ECT Lead Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area ECT - Mental HealthGrade NHS AfC: Band 6Contract PermanentHours Part time - hours per week (Must be able to work Mondays and Thursdays)Job ref -ACA-8- Site Radbourne Unit, Royal Derby HospitalTown DerbySalary £, - £, per annum, pro rataSalary period YearlyClosing //5 :
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
·To be a fundamental part of the organisation and delivery of Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT) service to patients.
To monitor patients’ physical health and identify early signs of deterioration.
·To coordinate the booking of ECT treatment sessions in coordination with the patient and the members of the clinical team.
·To monitor patients for adverse effects before, during and after receiving ECT treatment.
·To provide medical interventions in an emergency including management of cardiac arrest, seizure and syncope. To be part of the team to deliver immediate life support to patients in the event of serious complications.
·To follow established ECT protocols and clinical governance procedures.
·To communicate effectively with the ECT Leads and other members of the team locally and other sites.
·To feed into the multi-disciplinary meetings at ward level working in partnership with multi-disciplinary colleagues within mental health in-patient wards, community mental health, pathways and acute hospital and other care environments.
·Demonstrate knowledge of the risks and benefits of ECT the procedure for the administration of ECT including pre-treatment preparations and procedure for patients requiring outpatient ECT.
Main duties of the job
·To be an integral part of the delivery of ECT.
·To coordinate referrals and booking of ECT.
·To provide ongoing support to patients while receiving ECT.
·To liaise with patient’s community or inpatient teams to update treatment process and make entries on electronic patient records.
·To proactively engage and work with patients to ensure that all treatment sessions are administered in a safe manner.
·To proactively engage and work with other professionals within the ECT team, the community teams and ward staff to ensure safe and effective delivery of treatment.
·To develop professional relationships with other members of the research team and staff in the neuroimaging facility and collaborative research sites.
·To prioritise, monitor and administer own workload.
·To participate in continuing professional development programs.
·To provide supervision to staff within the department.
·To work with the Royal College of Psychiatrists to ensure that standards for ECT are upheld.
·To ensure robust governance arrangements are in place for the safe delivery of treatment
·Support with the order of supplies for the ECT department.
·To work with patients and carers to improve their experience of treatment.
1. To provide education on ECT to other teams.
Working for our organisation
Join Team Derbyshire Healthcare and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of “making a positive difference in people’s lives”.
CQC rated us as ‘GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”
Benefits include:
2. Commitment to flexible working where possible
3. days’ annual leave per year plus bank holidays, increasing to days after 5 years & days after years’ service
4. Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
5. Generous NHS pension scheme
6. Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
7. Health service discounts and online benefits
8. Incremental pay progression
9. Free confidential employee assistance programme /7
10. Derbyshire Healthcare supports several specialist staff network groups to reflect its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. These include the Disability and Wellness group, Multi-Faith forum, BME staff support network, LGBT+ staff support network, Christian network, Women’s network and Armed Forces network.
11. Health and wellbeing opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Person specification
Essential and desirable qulifications and experience
Essential criteria
12. Must have NMC registration
13. Experience of working with acute mental health settings
Desirable criteria
14. Highly developed clinical reasoning skills and ability to conduct risk assessments
15. Trained in ILS
Essential and desirable qualifications and experience
Essential criteria
16. Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable criteria
17. A strong knowledge of ECT, associated policies and guidance including national guidance
Further details / informal visits contact
NameRebecca LeeJob titleArea Service ManagerEmail number
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