Senior Staff Nurse 12 Month Secondment - Internal Applicants Only

Job overview

INTERNAL MPFT APPLICANTS ONLY

Within Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust (MPFT), we have an exciting opportunity for a 12-month secondment (maternity cover) for a Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse within the Mercian PCN Community Nursing Team. We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate nurse to further enhance the high-quality patient experience we deliver in the community.

For this secondment, candidates who demonstrate they are actively working towards a postgraduate qualification in a nursing-related subject will be considered for appointment into a Development Senior Staff Nurse role until completion of qualification.

The postholder must be able to work independently while also contributing effectively as part of a team, demonstrating a broad range of clinical competencies.

The successful applicant will receive training and development to support delivery of individualised patient care, whilst enhancing leadership capability, clinical knowledge, and professional practice.

Main duties of the job

The adult community nursing service provides care to patients in their own homes and is pivotal in the prevention agenda. You will deliver a high quality service, working closely with GP’s and the wider multidisciplinary team in addressing a range of care issues across a spectrum of health conditions and preventing avoidable hospital admissions.

We are a friendly ,innovative and evolving team covering the Tamworth locality and as a service we have a great interest in moving District Nursing forward in line with local population and service needs.

You must be a qualified nursing practitioner with current NMC registration. Previous experience of working in the community is an essential requirement and you need to be able to demonstrate a commitment to delivering high quality targeted personal care and hold a full driving licence.

You must be able to demonstrate leadership skills and be able to make sound clinical decisions independently. You will be expected to be a positive, influential role model, supporting both staff and service delivery.

Appointment this role is with the understanding that the successful candidate holds the Practice Assessor or equivalent mentor course/certification and has completed post qualification accredited study.

Post holders will be required to work flexibly on a rota system covering 08:00 to 18:30 across a 7 day week.

Working for our organisation

• Supporting your career development and progression.
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccination every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As per attached Job Description and Person Specification:

• Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role.
• Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trust Values of: “Putting People at the heart of what we do”, Empowering Our Workforce” and “Working in partnership with others”.
• Be a Registered Nurse and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge.
• Palliative care
• Management of continence
• Administration of medication
• Management of long term conditions
• Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals.
• Be skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
• Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
• Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
• Work with the Operational Manager and Lead Specialist Practitioner undertaking delegated tasks in team management.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Degree in nursing or equivalent. Post Graduate qualification in nursing related subject or actively working towards. Registration with the NMC. Mentorship or equivalent Practice Assessor Qualification in line with the new guidance.

• Evidence of study at Master’s level (or equivalent) with a clear commitment to working towards the Specialist Practitioner District Nurse qualification.

Experience

• Relevant experience to the role including assessment and management of longterm conditions. Ability to manage time and caseload effectively. Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the delivery of healthcare in the community. Working in multi disciplinary team.

• Experience in direct patient care. Experinence of negotiation and conflict management in clinical situations.

• Skilled Worker visas cannot currently be issued to Afghan nationals.
• Study visas cannot currently be issued to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar or Sudan.

As a result, we are unable to progress applications requiring sponsorship under these routes.