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Clinical Lead
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
351-BAY733-CL
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kentmere Ward-Wgh Wd4
Town
Kendal
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/12/2024 23:59

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Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Lead

Band 6

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

•    Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
•    Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
•    Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.

For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job overview

Do you have experience of working at a band 5 level & have a commitment to working within in-patient Mental Health Services 

Are you a compassionate respectful team player who can offer effective clinical leadership and support to a team of registered nurses and nursing assistants who constantly strive to provide the best possible experience for our service users and carers?

Do you have excellent communication skills that would enable you to work within a challenging inpatient mental health unit?

We are committed to staff development and provide encouragement and support to staff to continue their lifelong learning. We are also passionate about the supervision process. You will be expected to fully engage in the process for yourself and provide direct line management and supervision for others.

The successful post holder will be expected to work shifts covering 24 hours, seven days a week and both full and part time contracts are available.   

Kentmere is a 12 bedded mental health unit for those individuals with acute mental health needs 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead a team of registered nurses and nursing assistants in the delivery of mental health care. The post holder will promote the interests of service users and ensure that delegated nursing care is effectively implemented in a safe manner. The post holder will exercise professional accountability and responsibility using professional skills, knowledge and expertise in changing environments, across professional boundaries and in unfamiliar situations. The post holder will use research, audit, enquiry and scholarship to plan, implement and evaluate concepts and strategies leading to improvements in care.

Working for our organisation

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • • Registered Mental Health Nurse (RNMH)
  • • Preparation of mentors certificate, ENB 998, or equivalent
  • • Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of team building and practice development
  • • Thorough knowledge of the mental health act 1983
  • • An understanding of, and an ability to performance manage junior staff • Ability to conduct management supervision
  • • Demonstrates knowledge of ward manager responsibilities and capability to act in the role in the absence of same

Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Excellent clinical intervention skills
  • • Experience of working within mental health services at band 5
  • • Demonstrate knowledge and experience of quality and audit
  • • An ability to undertake control and restraint training
  • • A willingness to adapt to the changing needs of the service.

Other

Essential criteria
  • • Consistent and reliable attendance.
  • • Commitment to working with adult mental health services.
  • • Ability to work on a rota system that includes early shifts, late shifts, weekends, and night duty.
  • • Participation in the process of internal rotation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. You are therefore advised to consider applying for this vacancy as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lisa Holmes
Job title
Community Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01530 462400