Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mental Health Nurse leader to join our Corporate Nursing team as we continue our quality "Getting to Good" improvement journey.
Providing expert clinical and professional leadership across the Trust, working across boundaries as required developing and supporting improvements in a patient-centred, seamless care. You will be a visible role model, developing clinical practice standards across the organisation and assuring the provision of safe, effective and evidence based mental health nursing services to our patients.
The Lead Nurse for Mental Health will act as the named lead, supporting the Executive lead, the Director of Nursing by leading and co-ordinating the implementation of key quality improvement projects, in line with best practice across adult services as well as supporting specialist colleagues in relation to the mental health care in children services.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist expert mental health advice and support across the Trust, working in collaboration with the Deputy Director of Nursing to improve the care provided to patients with mental health to ensure this is evidence based and in line with legislation.
To support clinical teams in providing extensive working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and the interface with the Mental Capacity Act, to function as an effective role model demonstrating the application of breadth and depth of mental health nursing knowledge and skills.
About us
This role is pivotal to creating and delivering our mental health vision, maintaining clinical standards of care and implement quality improvement; this includes ensuring the Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards are met and exceeded. You will also work closely with our Mental Health Provider and key stakeholders across the Integrated Care System.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Sara Bailey, Deputy Chief Nurse (Quality)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this position.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this position.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Comprehensive specialist knowledge of Mental Health legislation
- Experience of working across Divisional and organisational boundaries
- Experience of senior leadership across the organisation
- Sound knowledge and understanding in order to comply with local and national policies and procedures relating to legal frameworks
- Knowledge of CQC regulation in relation to mental health
- Demonstrable experience of complex analysis and interpretation
- Substantial experience of working at a senior level including managing changing and introducing new ways of working in a complex environment
Qualifications
Essential
- First degree master's or equivalent clinical experience that recognises highly developed and complex levels of knowledge
- Postgraduate training or significant experience of leadership / management at a senior level
- Evidence of quality improvement training
- RMN registration
- Postgraduate teaching qualification or substantial evidence of developing and facilitating education and professional development at all levels.
Desirable
- Experience in CAHMS services
- Project Management qualification
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Comprehensive specialist knowledge of Mental Health legislation
- Experience of working across Divisional and organisational boundaries
- Experience of senior leadership across the organisation
- Sound knowledge and understanding in order to comply with local and national policies and procedures relating to legal frameworks
- Knowledge of CQC regulation in relation to mental health
- Demonstrable experience of complex analysis and interpretation
- Substantial experience of working at a senior level including managing changing and introducing new ways of working in a complex environment
Qualifications
Essential
- First degree master's or equivalent clinical experience that recognises highly developed and complex levels of knowledge
- Postgraduate training or significant experience of leadership / management at a senior level
- Evidence of quality improvement training
- RMN registration
- Postgraduate teaching qualification or substantial evidence of developing and facilitating education and professional development at all levels.
Desirable
- Experience in CAHMS services
- Project Management qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
