Job summary
Crane Ward is an 18 bedded female acute ward located on the outskirts of London. We are looking to recruit into our Band 6 Clinical Team Leader role.
An exciting opportunity has opened up for you to join our accredited ward at Riverside. At CNWL we are committed to working at the highest standards of clinical excellence.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take up the responsibility of work in a busy Inpatient female ward.
You will work closely with the multi disciplinary team on Crane Ward.
In addition, you will take charge of the site as the unit co-ordinator to provide senior nursing support, professional leadership and advice to all clinical areas within the unit, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We are looking for an individual who has effective communication skills not only when engaging with services users, but also with their carers and any other professional(s) involved with the service users care.
About us
In return you will be offered:
- Opportunities to shadow other services across our site including HTT, CMHT, PICU, first-response service ,Psy liaison.
- Development opportunitiesto help you progress in your career i.e. secondment opportunities, rotations, funded courses
- Career mappingwith focus on your progression and development within the service
- Flexible shift working hours to provide ahealthy work-life balance
- Working within adynamic teamwith visibility of the Senior Management Team (Matron, Service Manager & Borough Director)
- Excellentstaff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
- Award-winning Staff Networks
- Hidden Gem & annualawardceremonies
We have a lively and vibrant working atmosphere, with quick and easy transport links to all CNWL sites. Our size and resources enable us to offer a range of attractive benefits as well as unparalleled support, opportunities, education and development for staff at all levels.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient Safety
Band 6 nurses 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 Band 6 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
Clinical Outcomes
Band 6 nurses 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient Safety
Band 6 nurses 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 Band 6 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
Clinical Outcomes
Band 6 nurses 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
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- oRMN/RGN
- oEvidence of active interest in further development
- oSubstantial post registration experience at Band 5
- oAbility to lead/working Multi-disciplinary Teams
- oAbility to shift manage unit on a regular basis
- oDeputise in the absence of the Unit Manager
Desirable
- oprevious experience
- oMentor in practice qualification
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to supervise junior staff.
- oSpecialist knowledge of mental health problems
- oA comprehensive understanding of the risk assessment process (including deliberate self-harm).
- oAble to build constructive relationships using warmth and empathy.
- oAbility to engage challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations and used escalation techniques effectively
- oSufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options
- oAbility to establish and maintain effective working relationships both within a team and with external organisations
- oAn understanding of Safeguarding
Desirable
- oExperience in monitoring untrained staff and students
- oExperience in working with Information Systems
- oDemonstrate awareness of muli-cultural issues in acute settings
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- oRMN/RGN
- oEvidence of active interest in further development
- oSubstantial post registration experience at Band 5
- oAbility to lead/working Multi-disciplinary Teams
- oAbility to shift manage unit on a regular basis
- oDeputise in the absence of the Unit Manager
Desirable
- oprevious experience
- oMentor in practice qualification
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to supervise junior staff.
- oSpecialist knowledge of mental health problems
- oA comprehensive understanding of the risk assessment process (including deliberate self-harm).
- oAble to build constructive relationships using warmth and empathy.
- oAbility to engage challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations and used escalation techniques effectively
- oSufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options
- oAbility to establish and maintain effective working relationships both within a team and with external organisations
- oAn understanding of Safeguarding
Desirable
- oExperience in monitoring untrained staff and students
- oExperience in working with Information Systems
- oDemonstrate awareness of muli-cultural issues in acute settings
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).
