Job summary
We are looking for a nurse to join our friendly Neuromodulation service in Transcranial Magnetic stimulation (TMS) at Kingfisher court in Radlett, which opened in November 2022.
The Neuromodulation Nurse will support and work in close collaboration with the Neuromodulation Lead Nurse in the management of the Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and Transcranial magnetic Stimulation (TMS) service and coordinating the delivery of the ECT and TMS service, working collaboratively with Consultant Psychiatrists, other grades of medical staff, Allied Health Professionals and Social Work Practitioners. ensuring it meets accepted quality and safety standards in accordance with national and local guidelines.
The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the clinical decision making process, including joint working with the Multi-Disciplinary Team to meet the needs of the patients and carers to ensure that they are working to HPFT Clinical Policies and Procedures/Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Practice and Standards.
Main duties of the job
- You will will receive training to acquire the skills and experience to be able to work flexibly across all areas within the Neuromodulation Service.
- You will support the processing of all referrals into the Neuromodulation Service, ensuring that they are discussed as an MDT and the patient is taken onto the most appropriate treatment pathway.
- You will participate in the management of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) to ensure the service is meeting accepted quality and safety standards in accordance with national and local guidelines, obtaining and maintaining ECTAS Accreditation standards, and providing a consistent approach across the Trust.
- You will ensure safe clinical practice takes place and is always maintained to Care Quality Commission standards and in line with the NHS Constitution.
- You will deliver effective and safe services which support the key elements of clinical/practice governance.
- You will focus on supporting the team to introduce ways of continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence will flourish.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Then please read on...
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical & Job Responsibilities:
- To have the clinical skills relative to the delivery of Neuromodulation services. This and means keeping clinically up to date; providing guidance and support to service user care in the psychological and physical preparation for treatment, based on evidence and locally agreed protocols and policies
- To ensure all treatment suites are properly prepared, organised and maintained for practice in accordance with treatment protocols and accreditation standards.
- To ensure regular maintenance of equipment and the facilities in the treatment suites, in accordance with Trust policy and procedure.
- To contribute towards effective management and utilisation of resources with the treatment suites.
- To participate in assessment, care planning and review of all services users referred for treatment as appropriate, with the relevant disciplines
- To have a full knowledge of contraindications medication and adverse effects of the treatment and to communicate this effectively
- To ensure that the administration and safe custody of drugs and medications are in accordance with Trust policy and procedure, and the NMC guidelines
- To recognise and promote all aspects of equality and diversity whilst assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating care
- To carry out clinical nursing procedures/techniques for treatment, including pre-treatment clinical assessment and interventions, as well as during and post treatment.
Supervision, Professional Development, Training and Education:
- To receive and deliver clinical supervision and participate in performance development plans.
- To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct for Nursing.
- To identify personal development needs and set personal development objectives in discussion with the line manager.
- To work towards achieving competencies outlined within role and the collection of evidence within personal portfolio.
- To support the development of an environment that is conductive to learning, promoting staff development and involvement.
- To teach registered and non-registered staff, including students, in all aspects of professional nursing as required.
- To develop own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical & Job Responsibilities:
- To have the clinical skills relative to the delivery of Neuromodulation services. This and means keeping clinically up to date; providing guidance and support to service user care in the psychological and physical preparation for treatment, based on evidence and locally agreed protocols and policies
- To ensure all treatment suites are properly prepared, organised and maintained for practice in accordance with treatment protocols and accreditation standards.
- To ensure regular maintenance of equipment and the facilities in the treatment suites, in accordance with Trust policy and procedure.
- To contribute towards effective management and utilisation of resources with the treatment suites.
- To participate in assessment, care planning and review of all services users referred for treatment as appropriate, with the relevant disciplines
- To have a full knowledge of contraindications medication and adverse effects of the treatment and to communicate this effectively
- To ensure that the administration and safe custody of drugs and medications are in accordance with Trust policy and procedure, and the NMC guidelines
- To recognise and promote all aspects of equality and diversity whilst assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating care
- To carry out clinical nursing procedures/techniques for treatment, including pre-treatment clinical assessment and interventions, as well as during and post treatment.
Supervision, Professional Development, Training and Education:
- To receive and deliver clinical supervision and participate in performance development plans.
- To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct for Nursing.
- To identify personal development needs and set personal development objectives in discussion with the line manager.
- To work towards achieving competencies outlined within role and the collection of evidence within personal portfolio.
- To support the development of an environment that is conductive to learning, promoting staff development and involvement.
- To teach registered and non-registered staff, including students, in all aspects of professional nursing as required.
- To develop own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RNMH/RNLD/RGN with minimum experience following qualification.
- TMS Training.
- Current NMC Membership.
- Microsoft Office Package Training
- Intermediate Life Support Training.
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge of ECT, related to theory, efficacy, practices, and procedures.
- Professional Degree.
- ECT Foundation Course.
- Experienced ECT Nurse Course.
Experience
Essential
- Leadership and motivational skills.
- Organisational skills and the ability to work. effectively within a management structure.
- Experience of assessing and managing clinical risk.
- Experience of working as part of an MDT and communicate efficiently.
- Evidence based interventions.
- Medication Management.
- Legal issues relating to consent and the MHA, MCA.
- Issues involved in the treatment of mental illness and key features of relapse prevention.
Desirable
- Clinical Supervision experience.
- Teaching/Training experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RNMH/RNLD/RGN with minimum experience following qualification.
- TMS Training.
- Current NMC Membership.
- Microsoft Office Package Training
- Intermediate Life Support Training.
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge of ECT, related to theory, efficacy, practices, and procedures.
- Professional Degree.
- ECT Foundation Course.
- Experienced ECT Nurse Course.
Experience
Essential
- Leadership and motivational skills.
- Organisational skills and the ability to work. effectively within a management structure.
- Experience of assessing and managing clinical risk.
- Experience of working as part of an MDT and communicate efficiently.
- Evidence based interventions.
- Medication Management.
- Legal issues relating to consent and the MHA, MCA.
- Issues involved in the treatment of mental illness and key features of relapse prevention.
Desirable
- Clinical Supervision experience.
- Teaching/Training experience.
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).
