Job summary
The post holder, as part of a team, will provide a flexible service to respond to the physical health care needs of patients within Ashworth Hospital. In conjunction with the multidisciplinary team and external service providers. The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner demonstrating skills and competency in the assessing and treating patients with a variety of illnesses/ Chronic diseases.The post holder will ensure that all relevant patients are placed on an appropriate chronic disease and are assessed and monitored in line with current guidelines.The role of the nurse in High Secure Service (Ashworth Hospital) is to treat service users, with known dangerous, criminal, or violent propensities and can involve exposure to highly distressing and emotional circumstances.The post holder must plan, evaluate and implement care using both nursing and medical models to ensure appropriate assessment and treatment of patients.
Main duties of the job
Commit to the vision of supporting Mersey Care in becoming a leading organisation in the provision of, mental health care, addiction services and learning disability care.Role model the values of the Trust - Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support- in all activities and interactions with employees, service users and other stakeholders.Comply with the Duty of Candour, defined by Francis as: 'The volunteering of all relevant information to persons who have or may have been harmed by the provision of services, whether or not the information has been requested and whether or not a complaint or a report about that provision has been made.Operate within any organisational codes of practice or those from a relevant professional body.Respect equality and diversity across all areas of working practice.Take responsibility for the accurate and timely collection and recording of data and ensuring all personally identifiable information is protected.Comply with all health and safety legislation and local policies and procedures.Support and encourage the sharing of concerns about the safety and quality of care with senior leaders with the aim of improving safety and quality.Actively participate in creating an open culture within your team so that concerns and difficulties can be discussed safely and respectfully.
About us
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust as a leading provider of, mental health care, physical health, addiction services and learning disability care.2. Service users receiving a high-quality service and one which is free from stigma, discrimination and harm.3. Staff engaged with the delivery, innovation and continuous improvement of services to benefit service users.4. Visible and responsive leadership, setting the standard for others and role-modelled throughout the division for all managers.5. The Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support will be embedded across the division for all staff and evident to service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To participate in clinical audit and research activities as appropriate to maintain and improve professional development and the quality and efficiency of the service according to changing patient need which directly contributes to long term strategic planning.2. To use specialist skills and knowledge to advise and inform the multi-disciplinary team in the ongoing management of chronic disease problems. To increase nursing competency through education of ward staff for care of individual nursing needs.3. To receive and communicate highly complex information to patients relating to chronic disease where there are barriers to understanding due to mental health issues.4. To maintain up to date core skills and extend professional role in conjunction with strategic development of PHC services.5. To promote and encourage evidence-based practice with the multi-disciplinary teams in line with National Service Frameworks and NICE guidelines. Intense concentration is required to study and retain information to ensure that evidence-based practice is maintained.6. To make judgments on clinical/security issues, ensuring patient and staff safety through appropriate risk assessments.7. The post holder is required to take an active role in goal planning of service development in the forthcoming years.8. To provide advice and support to all members of the multi disciplinary team to understand their role in the promotion of their patients health in relation to chronic disease.9. To develop effective communications across high secure services to ensure awareness of issues affecting the provision of effective health promotion and chronic disease management.10. To undertake full control and restraint training, manage situations of actual and potential C&R issues using either approved C&R techniques or verbal de-escalation skills.11. To ensure regular risk assessments are carried out for all activities undertaken.12. To ensure that safety is paramount for staff and patients taking the required actions to avoid unnecessary risks, and to report any concerns and/or deficits to the Modern Matron13. To carry out screening tests utilising laboratory type equipment and handling blood and body fluids.14. To review detailed documents in the summarising of medical records.15. To organise, plan and manage nurse led clinics for chronic disease management monitoring with the ability to prioritise workload according to physical need to improve quality and ensure service development.16. To be responsible for developing and organizing chronic disease management programs i.e., asthma, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and assess risk factors leading to ill health and advise and assist in suitable interventions.17. To assist in the development of protocols and guidelines for use with patients in the health Centre, liaising with GPs, Primary Care Trusts, and national agencies.18. To assist with devising and implementing policies relevant to physical health care.19. To be responsible for accurate documentation and record keeping of clinical findings, having an awareness of alternative method of data collection for patients physical health care records for data collection purposes, i.e., PACIS/VISION.20. To maintain responsibility for Health & Safety aspects of the environment for self, service users, colleagues and visitors.21. To ensure that work is conducted in accordance with the Trusts equality and diversity strategy and to contribute to its development.22. To participate in clinical supervision as a supervisor and supervisee.23. To be aware of patients well-being, taking into account mental, physical, security and potential violent issues, reporting any concerns to the nurse in charge.24. To maintain registration with the NMC through fulfilling PREPP requirements and CPD relevant to the Service Leads.25. To have detailed knowledge and the practical skills, in order to carry out, all security duties as stated by the NHS Safety and Security Directive and detailed in the Ashworth Security Procedures Manual
Job description
Job responsibilities
To participate in clinical audit and research activities as appropriate to maintain and improve professional development and the quality and efficiency of the service according to changing patient need which directly contributes to long term strategic planning.2. To use specialist skills and knowledge to advise and inform the multi-disciplinary team in the ongoing management of chronic disease problems. To increase nursing competency through education of ward staff for care of individual nursing needs.3. To receive and communicate highly complex information to patients relating to chronic disease where there are barriers to understanding due to mental health issues.4. To maintain up to date core skills and extend professional role in conjunction with strategic development of PHC services.5. To promote and encourage evidence-based practice with the multi-disciplinary teams in line with National Service Frameworks and NICE guidelines. Intense concentration is required to study and retain information to ensure that evidence-based practice is maintained.6. To make judgments on clinical/security issues, ensuring patient and staff safety through appropriate risk assessments.7. The post holder is required to take an active role in goal planning of service development in the forthcoming years.8. To provide advice and support to all members of the multi disciplinary team to understand their role in the promotion of their patients health in relation to chronic disease.9. To develop effective communications across high secure services to ensure awareness of issues affecting the provision of effective health promotion and chronic disease management.10. To undertake full control and restraint training, manage situations of actual and potential C&R issues using either approved C&R techniques or verbal de-escalation skills.11. To ensure regular risk assessments are carried out for all activities undertaken.12. To ensure that safety is paramount for staff and patients taking the required actions to avoid unnecessary risks, and to report any concerns and/or deficits to the Modern Matron13. To carry out screening tests utilising laboratory type equipment and handling blood and body fluids.14. To review detailed documents in the summarising of medical records.15. To organise, plan and manage nurse led clinics for chronic disease management monitoring with the ability to prioritise workload according to physical need to improve quality and ensure service development.16. To be responsible for developing and organizing chronic disease management programs i.e., asthma, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and assess risk factors leading to ill health and advise and assist in suitable interventions.17. To assist in the development of protocols and guidelines for use with patients in the health Centre, liaising with GPs, Primary Care Trusts, and national agencies.18. To assist with devising and implementing policies relevant to physical health care.19. To be responsible for accurate documentation and record keeping of clinical findings, having an awareness of alternative method of data collection for patients physical health care records for data collection purposes, i.e., PACIS/VISION.20. To maintain responsibility for Health & Safety aspects of the environment for self, service users, colleagues and visitors.21. To ensure that work is conducted in accordance with the Trusts equality and diversity strategy and to contribute to its development.22. To participate in clinical supervision as a supervisor and supervisee.23. To be aware of patients well-being, taking into account mental, physical, security and potential violent issues, reporting any concerns to the nurse in charge.24. To maintain registration with the NMC through fulfilling PREPP requirements and CPD relevant to the Service Leads.25. To have detailed knowledge and the practical skills, in order to carry out, all security duties as stated by the NHS Safety and Security Directive and detailed in the Ashworth Security Procedures Manual
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level RGN with current NMC registration
- Educated to degree level, hold a specialist qualification or have equivalent clinical / management experience
- Qualified independent nurse prescriber (V300) or be willing to undertake training and take on the role of an independent prescriber
- Computer literate
- Evidence of Professional Updating
Desirable
- Specialist Practitioner in Practice Nursing.
- Diploma/degree in Nursing
- Has undertaken further training in minor illnesses, mental health awareness, and diabetes or asthma
Physical
Essential
- Professionally appropriate in appearance and interactions
- Professional role model
- General good health and level of physical fitness required to fulfil C&R training requirements as evident through medical screening
- Manual Handling procedures are carried out in line with policy
- Able to reflect on own and teams performance
- Ability to enthuse others
- Enthusiastic approach to practice
Mental
Essential
- Ability to relate positively to people and to work within a changing and challenging environment.
- Able to reflect on own practice.
- The ability to concentrate for prolonged periods of time in an unpredictable environment and to deal with frequent interruptions.
Experience
Essential
- Proven demonstrable experience with a range of client groups
- Understanding of the changes affecting Primary care e.g., nGMS Contract, QoF etc
- Health promotion activities with individuals and group.
- An understanding of working within budgetary and resource constraints
- Able to organise and prioritise workload
- IT literate and ability to use computer packages
- Regularly participate in clinical audit.
- Excellent written, verbal and listening skills.
- Provide statistical data and reports as requires for service delivery
- Understands the need for confidentiality relating patient's condition and relatives.
- Ability to enthuse others
- Enthusiastic approach to practice
- Ensure close working relationship with multidisciplinary team
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate verbally, written and electronically with all personnel
- Ability to develop and organise Chronic Disease Management Programs
- Ability to interpret test results and provide specialist advice as required
- Ability to communicate health information using a range of methods
- Awareness of the chronic disease management agenda with evidence of post registration study in Asthma, COPD, diabetes, coronary heart disease
- Experience of working with chronic disease management
- Experience of initiating and implementing clinical care protocols
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative practice
- Community nursing experience
- Experience/knowledge of working within a secure environment. Experience in dealing with Mental Health problems.
- Ability to prepare information for and to make presentations
- Develop and maintain systems for target figure improvements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level RGN with current NMC registration
- Educated to degree level, hold a specialist qualification or have equivalent clinical / management experience
- Qualified independent nurse prescriber (V300) or be willing to undertake training and take on the role of an independent prescriber
- Computer literate
- Evidence of Professional Updating
Desirable
- Specialist Practitioner in Practice Nursing.
- Diploma/degree in Nursing
- Has undertaken further training in minor illnesses, mental health awareness, and diabetes or asthma
Physical
Essential
- Professionally appropriate in appearance and interactions
- Professional role model
- General good health and level of physical fitness required to fulfil C&R training requirements as evident through medical screening
- Manual Handling procedures are carried out in line with policy
- Able to reflect on own and teams performance
- Ability to enthuse others
- Enthusiastic approach to practice
Mental
Essential
- Ability to relate positively to people and to work within a changing and challenging environment.
- Able to reflect on own practice.
- The ability to concentrate for prolonged periods of time in an unpredictable environment and to deal with frequent interruptions.
Experience
Essential
- Proven demonstrable experience with a range of client groups
- Understanding of the changes affecting Primary care e.g., nGMS Contract, QoF etc
- Health promotion activities with individuals and group.
- An understanding of working within budgetary and resource constraints
- Able to organise and prioritise workload
- IT literate and ability to use computer packages
- Regularly participate in clinical audit.
- Excellent written, verbal and listening skills.
- Provide statistical data and reports as requires for service delivery
- Understands the need for confidentiality relating patient's condition and relatives.
- Ability to enthuse others
- Enthusiastic approach to practice
- Ensure close working relationship with multidisciplinary team
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate verbally, written and electronically with all personnel
- Ability to develop and organise Chronic Disease Management Programs
- Ability to interpret test results and provide specialist advice as required
- Ability to communicate health information using a range of methods
- Awareness of the chronic disease management agenda with evidence of post registration study in Asthma, COPD, diabetes, coronary heart disease
- Experience of working with chronic disease management
- Experience of initiating and implementing clinical care protocols
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative practice
- Community nursing experience
- Experience/knowledge of working within a secure environment. Experience in dealing with Mental Health problems.
- Ability to prepare information for and to make presentations
- Develop and maintain systems for target figure improvements
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
