Job summary
Consultant Mental Health Nurse, Band 8c Permanent - Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and forward-thinking Consultant Nurse who is an Approved Clinician.
We are looking for a Multi-professional Approved Clinician (MPACs) to work within our inpatient services. As an organisation we take pride in the forward thinking, evidence-based development of our services. In particular, the growth of our MPAC workforce, and increasing our ability to have a blended system whereby a range of professionals can become the Responsible Clinician is at the forefront of this ambition. We have a proven track record in training and deploying MPACs safely within the Trust. Our mission is to provide a safe and empowering environment steeped in a caring, culture of acceptance, curiosity, and empathy.
Main duties of the job
The main function of the job is to support and lead the clinical model at Barefoot Lodge, in an established nurse led team including acting as the Approved / Responsible Clinician, overseeing the clinical care.
Barefoot Lodge is a nurse led 15 bedded, mixed gender Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, based at Goldie Leigh Hospital site. The principal aim is to provide assessment, intervention and rehabilitation for men and women who require intensive inpatient rehabilitation so that they can sustain a meaningful life in the community. The nurse led model incorporates empowering, collaborative working alongside service users and families, including addressing inequalities, rehabilitative and therapeutic interventions.
With your service user at the centre you and the team will maintain a positive approach, where you work holistically with the person by providing choice, promoting independence, increasing life skills, taking positive risk, social inclusion and provide psycho social interventions.
Barefoot Lodge is part of the South London Partnership Complex care workstream. This provides opportunities for networking with similar rehabilitation services, shared learning and creative ways of working more collaboratively across South London.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Post holder will use expert knowledge to provide professional and visible leadership and support and effect the systematic clinical development of other nurses in the specialist area. Provide expert knowledge and consultancy to other disciplines and professional groups and work across the clinical pathway to develop strategic direction, clinical practice and education and training initiatives.
The post holder as an Approved Clinician, will be the clinical lead for all the patients admitted to the unit, taking the lead role in all aspects of their care for the duration of their admission. To act as Responsible Clinician for patients taking overall clinical and legal responsibility for patients detained under the Mental Health Act and demonstrate associated expertise in the assessment, treatment and management of mentally disordered patients. This will include clinical leadership within themultidisciplinary team and joint work with colleagues from other disciplines in the provision of high-quality clinical care.
Function as a key individual in supporting and developing services and leading and influencing organisational initiatives related to the specialist area. These would be community and inpatient rehabilitation services.To provide expert specialist treatment interventions to complex patient group with enhanced assessment, care and treatment needs. Working across inpatient rehabilitation-based services within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and Community Rehabilitation Services.
They will additionally support the wider Transforming Rehabilitation agenda working alongside the Clinical director, the CCG and SouthLondon Partnership (SLP). The post holder will also have a specific focus upon Quality, Safety and Efficiency.
The post holder is also expected to act as an ambassador for the organisation and promote its work through presenting and publishing. The post holder will also lead on the development of Non-Medical Prescribing and strategic projects. They will work with the Consultant Psychiatrist and other team members, they will link with GPs, primary care practitioners, community matrons, pharmacists and statutory and voluntary agencies within their prescribing role.
The role will consist of 60% direct clinical involvement and 30% service improvement and development including audit, research and innovation work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Post holder will use expert knowledge to provide professional and visible leadership and support and effect the systematic clinical development of other nurses in the specialist area. Provide expert knowledge and consultancy to other disciplines and professional groups and work across the clinical pathway to develop strategic direction, clinical practice and education and training initiatives.
The post holder as an Approved Clinician, will be the clinical lead for all the patients admitted to the unit, taking the lead role in all aspects of their care for the duration of their admission. To act as Responsible Clinician for patients taking overall clinical and legal responsibility for patients detained under the Mental Health Act and demonstrate associated expertise in the assessment, treatment and management of mentally disordered patients. This will include clinical leadership within themultidisciplinary team and joint work with colleagues from other disciplines in the provision of high-quality clinical care.
Function as a key individual in supporting and developing services and leading and influencing organisational initiatives related to the specialist area. These would be community and inpatient rehabilitation services.To provide expert specialist treatment interventions to complex patient group with enhanced assessment, care and treatment needs. Working across inpatient rehabilitation-based services within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and Community Rehabilitation Services.
They will additionally support the wider Transforming Rehabilitation agenda working alongside the Clinical director, the CCG and SouthLondon Partnership (SLP). The post holder will also have a specific focus upon Quality, Safety and Efficiency.
The post holder is also expected to act as an ambassador for the organisation and promote its work through presenting and publishing. The post holder will also lead on the development of Non-Medical Prescribing and strategic projects. They will work with the Consultant Psychiatrist and other team members, they will link with GPs, primary care practitioners, community matrons, pharmacists and statutory and voluntary agencies within their prescribing role.
The role will consist of 60% direct clinical involvement and 30% service improvement and development including audit, research and innovation work.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- MSC
- Approved clinician (or waiting for approval)
- Independent prescriber
- leadership experience
Desirable
- Leadership training
- enhanced communication skills and report writing
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- MSC
- Approved clinician (or waiting for approval)
- Independent prescriber
- leadership experience
Desirable
- Leadership training
- enhanced communication skills and report writing
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).
