Job summary
- Main area
- Warrington Later Life and Memory Service - Mental Health Services
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 350-MHC187064
- Employer
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hollins Park Hospital
- Town
- Warrington
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/08/2024
Employer heading
Senior Nurse Practitioner
Band 6
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen and we are looking for a committed , and compassionate Band 6 Senior Nurse Practitioner to join the Warrington Later Life and Memory Community Services to work as part of the Care Home Liaison Team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with local services to provide mental health review, assessment, appropriate triage and assessment.
They will also contribute to maintenance of the overall standards, which will include assessment of need and delivery of care within the context
of Effective Care Coordination.
The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ and their carers
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Purpose:
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of clinical care to a defined population. Supported by senior practitioners, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role. They will work effectively and collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and provide clinical leadership.
Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.
Principal Responsibilities:
Provide autonomous decision making as a practitioner adjunct to the shared decision-making responsibility of a member of the multidisciplinary team.
Maintain the clinical governance framework to support the quality objectives of the unit, reflecting on care standards using clinical incident reviews, national benchmarking and taking responsibility in implementing the results of this practice.
Align role to deliver care according to national service frameworks and tackling and preventing health inequalities.
Support the multi-agency team on the ground with emphasis on a sound communication network.
Encourage and facilitate junior practitioners to participate in the delivery of various health care programmes and models of practice.
Facilitate the development of the skills and knowledge of the junior practitioners and health practitioner assistants through clinical supervision and perform their personal development reviews.
Ensure that the organisation of the ward over the shift period supports the efficient and effective delivery of care e.g. that the environment is clean, safe and supports privacy, dignity and confidentiality to patients.
Observe, assess and evaluate what is influencing the workload i.e. level of patient demand, supply of staff and what level of hands on care is required and plan for the following shift duration.
Contact bank service and arrange bank staff
Please refer to attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Values
Essential criteria
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Discreet
Skills
Essential criteria
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Ability to prioritise workload proactively
- Committed to raising standards in clinical areas
- Capable of working on own initiative
- Able to involve and listen to others
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience at senior nurse level
- Experience in relevant speciality
- Experience of on – going professional development
- Knowledge of health service and initiatives
- Influencing skills
- Good IT skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate leadership and motivational skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading and managing change
- Experience of working with patients with dementia
- Experience of working in memory clinics
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered RMN
- Current NMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Post Registration qualification
- Leadership Qualification
- Mentorship qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Hewitt / Louise Burns
- Job title
- Clinical Lead / Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01925 664 041
- Additional information
[email protected] (Team Manager)
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