An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse with a genuine interest in Perinatal services to join our expanding team on The Beeches Mother and Baby Unit. We are recruiting a Clinical Lead Nurse to provide strong clinical leadership to our growing team.

You will be an aspiring leader with the ability to adopt a highly accessible and visible approach for patients, relatives and colleagues.

You will have the ability to contribute to a culture of continuous improvement with a particular emphasis on the patient journey and clinical outcomes.

Main duties of the job

The Lead Nurse will support the team by providing a strong clinical presence, be an excellent role model and be able to deliver compassionate, evidence-based, quality care to those that access our service.

The post holder will present a professional image of nursing to promote a positive image for the trust to service users, carers and the community as a whole.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Applicants should be passionate about delivering high levels of individualised, compassionate care, have excellent leadership skills and attributes along with a genuine interest in perinatal mental health.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Have an RMN qualification with at least 1 years clinical experince

Desirable

• Trained in delivering supervision
• Experience of mentoring students
• Perinatal Training

Experience Essential

• Have experience of working within Perinatal services/and or a genuine interest in the speciality

Desirable

• Have experience of working with families
• Have experience of working within acute mental health settings

Knowledge Essential

• Demonstrate knowledge of current local and national Perinatal policy and drivers
• Demonstrate knowledge of Perinatal mental illnesses and the impact this has on the ability to care for their infants

Desirable

• Demonstrate an understanding of management processes and theory

skills and attributes Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Be able to work collaboratively within a team or autonomously with confidence

Desirable

• Demonstrate an ability to be innovative and overcome barriers to change

skills and attributes Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Be able to work collaboratively within a team or autonomously with confidence

Desirable

• Demonstrate an ability to be innovative and overcome barriers to change

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