Job summary
- Main area
- 136 Team
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Nights Only
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Night Post Only)
- Job ref
- 383-ACA-4946-24
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- NHS jobs.
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Nurse 136 Team Carsington
NHS AfC: Band 6
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
We are looking to enhance our clinical team working within the Health Based Places of Safety (HBPOS) based on our Adult Acute Inpatient units in Derbyshire. Across Derbyshire we have 2 HBPOS and a third being built due to open in 2024. The team is new and will consist of Band 7 Clinical Lead and Operational Manager Band 6 Lead Nurses, Band 5 Registered Nurses HBPOS Facilitators, and Band 3 Health Care Assistants.
This work can be exciting, challenging and rewarding. The team are looking for someone who is compassionate, caring, and able to lead and direct the team. This is an exciting and brand-new role which will primarily be based within a team in the HBPOS, providing support to persons who have been detained by the Police under Section 136. When you are not in the HBPOS you may be asked to provide support to any of the wards within the unit where you are based dependent on other clinical commitments of the role. With this at times will be bleep holder responsibilities.
The Lead Nurse role is a Trust wide role and as such there will be an expectation to travel across sites, and at times this will be both planned and unplanned, dependent on the needs of the service and the team, however you will have a permanent base most of the time.
Main duties of the job
Section 136 HBPOS is on the Adult Acute Inpatient Pathway and all applications are welcome from Registered Mental Health Nurses. The HBPOS plays a crucial role in supporting individuals in crisis, who have been detained under section 136 of the MHA and have been brought to await an in-depth assessment within a 24-hour period. The HBPOS is a nurse led service, and you will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team to carry out a diverse range of duties. This highly cohesive team will work very closely to support each other and there is a clear focus on growth and professional development of our nurses. This is supported through mentorship, supervision, training, teaching sessions and access to development days.
Main duties of the role will be to work alongside the Clinical Lead, and HCAs to support, supervise and lead the newly developed 136 team and other services who facilitate the HBPOS, namely the inpatient units. To support the teams who facilitate the use of the HBPOS and support the person awaiting to be assessed.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate, and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the Trust.”
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
The right candidate will be imaginative, enthusiastic and be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and where required de-escalation skills.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE and patients being at the heart of everything we do is our overriding value. Our mission is to make sure that we hold our values across all our services inclusive of 136 provisions.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity, and multiculturalism throughout our services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN
- Current RMN Registration
- Mentorship Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Mentorship Experience.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience and Knowledge of the MHA
- Experience of Physical Observations.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Acute Mental Health Nursing
- Experience of working with persons with addicition
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
- Lisa-Anne Mack
- Job title
- 136 Clinical and operational team lead Trustwide
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07917133066
- Additional information
Michelle Hague ASM Hartington Unit. 01246 277271.
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
1st Floor Kingsway House (Entrance D)
Kingsway
Derby
DE22 3LZ
- Telephone
- 07900 134410 / 01332 564856, option 1, option 1 (please note, my normal working days are Wed, Thu, Fri)
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