Team Leader
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- ROTHERHAM
- Salary
- £35,392 to £42,618 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Closing date
- 8 Jun 2023
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- Profession
- Other Health Profession
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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Job summary
Are you looking for something a bit different, a new challenge, a varied role?
Wathwood is an award-winning mental health hospital and prides itself on providing the highest quality of care to our patients.We have exciting opportunities here at Wathwood in our unique Medium Secure setting.
We are seeking to recruit Band 6 RMN to join our fantastic multi-disciplinary teams within the hospital to provide assessment, risk management, care and treatment to aid recovery and further the patient journey.Interviews for this vacancy will be held on the 12 June 2023.
The role is varied and offers major opportunities to develop your skills in many of the extended roles such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Substance Misuse, Primary Healthcare and Violent Offender Treatment Programme. Your continued Professional Development is complimented with an extensive training and induction package.
Other benefits include on-site Union representation, substantial NHS pension scheme, free parking and use of the multi-gym, sports hall and swimming pool.
This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of �2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and highly motivated nurse to join our team, in a challenging but rewarding role, to make a difference to the lives of our patients.
Therefore applicants will need to: have excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, be committed to providing the highest standards of care, promote and maintain high standards of care through excellent communication, motivation, supervision and role modelling.
We want to help our staff reach their full potential and are committed to providing the support, skills and development needed to success. This includes a supportive and strong health and well-being team. As a Team Leader you will be required to take charge of shifts, lead a team of nurses and healthcare professionals on the ward and ensure patients receive a high standard of individualised patient care which assists their recovery. You will ensure the safety, security and wellbeing of both staff and patients are not compromised. You will be expected to support the Ward Manager to achieve required standards of practice and communicate with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
You must be able to work a 7-day week, 24-hour shift pattern, including regular night shifts.You must be an RMN or completing a qualification in Mental Health Nursing and be registered with the NMC.Options for flexible and part-time working are available. You are required to complete mandatory training.
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @NottsHealthcare
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Management:
To take charge of the ward on a regular basis and have delegated trust in the absence of the Ward Manager to manage the allocated resources to maintain their effectiveness and efficiency, taking appropriate action to meet set standards and targets. Responsible for the supervision and deployment of staff and will be required to develop/teach nursing and non-nursing staff.
Clinical Practice:
To participate fully as a member of a multi-disciplinary team including assessment of care needs, the development/implementation of evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards. As a prime care provider, initiate, implement and evaluate operational policies and clinical practice against agreed criteria.
Health Promotion:
Assisting patients in maintaining their physical well-being, co-existing within Health of the Nation targets.
Quality:
To take personal responsibility for providing a high quality service, for areas within their areas of practice.
Risk:
To undertake personal responsibility for ensuring risk assessments are carried out and implemented within patients care programmes.
Duties and Responsibilities
To assume responsibility for coordinating clinical care for the ward and act as a role model for members of the team.
To lead a team that promotes and maintains the highest standard of care at all times, assuming supervision of staff at band 5 and below.
To make primary nursing assessments and act as a named nurse to a given number of patients. Attend where possible all relevant CPA meetings.
Assist with setting and monitoring of clinical standards within the immediate clinical area, ensuring measurable outcomes are achieved.
Accept and participate in regular supervision with the Ward Manager and designated clinical supervision.
Facilitate clinical supervision with members of the nursing team.
Keep the Ward Manager informed of any pertinent matters relating to the patients.
When in charge ensuring that all necessary information is collated and related to other necessary personnel and appropriate action taken to resolve the situation.
Develop a high degree of autonomy and responsibility while remaining within the overall clinical direction of the Ward Manager.
Maintain strict confidentiality of patient information at all times.
Delegate fairly to staff, appropriate to their ability and the workload of the unit.
Familiarise and carry out procedures in accordance with laid down local/Trust policies and procedures, eg, fire, health and safety.
Maintain good order and cleanliness on the ward.
Maintain safe custody of medicines and their administration in line with national/local policies and guidelines.
Contribute to a systematic individualised care planning approach to patients care with the involvement of allied disciplines and modern nursing strategies.
Maintain a safe environment for patients and staff.
Be fully conversant with the provisions of the Mental Health Act, Discharge and After Care Policies including: the Care Programme Approach, Supervision Register, Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983, and Supervised Discharge, Human Rights Act.
Ensure that all patients are allocated a named nurse on a 24 hour basis.
Engage in pre-admission assessment of patients with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Able to demonstrate an understanding of the role of arranging therapeutic interventions in programmes of care.
Act at all times in a professional and clinically credible manner, providing effective role modelling for staff and patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowldge
Essential
Skills
Essential
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
186-819-23-FS
Are you looking for something a bit different, a new challenge, a varied role?
Wathwood is an award-winning mental health hospital and prides itself on providing the highest quality of care to our patients.We have exciting opportunities here at Wathwood in our unique Medium Secure setting.
We are seeking to recruit Band 6 RMN to join our fantastic multi-disciplinary teams within the hospital to provide assessment, risk management, care and treatment to aid recovery and further the patient journey.Interviews for this vacancy will be held on the 12 June 2023.
The role is varied and offers major opportunities to develop your skills in many of the extended roles such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Substance Misuse, Primary Healthcare and Violent Offender Treatment Programme. Your continued Professional Development is complimented with an extensive training and induction package.
Other benefits include on-site Union representation, substantial NHS pension scheme, free parking and use of the multi-gym, sports hall and swimming pool.
This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of �2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and highly motivated nurse to join our team, in a challenging but rewarding role, to make a difference to the lives of our patients.
Therefore applicants will need to: have excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, be committed to providing the highest standards of care, promote and maintain high standards of care through excellent communication, motivation, supervision and role modelling.
We want to help our staff reach their full potential and are committed to providing the support, skills and development needed to success. This includes a supportive and strong health and well-being team. As a Team Leader you will be required to take charge of shifts, lead a team of nurses and healthcare professionals on the ward and ensure patients receive a high standard of individualised patient care which assists their recovery. You will ensure the safety, security and wellbeing of both staff and patients are not compromised. You will be expected to support the Ward Manager to achieve required standards of practice and communicate with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
You must be able to work a 7-day week, 24-hour shift pattern, including regular night shifts.You must be an RMN or completing a qualification in Mental Health Nursing and be registered with the NMC.Options for flexible and part-time working are available. You are required to complete mandatory training.
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @NottsHealthcare
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Management:
To take charge of the ward on a regular basis and have delegated trust in the absence of the Ward Manager to manage the allocated resources to maintain their effectiveness and efficiency, taking appropriate action to meet set standards and targets. Responsible for the supervision and deployment of staff and will be required to develop/teach nursing and non-nursing staff.
Clinical Practice:
To participate fully as a member of a multi-disciplinary team including assessment of care needs, the development/implementation of evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards. As a prime care provider, initiate, implement and evaluate operational policies and clinical practice against agreed criteria.
Health Promotion:
Assisting patients in maintaining their physical well-being, co-existing within Health of the Nation targets.
Quality:
To take personal responsibility for providing a high quality service, for areas within their areas of practice.
Risk:
To undertake personal responsibility for ensuring risk assessments are carried out and implemented within patients care programmes.
Duties and Responsibilities
To assume responsibility for coordinating clinical care for the ward and act as a role model for members of the team.
To lead a team that promotes and maintains the highest standard of care at all times, assuming supervision of staff at band 5 and below.
To make primary nursing assessments and act as a named nurse to a given number of patients. Attend where possible all relevant CPA meetings.
Assist with setting and monitoring of clinical standards within the immediate clinical area, ensuring measurable outcomes are achieved.
Accept and participate in regular supervision with the Ward Manager and designated clinical supervision.
Facilitate clinical supervision with members of the nursing team.
Keep the Ward Manager informed of any pertinent matters relating to the patients.
When in charge ensuring that all necessary information is collated and related to other necessary personnel and appropriate action taken to resolve the situation.
Develop a high degree of autonomy and responsibility while remaining within the overall clinical direction of the Ward Manager.
Maintain strict confidentiality of patient information at all times.
Delegate fairly to staff, appropriate to their ability and the workload of the unit.
Familiarise and carry out procedures in accordance with laid down local/Trust policies and procedures, eg, fire, health and safety.
Maintain good order and cleanliness on the ward.
Maintain safe custody of medicines and their administration in line with national/local policies and guidelines.
Contribute to a systematic individualised care planning approach to patients care with the involvement of allied disciplines and modern nursing strategies.
Maintain a safe environment for patients and staff.
Be fully conversant with the provisions of the Mental Health Act, Discharge and After Care Policies including: the Care Programme Approach, Supervision Register, Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983, and Supervised Discharge, Human Rights Act.
Ensure that all patients are allocated a named nurse on a 24 hour basis.
Engage in pre-admission assessment of patients with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Able to demonstrate an understanding of the role of arranging therapeutic interventions in programmes of care.
Act at all times in a professional and clinically credible manner, providing effective role modelling for staff and patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registration RMN
- Relevant experience in adult mental health at band 5 or above
- Accredited Mentorship Training
Desirable
- 1st degree or diploma in related areas
Experience
Essential
- Adult Mental Health
- Clinical supervision and staff Personal appraisal and development
Desirable
- Work experience within secure environments in the care and treatment of mentally disordered patients
Knowldge
Essential
- Understanding of the NHS and relevant policies
Skills
Essential
- Leadership skills
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
186-819-23-FS
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