Under the guidance and direction of the Head of Nursing and the Service Manager, you will be the professional/quality lead for the nursing staff within primary care mental health and responsible for providing clear leadership and support to staff within these teams.
You will ensure that service users' experience safe and effective care delivered in partnership with them and their carers, inspiring both service user and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility, and surveillance.
You will support projects that enhance service user care and outcomes and train and develop staff to provide a positive service user experience. You will support the teams to recognise and embed standards of excellence, through increased teamwork and the promotion of shared learning.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide day to day operational oversight of the GP Plus and ARRS teams and offer line management supervision to designated staff within these teams.
* Accountable for ensuring the appropriate and effective development, delivery, and monitoring of service user care and services across the SBU.
* Assist in the development and implementation of quality monitoring systems and contribute to the development of clinical audit and effectiveness within the Trust.
* Support Matron and senior nurse colleagues to ensure the most safe staffing resource is maintained and appropriately distributed for the provision of safe, effective, and quality services.
* Actively participate in clinical audit and promote/identify research activity and opportunities.
* Take lead responsibility in the development, implementation, evaluation, and review of tools that will demonstrate the quality of nursing care.
* Responsible for all infection prevention and control practices are adhered to and the required audits and monitoring procedures are followed and acted on.
Requirements:
* Registered Nurse on NMC register.
* Educated to Master's degree or currently working towards a Master's degree.
* Evidence of continuing personal and professional development.
* Leadership course evident or working towards, Wide knowledge of developments in the NHS impacting on the Trust.
* Confident with HR policies and procedures and demonstrable evidence of managing significant numbers of staff.
* Experience of providing line management supervision and operational oversight of staff and Teams.
* Significant experience of working across a wide range of mental health services.
* Experience of managing change in an NHS environment.
Desirable Criteria:
* Accreditation (CQC, AIMS) and revalidation knowledge and experience.
* Experience of working in Primary Care Services, Advanced IT skills and ability to use a variety of software packages.
* Able to move between bases and offices, as required, using suitable mode of transport.
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