Lead Nurse (Acute Inpatient)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area Mental HealthGrade NHS AfC: Band 6Contract PermanentHours Full time - hours per week (required to work shift pattern)Job ref -OPC-3- Site Bluebell wardTown ChesterfieldSalary £, - £, 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
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Lead Nurse.
Bluebell is a -bedded, purpose-built assessment and treatment unit for older people (over ) experiencing a variety of acute mental health difficulties.
Bluebell is a dynamic and multi-disciplinary team. We put the patients first and deliver a high standard of care. Offering en-suite rooms for promotion of dignity, safety and therapeutic spaces.
Bluebell encourages therapeutic interventions and delivers care to national recommendations.
We pride ourselves on developing the workforce and are committed to providing the best care to our service users.
We put a high emphasis on quality of care, peer support and on clinical engagement in service development and management. We will welcome candidates who bring an enthusiasm for innovation, teaching and development and can work closely with colleagues from different professional backgrounds.
Main duties of the job
You will:
1. Provide strong clinical leadership, ensuring evidence-based practice is delivered to improve the quality of and shape responsive services.
2. Monitoring and ensure maintenance of standards of care that support safe high quality practice throughout the twenty-four hour period.
3. Supporting junior colleagues within the multi-disciplinary process.
4. Supervising and promoting staff development.
Be part of the Bleep Holder rota.
5. Always act in a way which reflects both the word and spirit of the Trust’s values
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:
6. Commitment to flexible working where possible
7. days’ annual leave per year plus bank holidays, increasing to days after 5 years & days after years’ service
8. Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
9. Generous NHS pension scheme
10. Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
11. Health service discounts and online benefits
12. Incremental pay progression
13. Free confidential employee assistance programme /7
14. 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.
15. Health and wellbeing opportunities
16. Structured learning and development 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.
We really value our nurses; you will be an asset to our Trust and a key part of our nursing community.
You will strengthen our innovative and experienced teams and contribute to the high standards of care that we provide to the people of Derbyshire.
As an organisation, we lead on key research areas such as mindfulness, compassion, dementia, delirium, self-harm, safeguarding and children’s mental health psychological interventions. Derbyshire is a beautiful county and home to one of the UK’s most accessible national parks.
Derbyshire is culturally diverse and we hope to welcome you to our diverse and forward-thinking organisation.
Details of our staff support packages are on our website. Some of which include:
17. Fully embedded Preceptorship package and supporting study days
18. Support of Practice Facilitators throughout the preceptorship process
19. Schwartz Rounds
20. PEER Support
21. Employee assistance service
22. Training and development opportunities such as psychodynamic therapy training, coaching and mentoring
23. Support to meet your registration needs
24. Access to cognitive behaviour therapy
25. Research Centre and library facilities
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
26. NMC Registered Nurse - RNMH or RNLD
27. Educated to Diploma Level (ie Dip HE Nursing) or evidence of post qualification education/training
28. Mentorship
Desirable criteria
29. Previous, recent, relevant experience
Leadership Skills
Essential criteria
30. Demonstrate leadership skills such as motivation, facilitation, mentorship, etc. Demonstrate up-to-date evidence-based
31. Experience in managing and leading a team in difficult clinical situations
Desirable criteria
32. Evidence of being able to work independently
33. Experience of leading development of staff's progression and development
Further details / informal visits contact
NameNicola OwenJob titleSenior NurseEmail numberAdditional