Job summary
Band 6 nurses work closely with the people who use our services, families, friends and carers and play an essential contribution in how people experience our services. Band 6 nurses are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
- Keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
- Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based policies and procedures
- Ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Band 6 nurses work as part of a team, and you will contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model and supervising other Band 5 nurses, support workers and students to ensure they are working to the standards which the people using our services deserve.
Main duties of the job
- 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
- 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 working 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 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
- Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident
- Contributing to the performance management of teams and creating a positive culture in which the team can learn from mistakes and is enthusiastic to improve
About us
We expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of others better.
We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people's differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic.
We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs.
We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.
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 escalating 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 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 essential role in safeguarding the public by regulating nurses work. All nurses, including Band 6 nurses, must 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 working 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 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
Patient Experience
Band 6 nurses contribute to the people using our services feeling respected and empowered to make decisions about their health and well-being by:
Working in partnership with patients and their families and carers
Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making
Signposting patients and carers to the courses provided by the Recovery and Wellbeing College or services provided by the local authority or voluntary sector
Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident
Demonstrating clinical leadership and challenging any poor behaviour to patients, families or other staff members and creating a positive, inclusive culture in which everyone is treated with kindness and respect, and the trusts values are embedded in all practice
Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust policy
Job description
Job responsibilities
Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.
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 escalating 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 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 essential role in safeguarding the public by regulating nurses work. All nurses, including Band 6 nurses, must 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 working 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 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
Patient Experience
Band 6 nurses contribute to the people using our services feeling respected and empowered to make decisions about their health and well-being by:
Working in partnership with patients and their families and carers
Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making
Signposting patients and carers to the courses provided by the Recovery and Wellbeing College or services provided by the local authority or voluntary sector
Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident
Demonstrating clinical leadership and challenging any poor behaviour to patients, families or other staff members and creating a positive, inclusive culture in which everyone is treated with kindness and respect, and the trusts values are embedded in all practice
Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust policy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience managing a caseload in the community
- Experience of working with addictions
- Experience of working with dual diagnosis clients and those experiencing mental health issues
- Experience in Risk Management and care planning
Desirable
- Experience of working with people who use club drugs and engage in 'chemsex'
- Experience of working in and delivering services to injecting drug users
- Experience of providing counselling interventions
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of different treatment models and pathways in substance misuse
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
- An understanding of safeguarding issues in relation to adults and children
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and to prioritise effectively
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to work within a harm minimisation model
- Motivational Interviewing skills / Relapse Management skills
- IT literate
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
Desirable
- Knowledge of prescribing issues in a drug service
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Non-judgemental
- Able to engage in frank discussions with clients about intimate and sexual topics
- Committed to multidisciplinary team work
- Committed to Service User involvement
- Flexible & responsive to a must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal and Diversity policy at a level appropriate to the job developing service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience managing a caseload in the community
- Experience of working with addictions
- Experience of working with dual diagnosis clients and those experiencing mental health issues
- Experience in Risk Management and care planning
Desirable
- Experience of working with people who use club drugs and engage in 'chemsex'
- Experience of working in and delivering services to injecting drug users
- Experience of providing counselling interventions
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of different treatment models and pathways in substance misuse
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
- An understanding of safeguarding issues in relation to adults and children
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and to prioritise effectively
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to work within a harm minimisation model
- Motivational Interviewing skills / Relapse Management skills
- IT literate
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person.
Desirable
- Knowledge of prescribing issues in a drug service
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Non-judgemental
- Able to engage in frank discussions with clients about intimate and sexual topics
- Committed to multidisciplinary team work
- Committed to Service User involvement
- Flexible & responsive to a must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal and Diversity policy at a level appropriate to the job developing 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).
