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Trosolwg o'r swydd

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, dynamic, highly-motivated individual to the role of Band 8a Lead Nurse for our Tri-borough Community Perinatal Mental Health Services.  This new post in the service is full-time and will be working across the London boroughs of Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham.  The successful candidate must be a registered mental health nurse and will need to demonstrate excellent clinical skills and have detailed knowledge and relevant experience to enable them to provide clinical and professional leadership to the nursing workforce in the service, as well as lead on the interface with acute/crisis and in-patient care pathways to ensure the dynamic patient centred services with a particular focus on high standards of safe, quality nursing care.

These are innovative and award winning services, with the Perinatal Service having achieved RCPsych Perinatal Quality Network accreditation in 2022.  So far in 2024 the service has also won a NHS Communicate award, an Our Health Heroes award and most recently a Positive Practice in Mental Health award, all linked to the progressive equality, diversity and inclusion work that has been co-produced with our Experts-by-Experience.  The service has a well-established Experts by Experience Group and a strong ethos of co-production.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

As a member of the Perinatal senior management team, the successful candidate will:

·     Provide senior nurse leadership to the nursing staff of the PMHS and provide motivation and vision in the on-going development and implementation of high quality, responsive and accessible nursing care pathways for women and birthing people, their babies and families/supporters accessing PMHS, ensuring these meet the diverse needs of the local communities served

·     Be an expert clinical resource to Perinatal services and the wider professional community, holding a small caseload of highly complex cases.

·     Lead the interface between acute/crisis and in-patient (including MBU) and community services to facilitate appropriate alternatives to admission and the safe discharge of patients from in-patient services

·     To continue the development of a skilled nursing workforce, through a positive learning environment and embedded clinical competencies.

·     Facilitate the effective management and utilisation of nursing workforce and delegated responsibility for associated financial resources.  This will include innovation in further role development and succession planning to sustain the workforce.

·     Undertake investigations for clinical complaints and serious incidents (using the PSIRF) and enable associated learning and quality improvements within the service.

Lead on relevant quality improvement, audit / research and other time-limited projects

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. 

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.