Job summary
Park Royal is proud to announce that we will be opening a BRAND NEW inpatient ward to complement our existing, AIMS accredited services at Park Royal Mental Health Centre.
This has opened up a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring Nurse to join theMatron team at Park Royal Mental Health Centre.
** Our new ward will be opening in early 2024 but we would like our new Matron to begin early and lead our interim service at The Kingswood Centre, NW9 9QY first before moving over to the new ward at Park Royal Mental Health Centre in early 2024. **
The position will provide the successful post holder with the opportunity to gain valuable experience at this level. You will also gain crucialexperience in a senior Nursing role within a large adult mental health acute unit.
CNWL recognises the ongoing pressures within the NHS and this new ward will create additional space and services for our patients to receive the inpatient care that they need to begin their recovery.
Be Part of Something New: As a member of our team, you'll have the unique opportunity to be part of a new venture right from the start. This means you can contribute your ideas, skills, and expertise to help shape the ward's culture, policies, and procedures. Your voice will be heard, and your impact will be significant as we work together to create a supportive and inclusive environment for our patients.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
We want to attract an aspiring team leader or existing Matrons who want to be instrumental in promoting high standards of clinical care, reducing health inequalities and promoting equality for all. You will play an important part of improving the quality of patient care through visible inclusive leadership engaging with patients and families, frontline staff and the senior management team.
You will need to be a registered Mental Health nurse with significant experience at band 7 or above to be eligible to apply for this opportunity.
The successful candidates will have a proven track record of nurse leadership and development, be an effective role model, self-motivated with the commitment, drive and adaptability to thrive in this demanding post.
About us
In return for your enthusiasm, commitment and hard work we can offer you a supportive work environment, personal development and the opportunity for collaborative working within a well-established multidisciplinary team.
Situated in the vibrant borough of Brent, London, our ward offers an incredible location to live and work. Brent is renowned for its rich cultural diversity, thriving arts scene, and numerous recreational amenities. From the iconic Wembley Stadium to the spectacular Swaminarayan Hindu Temple there is always something exciting to explore during your downtime.
The borough is well-connected with excellent transportation links, allowing for easy access to Central London and beyond. Brent is a place where you can thrive both professionally and personally, surrounded by a lively community and endless opportunities for leisure and entertainment.
Join us on this ground-breaking journey as we shape the future of mental healthcare.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice Management
Objective: To act as a Clinical Leader with continuing clinical responsibility within the designated areas, ensuring that services provide high quality evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, interventions and evaluations for patients.
This will include:
- Confidential, sensitive and comprehensive, person-centred mental health nursing assessment that includes a risk assessment and care plan to people who present with mental health problems.
- Contributing to the professional development and the clinical supervision of team members on a formal and regular basis to maintain and develop quality standards of practice in accordance with appropriate professional guidelines, Trust Policies and level of responsibility of the post.
- Enable service users by providing accurate and appropriate information, offering choices and involving them as fully as possible in the care process.
- To demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of relevant Mental Health Legislation.
- Ensure the ordering, storage, administration and disposal of medication complies with relevant Trust and legislative guidance e.g. NMC Guidelines for the Administration of Medicines 2004, the Misuse of Drug Regulations 1985, the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and MHA (1983).
- Demonstrate knowledge, experience and competence specific to the area of practice.
- Enabling staff to use evidence-based strategies and person-centred/psychosocial interventions in the care and treatment of people with mental health problems.
- Leading by example, motivating and empowering others and promoting positive attitudes, mutual understanding and collaboration between services involved in the care process.
- To provide a source of information on how to best meet the mental health needs of service users and their carers.
- Ensuring that all staff engage and participate in Protected Engagement Time.
- To ensure that all services/ wards within their area are fully CQC Compliant.
- Pursue legitimate patient concerns, resolving problems on their behalf in an efficient and effective manner. Respond and co-ordinate all complaints within a timely manner.
- To ensure that all incidents that require Initial Manager Review are completed within the time constraints and if further investigation is required that the Trust Serious Incident policy is followed.
- To monitor all Serious Incidents and action any recommendations with clear evidence and co-ordinate all report.
- Ensure all Serious Incidents are reported to the Service Director and Lead Clinician.
- To ensure that all staff are familiar with all clinical and other policies and procedures operational within the Trust, and evidence this.
- To be part of the senior nurse on call rota for CNWL
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice Management
Objective: To act as a Clinical Leader with continuing clinical responsibility within the designated areas, ensuring that services provide high quality evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, interventions and evaluations for patients.
This will include:
- Confidential, sensitive and comprehensive, person-centred mental health nursing assessment that includes a risk assessment and care plan to people who present with mental health problems.
- Contributing to the professional development and the clinical supervision of team members on a formal and regular basis to maintain and develop quality standards of practice in accordance with appropriate professional guidelines, Trust Policies and level of responsibility of the post.
- Enable service users by providing accurate and appropriate information, offering choices and involving them as fully as possible in the care process.
- To demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of relevant Mental Health Legislation.
- Ensure the ordering, storage, administration and disposal of medication complies with relevant Trust and legislative guidance e.g. NMC Guidelines for the Administration of Medicines 2004, the Misuse of Drug Regulations 1985, the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and MHA (1983).
- Demonstrate knowledge, experience and competence specific to the area of practice.
- Enabling staff to use evidence-based strategies and person-centred/psychosocial interventions in the care and treatment of people with mental health problems.
- Leading by example, motivating and empowering others and promoting positive attitudes, mutual understanding and collaboration between services involved in the care process.
- To provide a source of information on how to best meet the mental health needs of service users and their carers.
- Ensuring that all staff engage and participate in Protected Engagement Time.
- To ensure that all services/ wards within their area are fully CQC Compliant.
- Pursue legitimate patient concerns, resolving problems on their behalf in an efficient and effective manner. Respond and co-ordinate all complaints within a timely manner.
- To ensure that all incidents that require Initial Manager Review are completed within the time constraints and if further investigation is required that the Trust Serious Incident policy is followed.
- To monitor all Serious Incidents and action any recommendations with clear evidence and co-ordinate all report.
- Ensure all Serious Incidents are reported to the Service Director and Lead Clinician.
- To ensure that all staff are familiar with all clinical and other policies and procedures operational within the Trust, and evidence this.
- To be part of the senior nurse on call rota for CNWL
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the NMC Level 1
- Relevant Management Qualification
- Enb998/SLICE or Mentorship qualification
- Degree/Masters in specialist field or appropriate experience.
Desirable
- Recognised senior management training in leadership, policy or strategy
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration experience
- Previous experience of managing a multi-disciplinary staff team, including line management, supervision responsibility and operational management of services at band 7 or equivalent
- Experience of re-provisioning services and managing staff through change
- Experience of multi-professional collaboration at senior level, including partnership working with other agencies.
- Experience of providing clinical/managerial supervision and facilitating reflective practice.
- Experience writing reports and delivering presentations to a high standard and to senior staff
- Experience of service development.
- Experience of managing staff and resources
- Experience managing budgets
- Experienced in involving service users and their carers in service planning and monitoring
- Experience in IT skills, familiar with word processing, excel and email systems
Desirable
- Experience of representing services at different organisations
- Experience of managing Adult Mental Health services
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an up to date knowledge and understanding of current Mental Health Policy issues including the Mental Health Act.
- Able to demonstrate an up to date knowledge of nursing developments, especially in mental health.
- Ability to provide high quality nursing advice
- Ability to build and develop teams of people and to provide strong leadership to a diverse workforce.
- Ability to identify problems and use initiative and creativity in problem solving.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style, for a variety of audiences.
- Ability to manage pressure and changing and conflicting priorities effectively.
- Ability to support and monitor systems for clinical practice.
- Able to influence and use negotiation skills and the ability to manage differences constructively.
- A demonstrable ability to work closely with a range of stakeholders and other providers in helping plan the future of service provision.
- Able to demonstrate a genuine commitment to principles of equal opportunity, fair access and service user empowerment, and the ability to translate principles into practice.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of safe guarding practice for both vulnerable adults and children
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of policy agenda in Mental Health services
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to plan, manage and implement projects when required and assume delegated lead responsibilities.
- The ability to implement performance management systems within the service area that meet local and national objectives and motivate staff to achieve these objectives
- To demonstrate the ability to weigh up situations and consider the benefits and problems before decisions are made.
- A demonstrable ability to make sound and timely decisions and initiate action to solve problems
Desirable
- Demonstrable ability to plan and implement change in the service and ensure the involvement of the workforce in the programme of change.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the NMC Level 1
- Relevant Management Qualification
- Enb998/SLICE or Mentorship qualification
- Degree/Masters in specialist field or appropriate experience.
Desirable
- Recognised senior management training in leadership, policy or strategy
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration experience
- Previous experience of managing a multi-disciplinary staff team, including line management, supervision responsibility and operational management of services at band 7 or equivalent
- Experience of re-provisioning services and managing staff through change
- Experience of multi-professional collaboration at senior level, including partnership working with other agencies.
- Experience of providing clinical/managerial supervision and facilitating reflective practice.
- Experience writing reports and delivering presentations to a high standard and to senior staff
- Experience of service development.
- Experience of managing staff and resources
- Experience managing budgets
- Experienced in involving service users and their carers in service planning and monitoring
- Experience in IT skills, familiar with word processing, excel and email systems
Desirable
- Experience of representing services at different organisations
- Experience of managing Adult Mental Health services
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an up to date knowledge and understanding of current Mental Health Policy issues including the Mental Health Act.
- Able to demonstrate an up to date knowledge of nursing developments, especially in mental health.
- Ability to provide high quality nursing advice
- Ability to build and develop teams of people and to provide strong leadership to a diverse workforce.
- Ability to identify problems and use initiative and creativity in problem solving.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally, presenting ideas with clarity in a persuasive and influential style, for a variety of audiences.
- Ability to manage pressure and changing and conflicting priorities effectively.
- Ability to support and monitor systems for clinical practice.
- Able to influence and use negotiation skills and the ability to manage differences constructively.
- A demonstrable ability to work closely with a range of stakeholders and other providers in helping plan the future of service provision.
- Able to demonstrate a genuine commitment to principles of equal opportunity, fair access and service user empowerment, and the ability to translate principles into practice.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of safe guarding practice for both vulnerable adults and children
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of policy agenda in Mental Health services
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to plan, manage and implement projects when required and assume delegated lead responsibilities.
- The ability to implement performance management systems within the service area that meet local and national objectives and motivate staff to achieve these objectives
- To demonstrate the ability to weigh up situations and consider the benefits and problems before decisions are made.
- A demonstrable ability to make sound and timely decisions and initiate action to solve problems
Desirable
- Demonstrable ability to plan and implement change in the service and ensure the involvement of the workforce in the programme of change.
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).
