Job summary
- Main area
- MH Acute Working Age Adults Inpatient Psychiatry
- Grade
- 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 363-BED7224520
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Townsend Court
- Town
- Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Manager - Townsend Court
7
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
East London NHS Foundation Trust currently provides mental health and learning disability services in Luton and Bedfordshire. The Bedfordshire Mental Health service has an exciting opportunity for the post of a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Manager to lead and manage Fountains Court - Older Adults Acute Inpatient Service in Bedford.
Townsend Court is an 18 bedded acute female inpatient service providing 24-hour treatment and care in a safe and therapeutic place, actively engaging and involving people who are experiencing an acute mental health episode that cannot be managed in a less restrictive setting, owing to the degree of risk, clinical need or patient choice.
Many of those admitted will require detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Amendment Act 2007. Where necessary, intense supervision and support will be provided.
Patients receive individualised care and treatment based on the Care Programme Approach (CPA) which highlights crisis management and a place of safety, specialised risk assessments and risk management, intensive assessment, treatment and therapy, stabilisation of acute symptoms and relapse prevention.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a committed and passionate Clinical Nurse Manager. Interested candidates will need to demonstrate previous experience in a leadership or managerial position within a multidisciplinary team.
The successful candidate will need to be passionate about providing compassionate care and must be efficient and well organised. They will need to be good role models, have excellent communication skills, and be able to work with this vulnerable patient group and support carers in time of distress. They will need to demonstrate knowledge and skills of caring for both the physical and mental health needs of this patient group, and to be able to ensure that staff are providing care to the expected standard. The individual needs to bring a proven record of leading quality care and service improvement, also development of creativity and inclusive care environments.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will provide effective clinical leadership to ensure all nursing staff receive the appropriate supervision and support in conjunction with an agreed professional development plan. Furthermore, the post holder will be responsible for establishing and maintaining team systems and processes for effective operation of the team, and to ensure compliance with the achievement of Key Performance Indicators.
The successful candidate must display a considerable degree of initiative, possess mature judgement and maintain a calm, friendly and efficient manner when dealing with service users, their relatives, colleagues and visitors. The post holder will be required to work independently using initiative, and applying a high degree of confidentiality to all of their work. They must be able to demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills, manage competing demands and organise their own work in meeting deadlines in order for the smooth running of the ward area.
The successful candidate will need to be passionate about providing compassionate care and must be efficient and well organised. They will need to be good role models, have excellent communication skills, and be able to work with this vulnerable patient group and support carers in time of distress.
They will need to demonstrate knowledge and skills of caring for both the physical and mental health needs of this patient group, and to be able to ensure that staff are providing care to the expected standard. The individual needs to bring a proven record of leading quality care and service improvement, also development of creativity and inclusive care environments.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated, forward thinking person who is keen to build on multi-disciplinary working and the provision of high quality care.
You will be expected to build strong links with patients and carers, and involve them in all aspects of care delivery as appropriate. The candidate is expected to have Strong leadership skills and act as an excellent role model to all members of staff taking an active part in their training and development. Car driver essential, or access to a car (unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 2010).
We encourage and invest in individuals’ personal and professional development with training and support and as a CQC rated "Outstanding" Trust are able to offer you a variety of appealing benefits, including:
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Bereavement Leave
- Terminal Care Leave
- Time off for Removal Day
- Holiday of a Lifetime Scheme
- IVF Leave up to 5 days
- MOT Health Checks
- Wellbeing Benefits including free massage
- Holiday Play Schemes
If you feel this is an opportunity that interests you or you would like more information please contact us for further information.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health) OR Registered Nurse (Learning Difficulty) OR Registered Nurse (Adult)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of management and leadership roles at band 6 level or above
- Working with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities
- Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour
- Working within a multidisciplinary team environment
- Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care
- Supporting and supervising students and junior staff
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of quality improvement
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of quality improvement practices
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for complex patients
- Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices
- Ability to recognize and manage stress, in self and others
- Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience
- NMC Code of Conduct
- Current Developments in nursing
- Knowledge of supervision and reflective practices
Desirable criteria
- Ability to lead and develop a team
- Knowledge of implementing strategy, change management and practice development
Other
Essential criteria
- Motivate team to providing the highest standards of care in a changing service
- Flexible working patterns in line with service needs
- Awareness of equal opportunities in the workplace
- Able to work within the accountability framework
- Personal Integrity
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
- Charles Bvunzawabaya
- Job title
- Deputy Borough Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 077920213613
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