Job summary
We are delighted to announce the forthcoming opening of Dove Ward, a new Acute Assessment and Short Stay Treatment Unit (AATU) offering care and treatment for up to 28 days. Dove Ward will expand our Adult Acute and Urgent Care services, providing an opportunity to shape and lead an innovative, compassionate, and recovery-focused environment from the very beginning.
We are seeking an experienced, resilient and motivated Team Leader who demonstrates our Trust values of Welcoming, Kind, Positive, Respectful and Professional in everything they do. You will be an inclusive and compassionate clinical leader, committed to delivering personalised, high-quality care to women accessing acute inpatient support, and to ensuring their families and carers feel involved, reassured and heard.
This role offers the chance to lead a team in a forward thinking service grounded in three core principles:
- Trauma-informed and harm-aware inpatient care
- Culturally competent and anti-discriminatory practice
- Autism-informed and neurodiversity affirming care
We are looking for someone who can inspire and enable others, foster a supportive and learning culture, and contribute to service development that places dignity, safety and recovery at the centre.
HPFT is not currently able to offer sponsorship for external candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- have oversight and 24-hour responsibility and accountability for the provision and management of high quality nursing care and the treatment of service users within the inpatient service area.
- provide effective clinical leadership to ensure all nursing staff receive the appropriate supervision and support in conjunction with an agreed professional development plan
- ensure effective nursing assessment and provision of a high standard of care within the inpatient service area
- act as a positive clinical lead and role model within the inpatient service area
- manage and develop the inpatient service team who can meet the changing needs of the service user
In return, we can offer you:
- leadership and management training opportunities
- 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (max £2,198 per annum)
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- One of the UK's best pension schemes
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
- Special leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To deliver a high quality service working with service users and staff to ensure practices that respond effectively to both individual and service need.
To be responsible for establishing and maintaining team systems and processes for effective operation of the team, including outcome measurements, audit and annual service policy review.
To set and monitor care standards for the inpatient service areaTo ensure the day to day running of the service area is maintained to a high standard.
To develop and maintain effective working relationships with community teams, other agencies and service areasTo ensure sensitive responses by the inpatient service team to needs of relatives and carers to encourage participation in care deliveryTo maintain positive working relationships and clear communications with team members and other professionals
To enhance public relations, taking active steps to project a positive image of service users, the service and the Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
To deliver a high quality service working with service users and staff to ensure practices that respond effectively to both individual and service need.
To be responsible for establishing and maintaining team systems and processes for effective operation of the team, including outcome measurements, audit and annual service policy review.
To set and monitor care standards for the inpatient service areaTo ensure the day to day running of the service area is maintained to a high standard.
To develop and maintain effective working relationships with community teams, other agencies and service areasTo ensure sensitive responses by the inpatient service team to needs of relatives and carers to encourage participation in care deliveryTo maintain positive working relationships and clear communications with team members and other professionals
To enhance public relations, taking active steps to project a positive image of service users, the service and the Trust
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- RNMH/RNLD/RMN
- Degree with experience of postgraduate level study or the equivalent experience
- ENB 998/Mentorship
- Evidence of management or leadership development
- NMC membership
- Teaching/training experience
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Management of staff in a multiprofessional setting
- Strong post-registration experience, including as a band 6
- Detailed awareness of issues in inpatient service areas - legislation, DoH guidance, NPSA, PEAT, CQC, NHSLA, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act including an understanding of standards
- Ability to provide clinical supervision, appraisal, preceptorship and staff support methods.
- Knowledge in current developments in mental health or learning disabilities care
Desirable
- Experience of working in other care settings
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication, modifying communication in response
- De -escalation in managing verbal aggression of disturbed service users
- Keeps accurate and complete records and communication consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Demonstrate good verbal presentation skills
- Ability to chair meetings effectively
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Demonstrate good decision - making skills
- Flexible and responsive approach to care
- Knowledge and ability to positively manage change
- Ability to identify and manage changes to clinical risks.
- Ability to produce reports e.g. related to complaints, investigations, SIs, audits etc
- Able to manage a budget effectively
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- RNMH/RNLD/RMN
- Degree with experience of postgraduate level study or the equivalent experience
- ENB 998/Mentorship
- Evidence of management or leadership development
- NMC membership
- Teaching/training experience
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Management of staff in a multiprofessional setting
- Strong post-registration experience, including as a band 6
- Detailed awareness of issues in inpatient service areas - legislation, DoH guidance, NPSA, PEAT, CQC, NHSLA, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act including an understanding of standards
- Ability to provide clinical supervision, appraisal, preceptorship and staff support methods.
- Knowledge in current developments in mental health or learning disabilities care
Desirable
- Experience of working in other care settings
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication, modifying communication in response
- De -escalation in managing verbal aggression of disturbed service users
- Keeps accurate and complete records and communication consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Demonstrate good verbal presentation skills
- Ability to chair meetings effectively
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Demonstrate good decision - making skills
- Flexible and responsive approach to care
- Knowledge and ability to positively manage change
- Ability to identify and manage changes to clinical risks.
- Ability to produce reports e.g. related to complaints, investigations, SIs, audits etc
- Able to manage a budget effectively
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).
