Job summary
Devon Partnership NHS Trust invites applications for an ECT Clinic Manager / Administering ECT Lead Nurse to join the Devon ECT Team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated nurse to provide clinical leadership within a specialist service delivering high-quality Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT).
The Devon ECT Team supports patients aged 18 years and above from across Devon, including individuals receiving care on our inpatient wards. The successful applicant will play a key role in ensuring safe, effective, and patient-centred delivery of ECT in line with national guidance and best practice.
The main ECT clinic is based at Exmouth Hospital, however treatments are, at times, offered within District General Hospitals across Devon, requiring flexibility and the ability to travel as part of the role.
Main duties of the job
- To manage and provide operational oversight of the Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) service for Devon, excluding Plymouth, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality care.
- To act as the Lead ECT Nurse, delivering and coordinating ECT treatment for individuals requiring ECT, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
- To provide visible clinical leadership and day-to-day management of the ECT team, promoting high standards of professional practice and accountability.
- To support a positive learning culture within the team, encouraging continuous professional development, reflective practice, supervision and education.
- To develop and maintain effective working partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including medical staff, inpatient services, community teams, anaesthetics and acute hospital services.
- To ensure care is delivered in line with national guidance, ECTAS standards, Trust policies and clinical governance frameworks.
- To promote person-centred care, working in partnership with people using the service, their carers and families, ensuring dignity, consent, and involvement in care and treatment decisions.
- To contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and evaluation to enhance patient outcomes and service effectiveness.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To manage the ECT service for Devon excluding Plymouth
- To administer ECT without direct supervision.
- To provide leadership and management to the clinical team.
- To provide evidenced based professional support and advice to the multi-disciplinary team.
- To lead and promote education and staff development for the continued professional growth of the team members and students.
- To ensure the delivery of high standards of nursing care within ECT in accordance with evidence based professional practice, policies and procedures.
- Ensure legislation policies and procedures are implemented.
- Manages allocated budget and ensures resources are efficiently and effectively used and maintained.
Communication and Working Relationship Skills- To have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Work in partnership with all health, social care professionals and other stake holders, maintaining effective communication that benefits the patients / family and carer wellbeing.
- Work collaboratively with safeguarding teams across Devon and Torbay.
- Ensure close liaison with other health care staff and commissioning officers regarding referral criteria into the services and quality standards.
- Act as a point of contact for those seeking information about the ECT team or wanting to refer to it.
- Co-ordinate and investigate complaints and grievances and identify performance management issues within the team and promote improvement in practice and learning to the team.
- To be effective, clear and accurate when using all forms of communication throughout the organisation, using different styles and methods of communicating relevant to the complexity of the context and recipient.
- To organise and facilitate Team Meetings and participate in Trust wide meetings ensuring effective cascading of information to area of responsibility.
- To ensure effective methods and systems are in place to facilitate communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and other areas of the Trust and wider Networks.
Analytical and Judgemental Skills
- To undertake complex decision making across a variety of areas including risk management, financial management, referral flow and capacity.
- To make sound judgements in a timely manner.
- To consider a range of options that may require a degree of analysis, comparison or interpretation.
- To deal independently with routine business matters in a professional, prompt and effective manner and use own initiative in the absence of members of the directorate management team to ensure that urgent matters are brought to the attention of the appropriate person.
- Dealing appropriately with confidential, commercial, contentious and urgent information, exercising good analytical skills and sound judgement.
Planning and Organisational Skills
- Ensure that service delivery activity is delivered in accordance with agreed quality and performance standards and service level agreements.
- Pro-actively lead on business continuity within the team, working with other managers to ensure that there is a robust business continuity plan for the service
- Ensure adequate staff cover to provide safe and effective practice.
- Ensure that effective systems are in place to ensure teams function safely e.g. setting up processes, monitoring and review, ensuring governance and team structures are appropriate and effective.
- To plan and organise the work of the team including staff training and development.
- To develop, monitor and maintain effective staff rostering systems, ensuring effective use of available resources to maintain safety and ensure that this is within budget.
- Implement and evaluate systems to monitor risk.
- Implement and evaluate systems to monitor cleanliness and infection control.
Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment and Therapy
- Promote and develop high standards of clinical care.
- Monitor, evaluate and action plan team members with regard to their clinical performance, and care plans/risk assessments.
- Be responsible for maintaining clinical governance standards within the ECT team.
- Be responsible for the maintenance of health & safety standards within the remit of ECT premises and team. This includes the development of both clinical and general risk assessments and risk management plans.
- Ensure robust risk management systems are in place.
- Have an on-going awareness of high clinical risk situations within the relevant teams and advise clinicians on actions to be taken to respond to risk.
- Review all incident reports and complete serious incident reports.
- Chair meetings relating to clinical management of individual clients where high levels of risk are involved and attend other meetings relating to risk management where other agencies have a statutory role as chair.
- Ensure that appropriate action is taken to safeguarding adults and children.
- To ensure that the role of the carer is understood, considered and acknowledged within the care of the patient
- Responsible for ensuring that the requirements of legal frameworks and legislations are implemented, observed and adhered to.
Responsibility for Policy and Service Development Implementation
- Assist the ECT team and individuals to negotiate changes in policy/practice required to meet ongoing service developments.
- Participate in the maintenance of current services and future developments within the ECT speciality
- To actively participate in audit activities in the ward as directed by the Senior Inpatient Manager, service / care delivery requirements.
- To effectively manage projects at Team level.
- To explore innovative ways of delivering and improving patient care.
- To critically evaluate research findings.
- To maintain an enquiring approach to patient care ensuring current and evidence based practice is the basis of care / treatment provision.
- To lead and promote all clinical practice as being research and evidence based.
- Responsible for commenting on and the development where appropriate of Trust Clinical Policies within their sphere of responsibility.
- To be aware of Clinical Governance issues using the incident reporting procedure.
- Actively participate in quality improvement projects, including identifying areas for improvement within the service
Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources
- Manage the designated budget for the Team.
- To ensure the skill mix of the department is within the budget.
- Ensure that the Line Manager is informed promptly of any possible overspend or areas of budgetary concern.
- Authorize payments to internal / external contracts within agreed levels of responsibility.
- Establish an efficient working environment making the most effective use of staff, supplies, equipment and services within the ECT Team.
Responsibility for Human Resources, e.g. Supervision, Training, HR Advice and Management
- To effectively line manage the staff in the ECT Team.
- Supervision and supporting all members of the multi-disciplinary team and nurturing a positive learning culture and team cohesion.
- To develop and empower junior staff within the team.
- Co-ordinate and manage recruitment and retention initiatives for the clinical area.
- Responsible for the setting of clear performance objectives in line with the agreed Trust appraisal process ensuring that each staff member understands their individual responsibilities and act accordingly within their sphere of responsibility.
- Investigate complaints, incidences and critical incidences in accordance with procedure.
- Ensure the effective implementation and monitoring of all Trust Policies i.e. Complaints, Disciplinary Procedures, Sickness Absence Policy.
- Ensure that all staff receive training in accordance with the ECTAS standards and requirements of DPT
Responsibility for Information Resources and Administrative Duties
- The post holder will ensure that clinical / care records both written and electronic are accurate and are consistent with professional and organisational requirements.
- Responsible for the maintenance of data records necessary for performance management.
- Provide accurate statistical returns e.g. sickness, annual leave etc.
- To utilise and support the development of the integrated IT systems.
- Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of multi-disciplinary client records.
- Be responsible for reviewing and acting on team dashboard data
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To manage the ECT service for Devon excluding Plymouth
- To administer ECT without direct supervision.
- To provide leadership and management to the clinical team.
- To provide evidenced based professional support and advice to the multi-disciplinary team.
- To lead and promote education and staff development for the continued professional growth of the team members and students.
- To ensure the delivery of high standards of nursing care within ECT in accordance with evidence based professional practice, policies and procedures.
- Ensure legislation policies and procedures are implemented.
- Manages allocated budget and ensures resources are efficiently and effectively used and maintained.
Communication and Working Relationship Skills- To have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Work in partnership with all health, social care professionals and other stake holders, maintaining effective communication that benefits the patients / family and carer wellbeing.
- Work collaboratively with safeguarding teams across Devon and Torbay.
- Ensure close liaison with other health care staff and commissioning officers regarding referral criteria into the services and quality standards.
- Act as a point of contact for those seeking information about the ECT team or wanting to refer to it.
- Co-ordinate and investigate complaints and grievances and identify performance management issues within the team and promote improvement in practice and learning to the team.
- To be effective, clear and accurate when using all forms of communication throughout the organisation, using different styles and methods of communicating relevant to the complexity of the context and recipient.
- To organise and facilitate Team Meetings and participate in Trust wide meetings ensuring effective cascading of information to area of responsibility.
- To ensure effective methods and systems are in place to facilitate communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and other areas of the Trust and wider Networks.
Analytical and Judgemental Skills
- To undertake complex decision making across a variety of areas including risk management, financial management, referral flow and capacity.
- To make sound judgements in a timely manner.
- To consider a range of options that may require a degree of analysis, comparison or interpretation.
- To deal independently with routine business matters in a professional, prompt and effective manner and use own initiative in the absence of members of the directorate management team to ensure that urgent matters are brought to the attention of the appropriate person.
- Dealing appropriately with confidential, commercial, contentious and urgent information, exercising good analytical skills and sound judgement.
Planning and Organisational Skills
- Ensure that service delivery activity is delivered in accordance with agreed quality and performance standards and service level agreements.
- Pro-actively lead on business continuity within the team, working with other managers to ensure that there is a robust business continuity plan for the service
- Ensure adequate staff cover to provide safe and effective practice.
- Ensure that effective systems are in place to ensure teams function safely e.g. setting up processes, monitoring and review, ensuring governance and team structures are appropriate and effective.
- To plan and organise the work of the team including staff training and development.
- To develop, monitor and maintain effective staff rostering systems, ensuring effective use of available resources to maintain safety and ensure that this is within budget.
- Implement and evaluate systems to monitor risk.
- Implement and evaluate systems to monitor cleanliness and infection control.
Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment and Therapy
- Promote and develop high standards of clinical care.
- Monitor, evaluate and action plan team members with regard to their clinical performance, and care plans/risk assessments.
- Be responsible for maintaining clinical governance standards within the ECT team.
- Be responsible for the maintenance of health & safety standards within the remit of ECT premises and team. This includes the development of both clinical and general risk assessments and risk management plans.
- Ensure robust risk management systems are in place.
- Have an on-going awareness of high clinical risk situations within the relevant teams and advise clinicians on actions to be taken to respond to risk.
- Review all incident reports and complete serious incident reports.
- Chair meetings relating to clinical management of individual clients where high levels of risk are involved and attend other meetings relating to risk management where other agencies have a statutory role as chair.
- Ensure that appropriate action is taken to safeguarding adults and children.
- To ensure that the role of the carer is understood, considered and acknowledged within the care of the patient
- Responsible for ensuring that the requirements of legal frameworks and legislations are implemented, observed and adhered to.
Responsibility for Policy and Service Development Implementation
- Assist the ECT team and individuals to negotiate changes in policy/practice required to meet ongoing service developments.
- Participate in the maintenance of current services and future developments within the ECT speciality
- To actively participate in audit activities in the ward as directed by the Senior Inpatient Manager, service / care delivery requirements.
- To effectively manage projects at Team level.
- To explore innovative ways of delivering and improving patient care.
- To critically evaluate research findings.
- To maintain an enquiring approach to patient care ensuring current and evidence based practice is the basis of care / treatment provision.
- To lead and promote all clinical practice as being research and evidence based.
- Responsible for commenting on and the development where appropriate of Trust Clinical Policies within their sphere of responsibility.
- To be aware of Clinical Governance issues using the incident reporting procedure.
- Actively participate in quality improvement projects, including identifying areas for improvement within the service
Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources
- Manage the designated budget for the Team.
- To ensure the skill mix of the department is within the budget.
- Ensure that the Line Manager is informed promptly of any possible overspend or areas of budgetary concern.
- Authorize payments to internal / external contracts within agreed levels of responsibility.
- Establish an efficient working environment making the most effective use of staff, supplies, equipment and services within the ECT Team.
Responsibility for Human Resources, e.g. Supervision, Training, HR Advice and Management
- To effectively line manage the staff in the ECT Team.
- Supervision and supporting all members of the multi-disciplinary team and nurturing a positive learning culture and team cohesion.
- To develop and empower junior staff within the team.
- Co-ordinate and manage recruitment and retention initiatives for the clinical area.
- Responsible for the setting of clear performance objectives in line with the agreed Trust appraisal process ensuring that each staff member understands their individual responsibilities and act accordingly within their sphere of responsibility.
- Investigate complaints, incidences and critical incidences in accordance with procedure.
- Ensure the effective implementation and monitoring of all Trust Policies i.e. Complaints, Disciplinary Procedures, Sickness Absence Policy.
- Ensure that all staff receive training in accordance with the ECTAS standards and requirements of DPT
Responsibility for Information Resources and Administrative Duties
- The post holder will ensure that clinical / care records both written and electronic are accurate and are consistent with professional and organisational requirements.
- Responsible for the maintenance of data records necessary for performance management.
- Provide accurate statistical returns e.g. sickness, annual leave etc.
- To utilise and support the development of the integrated IT systems.
- Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of multi-disciplinary client records.
- Be responsible for reviewing and acting on team dashboard data
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RMN / LD / RGN).
- Educated to Diploma Level.
- Degree Level Education or equivalent experience.
- IT skills.
- Evidence of an up to date professional portfolio and personal development plan.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of NICE Guidance relevant to ECT.
- Demonstrate an awareness of Royal College Standards including ECTAS.
- Demonstrate a knowledge of Consent to Treatment requirements.
- Able to describe indications for ECT, contraindications, process for administration and mechanism of action for ECT.
- Demonstrate experience in a leadership role.
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and awareness of professional accountability and Codes of Conduct.
- Demonstrate the ability to coordinate and lead a multi professional team.
- Demonstrate leadership skills such as motivation, facilitation and mentorship.
- The ability to deliver clinical, managerial and performance supervision.
- Be able to contribute to maintaining high standards and Health and Safety in the workplace.
- To apply compassionate principles in all aspects of leadership.
- To be responsive, positive and to listen.
- To value learning and innovation.
- To be able to provide and receive complex sensitive information.
- To be able to problem solve and assist others with this process.
- The ability to assess and manage risk effectively.
- To lead and supervise staff to provide and high quality and effective service.
- Good liaison skills and ability to manage difficult and complex situations.
- To effectively manage own time and that of the team.
- Ability to work flexibly.
- To be able to physically undertake duties within the ECT clinic.
- An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in ECT.
- Ability to problem solve and assist others in this process.
- Experience and participation in audit relating to ECT.
- Participation in CDP relating to ECT.
- Involvement in review of policies and procedures relating to ECT.
- Evidence of training and supervising doctors in training in ECT practice.
- Ability to drive / use of available transport and work from various locations across Devon.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RMN / LD / RGN).
- Educated to Diploma Level.
- Degree Level Education or equivalent experience.
- IT skills.
- Evidence of an up to date professional portfolio and personal development plan.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of NICE Guidance relevant to ECT.
- Demonstrate an awareness of Royal College Standards including ECTAS.
- Demonstrate a knowledge of Consent to Treatment requirements.
- Able to describe indications for ECT, contraindications, process for administration and mechanism of action for ECT.
- Demonstrate experience in a leadership role.
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and awareness of professional accountability and Codes of Conduct.
- Demonstrate the ability to coordinate and lead a multi professional team.
- Demonstrate leadership skills such as motivation, facilitation and mentorship.
- The ability to deliver clinical, managerial and performance supervision.
- Be able to contribute to maintaining high standards and Health and Safety in the workplace.
- To apply compassionate principles in all aspects of leadership.
- To be responsive, positive and to listen.
- To value learning and innovation.
- To be able to provide and receive complex sensitive information.
- To be able to problem solve and assist others with this process.
- The ability to assess and manage risk effectively.
- To lead and supervise staff to provide and high quality and effective service.
- Good liaison skills and ability to manage difficult and complex situations.
- To effectively manage own time and that of the team.
- Ability to work flexibly.
- To be able to physically undertake duties within the ECT clinic.
- An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in ECT.
- Ability to problem solve and assist others in this process.
- Experience and participation in audit relating to ECT.
- Participation in CDP relating to ECT.
- Involvement in review of policies and procedures relating to ECT.
- Evidence of training and supervising doctors in training in ECT practice.
- Ability to drive / use of available transport and work from various locations across Devon.
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).
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