Clinical Nurse Manager

Job responsibilities

Please see attached detailed job description and person specification for details of main responsibilities.

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse (Mental Health)
• oOR Registered Nurse (Learning Difficulty)
• oOR Registered Nurse (Adult)

Desirable

• oMasters qualification or equivalent experience
• oSpecialist Area Training
• oLeadership / Management Training

Experience

Essential

• oSignificant experience of management and leadership roles at band 6 level or above
• oWorking with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities
• oManaging challenging and aggressive behaviour
• oWorking within a multidisciplinary team environment
• oExperience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care
• oSupporting and supervising students and junior staff

Desirable

• oEvidence of quality improvement

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• oExcellent verbal and written communication skills
• oKnowledge of quality improvement practices
• oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for complex patients
• oMinimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices
• oAbility to recognize and manage stress, in self and others
• oAbility to lead and develop a team
• oKnowledge of implementing strategy, change
• oCurrent Developments in nursing
• oKnowledge of supervision and reflective practices

Desirable

• oKnowledge of implementing strategy, change management and practice development
• oEmotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience

Other

Essential

• oMotivate team to providing the highest standards of care in a changing service
• oFlexible working patterns in line with service needs
• oAwareness of equal opportunities in the workplace

Desirable

• oAble to work within the accountability framework
• oPersonal Integrity

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).