Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Employer
- Devon Partnership NHS Trust
- Location
- Exeter
- Salary
- £43,742 to £50,056 a year
- Closing date
- 19 Oct 2024
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We are looking to appoint a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in Gender Healthcare to join the West of England Gender Identity Clinic based at The Laurels in Exeter. This is a new substantive post following substantial investment in the clinic and will form part of a new Clinical Nurse Specialist Team.
Our multi-disciplinary team works with people who have a wide variety of needs related to their gender identity.
Main duties of the job
See Job Spec attached
The successful candidate will possess excellent interpersonal skills and have a flexible approach to service delivery. We are looking for a team player who enjoys working in a multi-disciplinary setting with highly experienced and skilled staff. You must also be capable of leading the nursing team as well as contributing at senior level to development of our services.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile making time for people challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will possess excellent interpersonal skills and have a flexible approach to service delivery. We are looking for a team player who enjoys working in a multi-disciplinary setting with highly experienced and skilled staff. You must also be capable of leading the nursing team as well as contributing at senior level to development of our services. See Job Spec attached for more information.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address
11-15 Dix's Field
Exeter
EX1 1QA
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
C9369-24-0727
Our multi-disciplinary team works with people who have a wide variety of needs related to their gender identity.
Main duties of the job
See Job Spec attached
The successful candidate will possess excellent interpersonal skills and have a flexible approach to service delivery. We are looking for a team player who enjoys working in a multi-disciplinary setting with highly experienced and skilled staff. You must also be capable of leading the nursing team as well as contributing at senior level to development of our services.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile making time for people challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will possess excellent interpersonal skills and have a flexible approach to service delivery. We are looking for a team player who enjoys working in a multi-disciplinary setting with highly experienced and skilled staff. You must also be capable of leading the nursing team as well as contributing at senior level to development of our services. See Job Spec attached for more information.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the Interface of psychological and physical aspects of healthcare.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Good written/oral communication skills.
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.
- Clinical supervision skills.
- IT skills.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the Trusts Non-Medical prescribing policy and local procedure.
- Knowledge of the legal, social, and societal aspects of gender diversity.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of individual patient case management responsibility.
- Substantial experience of MDT working.
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
- Line management of staff.
Desirable
- Experience of clinical working with transgender and non-binary patients.
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification (General/Mental Health/Learning Disability) to degree level or equivalent.
- Non-Medical Prescriber.
- Maintains current registration with NMC.
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.
Desirable
- Relevant Masters degree or working towards.
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration.
- Training in transgender healthcare.
- Training in gender diversity.
Employer details
Employer name
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address
11-15 Dix's Field
Exeter
EX1 1QA
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
C9369-24-0727
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