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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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Profession
Nurse
Grade
Band 7
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
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

  • 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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