Job overview
Despite these challenging times in the health sector the team at Northwick Park Hospital are more determined than ever to offer progressive opportunities to their staff and this position is no different. Ferneley Ward and Eastlake Ward are looking for a new Band 6 Clinical Team Leader and in return we will offer you an extensive development package to further your career. This will include;
1. Career mapping to ensure continuous professional development
2. Training opportunities such as CBT, DBT, Venepuncture and more
3. Our innovative Trauma Informed Approaches (TIA) staff training program
4. Support to become an in-house Physical Intervention Traine
The successful candidate will work within a dedicated team of different disciplines to assess and treat a range of mental health conditions, challenging behaviour and severe and enduring mental illnesses.
Nursing practice continuously develops with time and at Northwick Park so do we. If we want to understand the reasons for mental health problems, it often makes more sense to ask “What has happened to you?” rather than “What is wrong with you?” This method forms the basis of Trauma-Informed Approaches (TIA), where we acknowledge the relationship between people’s life experiences and the development of mental health difficulties. Northwick Park are front-runners in developing Trauma Informed Approached (TIA) to patient care in CNWL.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take up the responsibility of being the Unit/Site Coordinator at least four times a month. You will provide unit management support and co-ordinate and facilitate patient flow (bed management) out of hours. In addition, the unit co-ordinator will provide senior nursing support, professional leadership and advice to all clinical areas within the unit, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We are looking for an individual who has effective communication skills not only when engaging with services users, but also with their carers and any other professional(s).
The successful candidate will have:
5. Excellent communication skills and a caring, compassionate approach to patient care.
6. Motivation to drive improvement in the care of Inpatients within a mental health setting.
7. Be committed to continuous professional development and to working as part of a team.
8. Ability to provide strong clinical leadership and role model to others best practice on both the ward as well as the wider unit
Please note that this role requires successful candidates to be able to engage in Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression (TMVA) training, including the use of force techniques. This is because of the high-acuity nature of the ward environment and the need to ensure the safety of both patients and staff. The role is conditional upon candidates being able to engage in TMVA training during the course of their employment whilst undertaking this role.
Working for our organisation
Working at Northwick Park will provide you with the following;
9. Working around our Safety Pledge to reduce restrictive interventions
10. Innovative Trauma Informed staff training program including practise of Team Formulation
11. Implementing Sensory modulation into the care pathway
12. Coaching and development sessions including; wound care treatment, forms of dementia treatment, Mental State Examination skill sessions, administering ACE assessments
13. On-site shadowing opportunitiesfor you with our HTT, CMHT, Psych Liaison services
14. Commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development including opportunities such as CBT, DBT, ECG and venepuncture training
15. Flexible shift working hours to provide a healthy work-life balance
16. Training package (inc sponsorship for post-graduate studies up to masters)
17. Hidden Gem, annual award ceremonies and award-winning Staff Networksthat have thousands of members and exciting events.
18. Excellent staff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.
Patient Safety
Band 6 nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:
• Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
• Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
• Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
• Being open and transparent about their own practice
• Supervising the work of others
• Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
• Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
• Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
• Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements.
The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Band 6 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
Clinical Outcomes
Band 6 nurses often work with people who have complex needs and contribute to the effectiveness of services by:
• Being confident, autonomous practitioners who take responsibility for the care they give to patients but also take responsibility for overseeing the work of others in the team including less experienced nurses and staff without a professional qualification
• Providing skilled, evidence-based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures
• Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs
• Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care
• Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but also work as team members
• Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by communicating well with all members of the team
• Understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives
• Reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings
• Encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes
Patient Experience
Band 6 nurses contribute to the people using our services feeling respected and empowered to make decisions about their health and wellbeing by:
• Working in partnership with patients and their families and carers
• Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making
• Signposting patients and carers to the courses provided by the Recovery and Wellbeing College or services provided by the local authority or voluntary sector
• Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident
• Demonstrating clinical leadership and challenging any poor behaviour to patients, families or other staff members and creating a positive, inclusive culture in which everyone is treated with kindness and respect and the trust’s values are embedded in all practice
• Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust policy
You will need to be an excellent team player with an ability to facilitate collaborative working, ensuring high standards of assessment, care and treatment for patients within the ward and wider unit. In addition, they will possess leadership skills in order to lead the nursing team on the ward as well as the wider unit when working as the unit co-ordinator.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
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