Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 263-SCG24-002-HN
- Employer
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Nicholas Hosptial
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Lead
Band 7
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we’ve got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there’s lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
- Cultural diversity staff network
- Disabled staff network
- LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
- Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
- Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
- Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We’re always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?
Job overview
The Regional Affective Disorders Service (RADS) is one of a limited number of specialist/tertiary level affective disorder services in the UK providing both out-patient and in-patient care for patients with difficult to treat mood disorders.
The Regional Affective Disorders Service is based in Newcastle upon Tyne which provides care for patients living in the North East of England, over the age of 18, with complex and/or treatment refractory affective disorders and other treatment refractory conditions complicated by an affective component.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Lead (Nurse) in Affective Disorders. This post will span both the inpatient service, based on Gibside Ward and the outpatient service, based at The Wolfson Research Centre, Centre for Aging and Vitality. The post holder will provide clinical leadership across the pathway and also provide operational management to the outpatient service.
This post will be based between Gibside ward at St Nicholas Hospital and The Wolfson Research Centre, Centre for Aging and Vitality, however there will be a requirement to complete ad hoc visits to other inpatient wards across the North East and North Cumbria as required to complete assessments.
This post will involve working a shift pattern across a 7 day week.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be working as part of a specialist multi disciplinary team, consisting of medics, nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists, delivering high quality care to patients. The successful post holder will provide enhanced clinical leadership for the staff working across the service. They will provide a range of learning opportunities, including formal teaching sessions, group clinical supervision sessions, task shadowing, role modelling, etc.
The successful post holder will work closely with medical colleagues to support the admission process, completing inpatient assessments on other hospital wards to identify the suitability of inpatient transfers. They will work closely, as required, with enhanced bed management to support appropriate patient pathway flow.
The successful post holder will take an active lead in audit and service development , contributing to the evidence base for treatment approaches. They will also take a lead in complex cases, e.g. complex risk management, safeguarding, etc. in line with trust policy and procedures.
The post holder will also provide operational management for the RADS outpatient service and will deputise for the inpatient ward manager, as required.
Working for our organisation
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note to apply for this role you must have the right to work in the UK. CNTW NHS Foundation Trust will not provide sponsorship for this role.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 16th April 2024
Closing date : 1st May 2024
We welcome your application.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Registered Learning Disability Nurse (as appropriate) or equivalent relevant professional qualification
- Mentorship Qualification
- Relevant Clinical Training and post graduate qualification
Desirable criteria
- Formal clinical supervision qualification
- Therapy qualification
- Teaching qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and experience of the recovery model
- Proven track record of providing professional leadership within clinical services
- MDT Working
- Clinical supervision and application.
- adherence to health and safety policies
- casework management
- facilitation of personal development planning in others
- experience of CBU based model of care provision
- experience of working within a MDT using the CBU based approach
- Care packages and pathways
- clustering
- experience of positive clinical risk taking and risk/safety planning
- WRAP and/or recovery models
- evidence of clinical practice to an advanced practitioner level
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of data systems
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and liaison skills
- Organisational and time management skills
- leadership skills/delegation, IT skills
Personal Characteristics
Essential criteria
- Ability to motivate others
- Work under pressure
- Flexible attitude to work
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to move and handle safely
- Ability to meet the mobility requirements of the post.
- Significant experience of complex and treatment resistant mood disorders
- Understanding of specialist treatments, e.g. TMS, VNS.
- Understanding of care pathways applicable to the service
- Operational experience in managing staff and resources.
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
- Heather Common
- Job title
- Clinical Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07976 703 244
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