Job summary
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner. We have a Health and Justice Services Directorate, within which sits the 'Children and Young People' Service line working in partnership with 'Youth Custody Service' colleagues to provide trauma-informed primary care, mental health, neuro-developmental and substance misuse services to the young people and young adults within our care.
It is our quest to deliver patient-focused, developmentally appropriate, quality care; promoting a trauma informed environment together with our operational colleagues and supporting young people and young adults to understand their own health and wellbeing needs and maximise all opportunities to achieve their goals during their stay and beyond.
We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic RMN band 7 Team Leader to join our Integrated Healthcare Service at HMPYOI Feltham covering Feltham B.
Feltham is effectively two separate establishments delivering healthcare services to young people in Feltham A (15-19 years) and adults in Feltham B (18-30 years). These two cohorts have slightly different needs and we are looking for staff that understand this and work in line with 'Child First' principles. By joining our team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of the young people we care for, but also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being for this population.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an experienced RMN professional who also has excellent staff management and leadership skills. The Nurse Practitioner in Wellbeing Team in HMYOI Feltham will be committed to providing mental healthcare services in custody, equivalent to those in the community. Post-holders will have broad experience of working in successful Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and will have a good understanding of what is required to deliver an effective mental health service for young people in a custodial setting.
The post holder will fully embrace the new SECURE STAIRS model, including participating in and co-delivering training, attending team Reflective Practice as a key part of the role, facilitating a therapeutic culture and activities on the units including Community Meetings, contributing to Formulations and, where appropriate, providing supervision to prison staff.
The post holder will work closely with the HWBT Service Lead to deliver and implement an effective Mental healthcare which meets the needs of the young people/young adults in our care in HMYOI Feltham..
Essential Requirement (List 3 key essential requirements rather than whole of Job Spec)
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Substantial post registration experience in Secure setting or an acute setting (Adul/CAMHS)
- Resident in UK for 3 years or longer
About us
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through monthly supervision, annual personal development plans/appraisals and access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
The trust alsovalues its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.
All of our sites in CYPSL offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff at the HMP YOI establishments.
PLEASE NOTE ANY CANDIDATE WISHING TO APPLY FOR ANY OF OUR ROLES IN HEALTH AND JUSTICE SERVICES WILL BE SUBJECT TO PRISON VETTING CLEARANCE WHICH REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT IN THE UK FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS. CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT MEET THIS CRITERIA NEED NOT APPLY.
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see Job Description for full list or responsibilities**
- To deliver effective day-to-day leadership and direction to all staff within the HWBT team.
- To ensure the service is well organised, evidence based, & service user focused.
- To support the Service Manager in implementing service changes when required, ensuring effective implementation with measurable outcomes, and to agreed timescales.
- To advance innovative ideas to enable staff to deliver care more effectively.
- To ensure that clinical practice in the team is delivered safely and in accordance with the Care Qualify Commission Framework, Professional Practice standards and any other relevant national policies and and standards.
- To be part of a culture that focuses on improving outcomes across the care pathway for clients.
- To work in partnership with the Prison and other healthcare providers to ensure there are clear and responsive operational policies, procedures and protocols.
- To support the Service Manager in implementing care quality standards. This will include keeping updated with national policy and legislation, attending relevant Trust meetings, policy development and implementation of improvement programmes across the service.
- To provide cover for the Service Manager as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
**Please see Job Description for full list or responsibilities**
- To deliver effective day-to-day leadership and direction to all staff within the HWBT team.
- To ensure the service is well organised, evidence based, & service user focused.
- To support the Service Manager in implementing service changes when required, ensuring effective implementation with measurable outcomes, and to agreed timescales.
- To advance innovative ideas to enable staff to deliver care more effectively.
- To ensure that clinical practice in the team is delivered safely and in accordance with the Care Qualify Commission Framework, Professional Practice standards and any other relevant national policies and and standards.
- To be part of a culture that focuses on improving outcomes across the care pathway for clients.
- To work in partnership with the Prison and other healthcare providers to ensure there are clear and responsive operational policies, procedures and protocols.
- To support the Service Manager in implementing care quality standards. This will include keeping updated with national policy and legislation, attending relevant Trust meetings, policy development and implementation of improvement programmes across the service.
- To provide cover for the Service Manager as required.
Person Specification
EDUCATION and QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Professional Registration - Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Nursing qualification
Desirable
- Management qualification and an understanding of management theory
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a CPN role in Mental Health services for adults.
- Knowledge of the complexities of multidisciplinary/multi-agency issues affecting Prison healthcare provision.
- The management of organisational change.
- Multi-professional and multi-agency working.
- Ability to work with and engage service users, carers and advocates to ensure their involvement in services.
- Computer literate.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Secure Setting.
- Experience of Managerial responsibility, managing HR processes, supervising and appraising staff.
Other
Essential
- Ability to promote and work in line with the working model of a 7 day a week service.
Person Specification
EDUCATION and QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Professional Registration - Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Nursing qualification
Desirable
- Management qualification and an understanding of management theory
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a CPN role in Mental Health services for adults.
- Knowledge of the complexities of multidisciplinary/multi-agency issues affecting Prison healthcare provision.
- The management of organisational change.
- Multi-professional and multi-agency working.
- Ability to work with and engage service users, carers and advocates to ensure their involvement in services.
- Computer literate.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Secure Setting.
- Experience of Managerial responsibility, managing HR processes, supervising and appraising staff.
Other
Essential
- Ability to promote and work in line with the working model of a 7 day a week service.
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).
