This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Mental Health Registered Nurse, preferably dual registered, to lead our Neuropsychiatry Nursing Team and ensure the delivery of high-quality care to our patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The role encompasses ward leadership and the opportunity to work clinically within our service.

Working collaboratively with neurological, neurosurgical and neuro-psychological colleagues, you will play an active role in the assessment and management of patients with complex neuropsychiatric conditions occurring in the context of neurological disease and functional neurological symptom disorders.

You will also take on a ward leadership role for our 12 bedded inpatient unit, Hughlings Jackson ward, taking on line management responsibility for the ward manager and other nursing staff.

You will be an expert resource for the wider divisional team as part of our psychiatric liaison service providing expert advice on the management of patients with neuropsychiatric disorders and maintaining an excellent working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.

Main duties of the job

As ward manager, you will lead a team of neuropsychiatric nurses and take on some line management responsibilities for this team. You will also work as an autonomous practitioner within the Functional Neurological Disorder service and use your clinical judgement to recommend treatment for patients and making decisions to admit or discharge patients from clinic.

You will also have an expert knowledge of the provisions of the Mental Health Act and be able to apply this knowledge to support your clinical decision making.

You will also have the opportunity to contribute to Trust-wide fora ensuring that the voice of neuropsychiatric nursing is considered.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found athttps://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425

For the full Person Specification and more informationregarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• First level registered nurse - Mental Health.
• Teaching course
• Masters level qualification or working towards.
• Recognised leadership course

Desirable

• First level registered nurse - Adult.
• Post registration Neuroscience / Neuropsychiatry nursing course or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrate ability to lead a team.
• Demonstrate competence working at a senior nurse level, managing teams and services

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrates up to date knowledge.
• Evidence of developing & leading
• Evidence of ability to work collaboratively and autonomously
• Knowledge of key professional issues and NMC guidelines relating to professional practice
• Able to organize and prioritise own workload and that of others
• Experience in delivering evidence based practice
• Exercise independent clinical judgment within framework of agreed protocols
• Skills in critical analysis and application of research to practice
• Proven competencies in clinical skills
• Experience in teaching members of the multidisciplinary team and responding to learning needs
• Evidence of ability to work autonomously within a Neurology clinical setting
• Ability to work across organisational and professional boundaries
• Demonstrates understanding of the importance of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding of relevant national strategy / policy and how this relates to the service
• Experience of working within and contributing to an FND-specific service

Desirable

• Advanced skills in database management

Communication

Essential

• Ability to negotiate effectively with different disciplines
• Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
• Demonstrate ability to present at formal meetings

Personal and People Development

Essential

• Demonstrates evidence of professional development
• Experience in managing staff
• Commitment to ongoing implementation of the Trust nursing, midwifery and AHP strategy
• Able to demonstrate decision making skills.
• Ability to resolve complex problems

Health, Safety and Security

Essential

• Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others.
• Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security.

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

• Demonstrate understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Knowledge of NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties

Employer details

Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery

Queen Square

London

WC1N 3BG

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