• An opportunity to work on the outskirts of London with good transport links from Uxbridge to Hillingdon.

• Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities

• Support and guidance with Revalidation

• Ongoing supervision and appraisals

• Tailored education and development program.

• Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies

• Excellent staff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, and relocation package.

The successful applicant will 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 in our healthcare settings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Lighthouse and HBPoS Duty nurse 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 to create a culture of continuous improvement

*Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records

*Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements.

The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all Band 6 JD V2 November 2014.

nurses, including Lighthouse and HBPoS Duty nurse., are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.

Clinical Outcomes

Lighthouse and HBPoS Duty nurse. often work with people who have complex needs and contribute to the effectiveness of services by:

Being confident, autonomous practitioners who take responsibility for the care they give to patients but also take responsibility for overseeing the work of others in the team including less experienced nurses and staff without a professional qualification

*Providing skilled, evidence-based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures

Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs

*Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care

*Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but also work as team members

*Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:

Communicating well with all members of the team

Understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its' objectives

Reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings

*Encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes

Patient Experience

Lighthouse and HBPoS Duty nurse contribute to the people using our services feeling respected and empowered to make decisions about their health and wellbeing by:

*Working in partnership with patients and their families and carers

*Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making

*Signposting patients and carers to the courses provided by the Recovery and Wellbeing College or services provided by the local authority or voluntary sector

*Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident

*Demonstrating clinical leadership and challenging any poor behaviour to patients, families or other staff members and creating a positive, inclusive culture in which everyone is treated with kindness and respect and the trust's values are embedded in all practice

*Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust policy Supporting yourself and others

All services and teams in the Trust should be able to demonstrate that they are meeting the Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards of care. Band 6 nurses are expected to be Clinical Leaders and play an active role in ensuring that the team understands the CQC standards and what individual team members do to help achieve those standards by:

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*Taking a lead role in gathering and recording evidence which demonstrates that CQC and locally agreed standards are being met: assessing the performance of the whole team by using audit and benchmarking exercises and often contribute to the implementation of quality improvement initiatives

*Contributing to the performance management of teams and creating a positive culture in which the team can learn from mistakes and is enthusiastic to improve

*Deputising for the team leader / ward manager and ensuring that there is no fall in performance in their absence. This may include managing the team and coordinating shifts.

*Engaged staff are more productive and Lighthouse and HBPoS Duty nurse. nurses play a role in engaging in other staff members in the Trust and the work we do by:

*Participating constructively in their own supervision and annual appraisal processes

*Using continuing professional development funds to develop a relevant clinical specialism gain sign-off mentorship skills or undertake accredited leadership or management modules.

Clinical Leadership

Service Specific Responsibilities

The service specific responsibilities attached to this Lighthouse and HBPoS Duty nurse. nurse post are explained in the Service

Specific Section attached to this Job Description and the attached Person Specification.

The following responsibilities are applicable to all Lighthouse and HBPoS Duty nurse. nurses and most other staff

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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