We are looking to enhance our clinical team working within the Health Based Places of Safety (HBPOS) based on our Adult Acute Inpatient units in Derbyshire. Across Derbyshire we have 2 HBPOS and a third being built due to open in 2024. The team is new and will consist of Band 7 Clinical Lead and Operational Manager Band 6 Lead Nurses, Band 5 Registered Nurses HBPOS Facilitators, and Band 3 Health Care Assistants.

This work can be exciting, challenging and rewarding. The team are looking for someone who is compassionate, caring, and able to lead and direct the team. This is an exciting and brand-new role which will primarily be based within a team in the HBPOS, providing support to persons who have been detained by the Police under Section 136. When you are not in the HBPOS you may be asked to provide support to any of the wards within the unit where you are based dependent on other clinical commitments of the role. With this at times will be bleep holder responsibilities.

The Lead Nurse role is a Trust wide role and as such there will be an expectation to travel across sites, and at times this will be both planned and unplanned, dependent on the needs of the service and the team, however you will have a permanent base most of the time.

Main duties of the job

Section 136 HBPOS is on the Adult Acute Inpatient Pathway and all applications are welcome from Registered Mental Health Nurses. The HBPOS plays a crucial role in supporting individuals in crisis, who have been detained under section 136 of the MHA and have been brought to await an in-depth assessment within a 24-hour period. The HBPOS is a nurse led service, and you will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team to carry out a diverse range of duties. This highly cohesive team will work very closely to support each other and there is a clear focus on growth and professional development of our nurses. This is supported through mentorship, supervision, training, teaching sessions and access to development days.

Main duties of the role will be to work alongside the Clinical Lead, and HCAs to support, supervise and lead the newly developed 136 team and other services who facilitate the HBPOS, namely the inpatient units. To support the teams who facilitate the use of the HBPOS and support the person awaiting to be assessed.

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 LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

Structured learning and development opportunities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the 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.

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

The right candidate will be imaginative, enthusiastic and be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and where required de-escalation skills.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE and patients being at the heart of everything we do is our overriding value. Our mission is to make sure that we hold our values across all our services inclusive of 136 provisions.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity, and multiculturalism throughout our services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RMN
• Current RMN Registration
• Mentorship Qualification

Desirable

• Evidence of Mentorship Experience.

Experience

Essential

• Experience and Knowledge of the MHA
• Experience of Physical Observations.

Desirable

• Experience in Acute Mental Health Nursing
• Experience of working with persons with addicition

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NHS jobs.

Derbyshire Health Care Foundation Trust

Derby

DE22 3LZ

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383-ACA-4946-24