Job overview
Coordinate and deliver evidence-based care for complex patients, support junior staff, ensure high-quality practice aligned with Trust objectives, and lead clinical development through supervision, audits, and continuous improvement.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached job description and person specification for details of the role’s main duties of the job.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached detailed job description and person specification for details of main responsibilities.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential criteria
1. •Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
2. •OR Registered Nurse (Learning Difficulty)
3. •OR Registered Nurse (Adult)
Desirable criteria
4. •Masters qualification or equivalent experience
5. •Specialist Area Training
6. •Leadership / Management Training
Experience
Essential criteria
7. •Significant experience of management and leadership roles at band 6 level or above
8. •Working with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities
9. •Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour
10. •Working within a multidisciplinary team environment
11. •Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care
12. •Supporting and supervising students and junior staff
Desirable criteria
13. •Evidence of quality improvement
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
14. •Excellent verbal and written communication skills
15. •Knowledge of quality improvement practices
16. •Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for complex patients
17. •Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices
18. •Ability to recognize and manage stress, in self and others
19. •Ability to lead and develop a team
20. •Knowledge of implementing strategy, change
21. •Current Developments in nursing
22. •Knowledge of supervision and reflective practices
Desirable criteria
23. •Knowledge of implementing strategy, change management and practice development
24. •Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience
Other
Essential criteria
25. •Motivate team to providing the highest standards of care in a changing service
26. •Flexible working patterns in line with service needs
27. •Awareness of equal opportunities in the workplace
Desirable criteria
28. •Able to work within the accountability framework
29. •Personal Integrity