Senior Primary Nurse
Job overview
1 Willow Close is a six bed bungalow located in Northampton and provide an overnight care service for adults over the age of 18 who have profound and multiple learning disabilities, complex health needs and who require specialist care.
1 Willow Close is a safe and secure environment where the highest standards of care are delivered. Our priority is the safety and wellbeing to those we care for by providing a person centred service and a relaxed ‘home from home’ environment taking into account their ethnic and cultural backgrounds.The service operates 24 hours a day , 365 days a year on a 24 hour rotational shift pattern inclusive of weekends and bank holidays as per rota.
You must have a passion for providing a quality service for people with complex needs and demonstrate an understanding of their needs and the needs of their families. You must want to make a positive difference to the lives of the people you care for.
We can offer you a challenging but rewarding environment with a dedicated and supportive staff team.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Primary Nurse role is to provide direct support to the Operational Manager across a range of managerial and clinical functions to ensure the provision of the highest standards of care for users of the service. The Senior Primary Nurse will work clinical shifts on the unit and will also be allocated set supernumerary time each month.
The successful candidate will have noticeable leadership skills along with a strong drive to develop other members of the team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within an experienced and committed team and the candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the care team possesses the skills, knowledge and motivation to deliver the highest quality of care to service users with learning disabilities and complex health needs and their families.
The successful candidate will possess excellent clinical, team and communication skills together with vision and enthusiasm to develop 1 Willow Close’s service model. The successful candidate should be RNLD qualified or equivalent qualification and have at least 2 years post registration nursing experience.You need to be able to demonstrate quality in delivery of nursing care and the clinical environment. The successful applicant will be a forward-thinking nurse, who will lead and coach staff by example.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible.This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will ensure NICE and MCA standards are upheld and work to uphold NMC's code of practice whilst ensuring all relevant policies are in place, reviewed and updated as and when necessary (e.g. service guidelines/patient information) in liaison with the Operational Manager and care team.
The successful candidate will provide support for the Operational Manager in delivering Clinical Leadership for the nursing team and ensure clinical records are well maintained and systems are in place for staff to communicate effectively on clinical issues.
You must have a passion for providing a quality service for people with complex needs and demonstrate an understanding of their needs and the needs of their families. You must want to make a positive difference to the lives of the people you care for.
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Recognised Nursing Qualification - RNLD or equivalent
- Evidence od CPD or additional training
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria- To communicate effectively with individuals, carers, families, team members and other agencies including the summarising and communicating of complex information
- Reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal
- Experience of working as an effective and responsive member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge of current issues and best practice in Learning Disability Nursing
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within the team, with good personal organisational skills and ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work in a busy, sometimes pressurised environment, prioritizing and working to deadlines
- Ability to take a proactive approach to process and service improvement
- Effective written and oral communication skills, including use of IT systems i.e Systmone, ESR in accordance with professional and Trust standards
- 15 minute Presentation - How do you approach identfying and delivering opportunities for service improvement within 1 Willow Close as a healthcare setting?
- Demonstration of experience, problem-solving, embracing change and delivery.
- Effect communication skills
Important Information
By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours.
Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy.For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.
Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.