This is a great opportunity for a Band 6 Lead Nurse to work full time on Wren Ward in our brand new Carsington Unit on our Kingsway Hospital, Derby, site.

This is an exciting time to work for Derbyshire Healthcare. Carsington Unit is a purpose-built 54-bed unit which is due to open in early 2025. The new facilities will improve safety, privacy and dignity for our adult acute mental health patients by providing en-suite accommodation in single rooms.

Wren Ward is a new 18-bed Male Working Age Adult Acute Ward, based at our new Carsington Unit in Derby.

Wren Ward will focus on therapeutic interventions and deliver care to national recommendations.

This is a great opportunity for you to support shaping the service and build the team along with the Ward Manager and other senior leaders. You will work alongside others to establish and develop this new ward for Derbyshire and collaborate with an innovative and forward-thinking programme team and senior leaders.

We put a high emphasis on quality of care, peer support and on clinical engagement in service development and management. We will welcome candidates who bring an enthusiasm for innovation, teaching and development and can work closely with colleagues from different professional backgrounds.

Main duties of the job

You will -

• Provide strong clinical leadership, ensuring evidence-based practice is delivered to improve the quality of and shape responsive services.
• Monitoring and ensure maintenance of standards of care that support safe high quality practice throughout the twenty-four hour period.
• Supporting junior colleagues within the multi-disciplinary process.
• Supervising and promoting staff development.
• Be part of the Bleep Holder rota.
• Always act in a way which reflects both the word and spirit of the Trust's values

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 possible
• 27 days' annual leave per 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
• Derbyshire Healthcare supports several specialist staff network groups to reflect its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. These include the Disability and Wellness group, Multi-Faith forum, BME staff support network, LGBT+ staff support network, Christian network, Women's network and Armed Forces 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.

We really value our nurses you will be an asset to our Trust and a key part of our nursing community.

You will strengthen our innovative and experienced teams and contribute to the high standards of care that we provide to the people of Derbyshire.

As an organisation, we lead on key research areas such as mindfulness, compassion, dementia, delirium, self-harm, safeguarding and childrens mental health psychological interventions. Derbyshire is a beautiful county and home to one of the UKs most accessible national parks.

Derbyshire is culturally diverse and we hope to welcome you to our diverse and forward-thinking organisation.

Details of our staff support packages are on our website. Some of which include:

• Fully embedded Preceptorship package and supporting study days
• Support of Practice Facilitators throughout the preceptorship process
• Schwartz Rounds
• PEER Support
• Employee assistance service
• Training and development opportunities such as psychodynamic therapy training, coaching and mentoring
• Support to meet your registration needs
• Access to cognitive behaviour therapy
• Research Centre and library facilities
• Ensure a high clinical profile that includes the provision of direct nursing care, with a global overview of all care packages and clinical activity within a defined area.
• Embed the Clinical Model and the Operational pathways for acute inpatient services and deputise in the absence of the Ward Manager.
• Provide strong clinical leadership and support to junior colleagues.
• Provide regular clinical supervision for junior colleagues in line with Trust policy.
• Facilitate junior colleagues to deliver high quality assessment / formulation / person-centred care planning / risk assessment and management is firmly embedded within clinical practice and in line with best practice evidence.
• Exercise professional accountability and responsibility, taking into account the actions of other professional who are responsible / accountable to you.
• Act as a role model and as a senior clinician to promote high standards of professionalism representing both the Trust and the profession in the exercise of their duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse - RNMH or RNLD
• Educated to Diploma Level (ie Dip HE Nursing) or evidence of post qualification education/training

Desirable

• Previous, recent, relevant experience

Leadership Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate leadership skills such as motivation, facilitation, mentorship, etc. Demonstrate up-to-date evidence-based
• Experience in managing and leading a team in difficult clinical situations

Desirable

• Evidence of being able to work independently
• Experience of leading development of staff's progression and development

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Carsington Unit

Kingsway Hospital

Derby

DE22 3LZ

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

383-ACA-5291-24