Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Practitioner
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 373-LD0470
- Employer
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Eastway Assessment and Treatment Unit
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £33,706 - £40,588 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Practitioner
Band 6
Job overview
**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000** for anyone who needs to relocate in order to take up employment with CWP. T&Cs apply - see attached document. If this applies to you, please state this on your application so we can discuss this with you.
Eastway is an Assessment & Treatment Unit for Adults with Learning Disabilities and complex needs. Admissions are to support individuals whom require a period of intensive assessment and treatment away from home.
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Senior Practitioner to join our team. You will be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team who work closely with other community services in providing a holistic approach to care utilising the 6 Cs in practice, these being Care; Compassion; Competence; Communication; Courage and Commitment, and support the development of person centred care plans.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading in the development and delivery of complex care plans for patients, alongside forming part of the nursing team in the delivery of care. You will be required to work within a multi professional framework and to support the Ward Manager and Clinical Lead with a variety of tasks, including supervisions for allocated members of the team.
The post holder will need to ensure that the service is based on an ethos of collaborative working between individual service users, carers and all other key stakeholders.
Post registration experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and/or working within an assessment and treatment unit is preferred, however not essential.
Eastway is based on the Countess of Chester Health Park in Chester, Cheshire. If you feel this role is for you we look forward to receiving your application.
Working for our organisation
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/completing-application-guidance. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email – [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level registered nurse
- RNLD
- First level Degree
- Post registration qualification in: - - - challenging behaviour - Autism - Mental Health - Mentor qualification
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Awareness of current issues
- Awareness of relevant legislation (Valuing People Mental Health Act etc) Winterbourne
- Appreciation of governance
- Participation in service developments
- Education and Training
- Quality and service improvement initiatives
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with adults with a Learning Disability, within an Assessment and Treatment/Respite setting
- Direct experience of working with clients with complex needs i.e., challenging behaviour, epilepsy, mental health problems, continuing health care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lorna Fisher
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 397224
- Additional information
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [email protected] or telephone 01244 393100
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