Job summary
Langworth Ward is an 18 bedded acute assessment ward for older adults experiencing complex BPSD. We are within the Older Persons and Frailty division and have been given the exciting opportunity to increase our establishment of nursing staff! We are recruiting Band 6 dementia specialist team members, we want people who are passionate and excited about working with people with dementia, who strive to deliver exceptional standards of care.
The ward can be challenging, fast paced, it offers opportunities to support people at a transitional period of their life.
We have the reputation of being welcoming, delivering excellent standards of care and working with high levels of compassion. We are proud of the positive and encouraging feedback we frequently receive from staff, students, patients, and carers.
Langworth Ward acknowledges that the quality of care is pivotal to the success of the ward, this relies on quality staff, we always strive to look for ways to improve and have recently completed several QI projects which have benefitted both staff and our people on the ward.
We are committed to provide the support and training to ensure that all team members are equipped to work with people who have BPSD.
Main duties of the job
To be clinical leader of the team providing care for people with severe BPSD and mental health problems
To provide clinical services that work within the policies, protocols and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust.
To work as part of an MDT team providing a user-focused, accessible and responsive acute nursing service that is safe, supportive and competent for people who experience acute mental health problems and BPSD.
To assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care for those who are experiencing BPSD and mental health needs, within agreed limitations.
Patterns of working will be by arrangement and may include evenings, weekends, bank holidays.
Provides management supervision to junior staff.
To take on a Champion role of a special interest of yours - this could be: physical health, wound care, therapeutic interventions, safeguarding, care planning, and with this role you have the opportunity to lead on improvements on the ward and really stretch your practice.
We understand the important of staff developing themselves personally and professionally, and we support this in a number of ways. Our Senior nurses are actively encouraged to attend development programmes and further training such as: Mary Seacole Leadership programme, Professional Nurse Advocate programme, Motivational interviewing, Cognitive Behaviour therapy training, Coaching, Leadership training, and more!
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Practice
Implement evidence-based practice in the provision of treatment and care to clients.
Be accountable for own personal clinical caseload using resources as appropriate.
Select appropriate assessment tools for assessing specific client needs and risks.
Demonstrate sound clinical decision-making skills that are in the interests of the client.
Provide skilled clinical supervision to others.
Apply health enhancing skills in a wider group/community setting.
Apply self awareness to reflections on their nursing practice
Job description
Job responsibilities
Practice
Implement evidence-based practice in the provision of treatment and care to clients.
Be accountable for own personal clinical caseload using resources as appropriate.
Select appropriate assessment tools for assessing specific client needs and risks.
Demonstrate sound clinical decision-making skills that are in the interests of the client.
Provide skilled clinical supervision to others.
Apply health enhancing skills in a wider group/community setting.
Apply self awareness to reflections on their nursing practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
- Mentorship Module (degree level )
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice
Desirable
- Certificate in clinical supervision
- Management Training
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Or clear evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both the community/in-patient. Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
- Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.
Desirable
- Experience of working within mental health care within the NHS
Skills & Competences
Essential
- Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of information.
- Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patient care, where appropriate.
- Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team
- Understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to support colleagues move through appropriate process
- Highly motivated and able to engage with service users and carers to improve outcomes
- Ability to work independently and collectively.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
- Mentorship Module (degree level )
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice
Desirable
- Certificate in clinical supervision
- Management Training
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Or clear evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both the community/in-patient. Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
- Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.
Desirable
- Experience of working within mental health care within the NHS
Skills & Competences
Essential
- Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of information.
- Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patient care, where appropriate.
- Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team
- Understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to support colleagues move through appropriate process
- Highly motivated and able to engage with service users and carers to improve outcomes
- Ability to work independently and collectively.
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
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).
