*INTERNAL MPFT APPLICANTS ONLY* Clinical Nurse Lead
Job overview
*INTERNAL MPFT APPLICANTS ONLY*
Are you looking to advance your career as a nurse without moving into a management role? Do you have a passion for working within a Mental Health service in a custodial setting? Are you a prescriber or willing to undertake training?
Our Integrated Mental Health and Substance Use Team at HMP Dovegate is looking for a dynamic and experienced registered mental health nurse.
This is an exciting and diverse role for an individual who is passionate about providing excellent quality nurse leadership. You will have the privilege to influence and lead the provision of high-quality mental health care to some of society’s most vulnerable members.
You would be joining a caring and compassionate multi disciplinary team committed to Recovery focussed and trauma informed approaches to care.
The Service is responsible for assessment, planning and the delivery of a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions to support mental health and substance use needs.
Main duties of the job- Working effectively within the team you will provide expert clinical knowledge and interventions, advice, support and supervision in the multi-disciplinary pathway to colleagues, service users and carers.
- You will be responsible for providing leadership to deliver best practice, evidence based care and interventions and provide professional nursing leadership within the team.
- A key function will be to support the delivery of a trauma informed culture across the estate and identify opportunities for research and development.
- Lead on the fostering of a just culture and, in doing so, provide a compassionate and nurturing approach to the team.
Working for our organisation
Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.
We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide.
We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support.
Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- You will lead the team in expert assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for a specific group of service users.
- Supervise and teach service users and carers, multi-disciplinary team professionals, qualified and unqualified staff and the general public.
- Work in partnership with service users, carers and other agencies to ensure effectiveness of outcomes.
- Work alongside consultant psychiatrists to implement an independent prescribing service for men accessing mental health care.
- Model best practice and lead innovation.
- Provide emotional support and care to the wider workforce.
- Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the full list of responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Nurse and evidence of clinical expertise in Mental Health Nursing (Level 3 degree equivalent or above)
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake at earliest opportunity
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience post qualifying at Band 6 or equivalent level with the client group.
- Demonstrable experience of initiating, implementing and evaluating service developments and improving the quality of clinical care.
- Teaching and facilitating experience and evidence of experience in education of nurses and/or multi-professional groups.