Job summary
Are you passionate about providing quality and standards of care?
Do you seek opportunities to develop and empower others?
A role in Practice Development could be for you.
We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate mental health nurse (RMN) to join the Practice Development Team in CPFT's Older Peoples & Adult Community Directorate.
"Practice Development is a continuous process of developing person-centred cultures. It is enabled by facilitators who authentically engage with individuals and teams to blend personal qualities and creative imagination with practice skills and practice wisdom. The learning that occurs brings out transformations of individual and team practices. This is sustained by embedding both processes and outcomes in corporate strategy". (Manley, McCormack & Wilson 2008).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for driving the delivery of excellence in practice, ensuring evidence-based practice, developing standards, development of the registered and support workforce, quality improvement and implementation of the national nursing priorities across our community and in-patient mental health services.
They will act as a role model demonstrating credibility, visibility, celebrating success, encouraging creativity and innovation.
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To report to the Head of Nursing & Quality and work collaboratively within the Quality & Safety team in the Directorate and work closely with operational service leads, as the senior role models and leaders
- To lead in the development and advancement of clinical practice across OPAC mental health services
- To lead on developing practice standards to ensure evidenced based best practice is driving effective clinical productivity and quality outcomes for patient care
- To provide advice and practice guidance and the development of professional practice
- To act as a link between OPAC, CPFT and external partners in developing practice, pathways and services
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To report to the Head of Nursing & Quality and work collaboratively within the Quality & Safety team in the Directorate and work closely with operational service leads, as the senior role models and leaders
- To lead in the development and advancement of clinical practice across OPAC mental health services
- To lead on developing practice standards to ensure evidenced based best practice is driving effective clinical productivity and quality outcomes for patient care
- To provide advice and practice guidance and the development of professional practice
- To act as a link between OPAC, CPFT and external partners in developing practice, pathways and services
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Masters level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional develop0ment
Desirable
- Specific management and/or leadership training
- Practice Development
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a senior mental health nursing position within a community setting
- Experience of teaching and assessing
- Experience of implementing quality improvement and influencing changes in clinical practice
Desirable
- Experience of working in other service areas
- Experience of developing policies and procedures
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Excellent leadership skills
- Able to work collaboratively within a multi-professional team
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of NMC Professionalism and professional practice issues
- Understanding of CQC and NMC regulatory frameworks and processes
- Knowledge and understanding of research and audit processes and methodologies
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Masters level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional develop0ment
Desirable
- Specific management and/or leadership training
- Practice Development
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a senior mental health nursing position within a community setting
- Experience of teaching and assessing
- Experience of implementing quality improvement and influencing changes in clinical practice
Desirable
- Experience of working in other service areas
- Experience of developing policies and procedures
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Excellent leadership skills
- Able to work collaboratively within a multi-professional team
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of NMC Professionalism and professional practice issues
- Understanding of CQC and NMC regulatory frameworks and processes
- Knowledge and understanding of research and audit processes and methodologies
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).
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).
