Job summary
The post holder will provide clinical leadership for community mental health services within Older Adult within a defined geographical area.
Responsible for ensuring delivery of high-quality, person-centred, safe, efficient and cost-effective services across community services.
Will deputise for the Operational Manager (Band 7) when they are unavailable, supporting clinical governance and professional leadership.
Main duties of the job
To carry the continuing responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care needs andquality assurance for the patients within their area of responsibility.o To line manage the nursing team (Registered & HCSW) ensuring the professional and clinical development of teammembers.o To work within the codes of practice and professional guidelines, accountable for own professional actions.o Provide specialist clinical leadership across community mental health pathways for older adults, including functionalmental illness and dementia.o Deliver expert assessment, formulation, diagnosis and care planning for complex older adult presentations, workingautonomously and holding a personal clinical caseloado Provide clinical supervision and case consultation for multidisciplinary colleagues across secondary care CMHTs andprimary care mental health interfaceso Lead on differential diagnosis of cognitive disorders and functional disorders, guiding evidence-based interventions andrisk management.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Clinical Communicates sensitive and complex condition related information to patients, relatives, utilising empathy andreassurance skills. To assess, develop and implement nursing care programmes and specialist nursing care programmes for patients withcomplex needs. To ensure the physical, social, psychological and spiritual needs of the patient (and significant others) are met To update and maintain patients notes To be aware of and demonstrate best practice based on current advances in nursing To ensure the maintenance of high standards of patient care To ensure the promotion and maintenance of health and the prevention of illness To provide an environment that enables the nursing team to challenge all aspects of patient care and is patient focused To provide highly specialist clinical advice in relation to care and develop specialist programmes of care and carepackages. To monitor the work of the nursing team in their delivery of patient care To evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care within their team To promote, undertake, participate and assist in the co-ordination of audit activity. To contribute to the development and delivery of the corporate nursing agenda. To undertake specialist assessment, be involved in complex risk management and safeguarding issues To act as a Nurse Prescriber, taking responsibility for prescribing in line with the Nurse Prescribing Formulary and HealthBoard Policies and GuidelinesManagerial To provide clinical management of their team consisting of registered and healthcare support workers To take responsibility for the selection, appointment and retention of the nursing team To operationally manage staff attendance, sickness, off duty, annual leave, travel and disciplinary and grievance issues inthe absence of the operation lead To ensure that all staff practice within the framework provided by Health Board Policies, Procedures and Guidelines andthose laid down by nurslings regulatory body. To participate in incident reviews and quality audits for service improvement To maintain up to date records of all staff members attendance at statutory / mandatory training and to maintain a database of NMC Personal Identification Numbers To plan the delivery of specialist nursing care and prioritise and adjust the work of the team to ensure service provision. Assist the Senior Nurse for continuing care control the allocated budget, monitoring spend to ensure the most appropriate,efficient and effective service is provided within the resources available. To be aware of and participate in the delivery of the Divisional Governance Agenda To contribute to the production of workforce planning To facilitate staff development and undertake regular staff reviews, ensuring all staff have personal development plans Contribute to the interpretation and implementation of National standards & frameworks locally relevant to Mental HealthServices. To foster a continuous service improvement ethos, challenging traditional methods of core delivery, managing innovationand appropriate change within the nursing team To foster positive, collegial relationships with members of the multidisciplinary / Multi-Agency teams To take responsibility for ensuring that all equipment is maintained and kept in full working condition and that staff areconversant with and competent in its use. To ensure safe and effective staffing levels, planning effective duty rotas appropriately To ensure that the Senior Nurse is kept abreast of affairs, progress and developments To participate in a rotational programme of covering for the Senior Nurse To participate in an on-call rota. To actively participate in risk management and clinical governance relating to the teams practice To contribute to policy development and changes in practice including those that may impact on other areas. To build professional bridges between primary, secondary care and work closely with other providers of community mentalhealth services To undertake investigating officer role to review complaints and incidentsEducational To demonstrate a continuous process of attaining educational, research, clinical and leadership skills To foster enquiry and where appropriate undertake research To ensure a training needs analysis is completed annually, thereby guaranteeing fair and equitable opportunities for allstaff To assist in the evaluation of study leave, ensuring application of new skills in practice. To ensure that new appointees are appropriately supported and inducted To ensure effective mentorship of students and positive student experiences To support the adoption of Clinical Supervision among staff To contribute to the development of educational programmes, thereby ensuring identified learning needs are met To share knowledge skills and expertise with peers To lead on performance and PADR reviews within the teamProfessional To maintain personal registration in accordance with the NMC guidelines and statutory requirements To promote evidenced based practice and act as an accountable role model.This job description is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities but more an outline framework against which the post holder willbe given flexibility to define the detail.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Clinical Communicates sensitive and complex condition related information to patients, relatives, utilising empathy andreassurance skills. To assess, develop and implement nursing care programmes and specialist nursing care programmes for patients withcomplex needs. To ensure the physical, social, psychological and spiritual needs of the patient (and significant others) are met To update and maintain patients notes To be aware of and demonstrate best practice based on current advances in nursing To ensure the maintenance of high standards of patient care To ensure the promotion and maintenance of health and the prevention of illness To provide an environment that enables the nursing team to challenge all aspects of patient care and is patient focused To provide highly specialist clinical advice in relation to care and develop specialist programmes of care and carepackages. To monitor the work of the nursing team in their delivery of patient care To evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care within their team To promote, undertake, participate and assist in the co-ordination of audit activity. To contribute to the development and delivery of the corporate nursing agenda. To undertake specialist assessment, be involved in complex risk management and safeguarding issues To act as a Nurse Prescriber, taking responsibility for prescribing in line with the Nurse Prescribing Formulary and HealthBoard Policies and GuidelinesManagerial To provide clinical management of their team consisting of registered and healthcare support workers To take responsibility for the selection, appointment and retention of the nursing team To operationally manage staff attendance, sickness, off duty, annual leave, travel and disciplinary and grievance issues inthe absence of the operation lead To ensure that all staff practice within the framework provided by Health Board Policies, Procedures and Guidelines andthose laid down by nurslings regulatory body. To participate in incident reviews and quality audits for service improvement To maintain up to date records of all staff members attendance at statutory / mandatory training and to maintain a database of NMC Personal Identification Numbers To plan the delivery of specialist nursing care and prioritise and adjust the work of the team to ensure service provision. Assist the Senior Nurse for continuing care control the allocated budget, monitoring spend to ensure the most appropriate,efficient and effective service is provided within the resources available. To be aware of and participate in the delivery of the Divisional Governance Agenda To contribute to the production of workforce planning To facilitate staff development and undertake regular staff reviews, ensuring all staff have personal development plans Contribute to the interpretation and implementation of National standards & frameworks locally relevant to Mental HealthServices. To foster a continuous service improvement ethos, challenging traditional methods of core delivery, managing innovationand appropriate change within the nursing team To foster positive, collegial relationships with members of the multidisciplinary / Multi-Agency teams To take responsibility for ensuring that all equipment is maintained and kept in full working condition and that staff areconversant with and competent in its use. To ensure safe and effective staffing levels, planning effective duty rotas appropriately To ensure that the Senior Nurse is kept abreast of affairs, progress and developments To participate in a rotational programme of covering for the Senior Nurse To participate in an on-call rota. To actively participate in risk management and clinical governance relating to the teams practice To contribute to policy development and changes in practice including those that may impact on other areas. To build professional bridges between primary, secondary care and work closely with other providers of community mentalhealth services To undertake investigating officer role to review complaints and incidentsEducational To demonstrate a continuous process of attaining educational, research, clinical and leadership skills To foster enquiry and where appropriate undertake research To ensure a training needs analysis is completed annually, thereby guaranteeing fair and equitable opportunities for allstaff To assist in the evaluation of study leave, ensuring application of new skills in practice. To ensure that new appointees are appropriately supported and inducted To ensure effective mentorship of students and positive student experiences To support the adoption of Clinical Supervision among staff To contribute to the development of educational programmes, thereby ensuring identified learning needs are met To share knowledge skills and expertise with peers To lead on performance and PADR reviews within the teamProfessional To maintain personal registration in accordance with the NMC guidelines and statutory requirements To promote evidenced based practice and act as an accountable role model.This job description is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities but more an outline framework against which the post holder willbe given flexibility to define the detail.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience within older adult mental health
Desirable
- Experience leading service transformation or quality improvement projects.
skills
Essential
- Advanced skills in assessment, formulation, risk assessment and MCA processes.
Desirable
- Experience leading service transformation or quality improvement projects.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience within older adult mental health
Desirable
- Experience leading service transformation or quality improvement projects.
skills
Essential
- Advanced skills in assessment, formulation, risk assessment and MCA processes.
Desirable
- Experience leading service transformation or quality improvement projects.
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).
