Job overview
Lead the strategic development, operational delivery and quality assurance of enhanced care services across Whipps Cross Hospital, ensuring safe, therapeutic and cost-effective care for patients with mental health needs, dementia, delirium and other complex care requirements.
Main duties of the job
To personally adhere to and always uphold the NMC Professional Code of Conduct, maintaining current professional registration and demonstrating expert knowledge of mental health, enhanced care and safeguarding legislation.
Provide expert clinical leadership in the assessment, planning and delivery of enhanced care for patients across the spectrum from dementia and delirium to acute mental health crisis, ensuring evidence-based, therapeutic interventions.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse (1st level registration) with current NMC registration
2. Degree level qualification in nursing or related field
3. Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to mental health and enhanced care
4. Mental Health Act Managers training or equivalent
Desirable criteria
5. Advanced qualification in mental health nursing (dual registration)
6. Master's degree in nursing, mental health or related field
7. Approved Mental Health Professional qualification
8. Best Interests Assessor qualification
9. Project management qualification (Prince 2 or equivalent)
10. Leadership and management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
11. Minimum 5 years' experience in acute care setting with at least 2 years at Band 7 or above
12. Significant experience in mental health nursing or enhanced care deliver
13. Experience of managing teams and leading service development
14. Proven experience of partnership working with mental health services
15. Experience of budget management and financial planning
16. Evidence of delivering nursing performance improvements including quality, safety and patient experience
Desirable criteria
17. Experience of managing enhanced care teams or similar specialist nursing services
18. Experience of working with NELFT or other mental health trusts
19. Experience of CQC inspection preparation and regulatory compliance
20. Experience of managing complex safeguarding cases
21. Experience of coroner's court proceedings and serious incident investigations
22. Experience of training delivery and workforce development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
23. Comprehensive understanding of Mental Health Act 1983 and Code of Practice
24. Expert knowledge of Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
25. Understanding of enhanced care principles and therapeutic interventions
26. Knowledge of safeguarding adults and children’s procedures
27. Understanding of professional standards and regulatory requirements
28. Knowledge of clinical governance and quality improvement methodologies
Desirable criteria
29. Understanding of NHS financial management and contracting
30. Knowledge of research methodologies and evidence-based practice
31. Understanding of health and safety legislation relevant to mental health environments
32. Knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion principles
33. Understanding of information governance and data protection
Skills
Essential criteria
34. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to work with distressed patients and families
35. Advanced leadership and influencing skills
36. De-escalation and conflict resolution skills
37. Risk assessment and clinical decision-making skills
38. Report writing and presentation skills
39. IT skills including Microsoft Office and clinical information systems
Desirable criteria
40. Advanced negotiation and partnership working skills
41. Teaching and training delivery skills
42. Public speaking and conference presentation skills
43. Media handling and crisis communication skills
44. Research and audit skills
Other
Essential criteria
45. Commitment to upholding professional standards and ethical practice
46. Ability to work flexible hours including on-call responsibilities
47. Willingness to travel to other sites and external organisations
48. Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
49. Demonstrates Trust values and behaviours
Desirable criteria
50. Membership of relevant professional organisations
51. Willingness to contribute to professional development activities
52. Commitment to research and service development