Job summary
Are you passionate about addressing inequalities and reducing restrictive practice within mental health?
Are you interested in developing your nursing skills in a complex and exciting environment?
Do you want to be part of a growing modern team during a transformational time?
An excellent opportunity has arisen for someone to take up the new trust wide position of Consultant Nurse for Reducing Restrictive Practice. This is an ideal post for some who is looking for a varied and challenging role that requires a unique combination of knowledge and skills to deliver on what the role sets out to achieve. You will join the Nursing and Quality Team and work closely with the Associate Chief Nurse to deliver on a key trust priority: reducing restrictive practices such as restraint, seclusion, rapid tranquilisation, enhanced observations and blanket restrictions.
The successful candidate will report to the Associate Chief Nurse and will be responsible for leading and developing a least restrictive, person-centred culture, evidenced based practice and for setting, maintaining and developing professional standards for nurses.
The postholder will support services with services users who have highly complex needs and require specialist input, working as an autonomous practitioner providing advanced expert clinical nursing practice. They will manage the Positive and Safe team and develop the Trusts RRP educational and research programmes to support clinical practice across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will have demonstrable experience at a senior clinician level as they will be working as an autonomous practitioner providing advanced expert clinical nursing practice in relation to reducing Restrictive Practice.
They will be working with multi-professional teams, providing expert advice regarding service users with highly complex needs, providing highly developed and expert nursing skills within their area of clinical expertise.
They will advise on clinical practice development, and the implementation of development initiatives across trust services relating to restrictive practices.
For further detailed information regarding the role and responsibilities, please refer to the job description and person specification.
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead the implementation of the Reducing Restrictive Practices strategy which includes leadership and management of the Positive and Safe Team.
- Develop the Trust Reducing Restrictive Practice educational programme ensuring that the national standards are adhered to.
- Provide expert clinical practice and leadership for Reducing Restrictive Practices, which will involve the assessment and care planning for service users that have been subjected to Restraint, Rapid Tranquilization, Seclusion, Enhanced Observations and Blanket restrictions, working closely with people, their families and carers.
- Support change to ensure services meet all requirements of the Use of Force Act (2018).
- Ensure ongoing compliance with Use of Force Act (2018), including training, reporting, policy requirements.
- Ensure a minimum of 50% of the role is delivering clinical practice providing expert advice regarding service users with highly complex needs, working as an autonomous practitioner providing advanced expert clinical nursing practice.
- Identify and advise on the development of research and audit projects to improve the outcomes for patient care, ensuring that these are linked into programmes of research and where necessary receive ethical approval.
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead the implementation of the Reducing Restrictive Practices strategy which includes leadership and management of the Positive and Safe Team.
- Develop the Trust Reducing Restrictive Practice educational programme ensuring that the national standards are adhered to.
- Provide expert clinical practice and leadership for Reducing Restrictive Practices, which will involve the assessment and care planning for service users that have been subjected to Restraint, Rapid Tranquilization, Seclusion, Enhanced Observations and Blanket restrictions, working closely with people, their families and carers.
- Support change to ensure services meet all requirements of the Use of Force Act (2018).
- Ensure ongoing compliance with Use of Force Act (2018), including training, reporting, policy requirements.
- Ensure a minimum of 50% of the role is delivering clinical practice providing expert advice regarding service users with highly complex needs, working as an autonomous practitioner providing advanced expert clinical nursing practice.
- Identify and advise on the development of research and audit projects to improve the outcomes for patient care, ensuring that these are linked into programmes of research and where necessary receive ethical approval.
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse in appropriate field of nursing
- Masters degree in health related subject relevant to area of clinical expertise
- Evidence of continuing personal learning and development
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Desirable
- MPhil/PhD
- Leadership qualification
- Specialist post graduate training in a recognised evidence based therapeutic interventions
- Non- medical prescribing
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Advanced knowledge in area of clinical expertise
- Extensive knowledge of relevant legal frameworks such as the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and the Use of Force Act with respect to its relationship to restrictive practice
- Thorough understanding of the policy/standards agenda in relation to area of clinical expertise, and an understanding of the broader policy drivers pertinent to healthcare delivery
- Knowledge of contemporary practice and best practice
Desirable
- Project Management skills
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Experience at a senior clinician level in area of clinical expertise
- Experience of clinical leadership and change management
- Evidence of significant contribution to clinical development
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries in the development and provision of services
- Evidence of applying research in practice
Desirable
- National and regional influence/presenting at conferences
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse in appropriate field of nursing
- Masters degree in health related subject relevant to area of clinical expertise
- Evidence of continuing personal learning and development
- Teaching and assessing qualification
Desirable
- MPhil/PhD
- Leadership qualification
- Specialist post graduate training in a recognised evidence based therapeutic interventions
- Non- medical prescribing
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Advanced knowledge in area of clinical expertise
- Extensive knowledge of relevant legal frameworks such as the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and the Use of Force Act with respect to its relationship to restrictive practice
- Thorough understanding of the policy/standards agenda in relation to area of clinical expertise, and an understanding of the broader policy drivers pertinent to healthcare delivery
- Knowledge of contemporary practice and best practice
Desirable
- Project Management skills
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Experience at a senior clinician level in area of clinical expertise
- Experience of clinical leadership and change management
- Evidence of significant contribution to clinical development
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries in the development and provision of services
- Evidence of applying research in practice
Desirable
- National and regional influence/presenting at conferences
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).
