Job summary
- Main area
- Ash Villa
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 274-10743-AI-A
- Employer
- Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ash Villa
- Town
- Sleaford
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Acute Care Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Ash Villa is a 15 bed Female acute treatment ward , our focus is to provide safe and effective care for patients experiencing a range of difficulties, primarily those requiring support with acute mental health distress.
The team works effectively within a multi disciplinary approach to consider all aspects of patient health and to support recovery.
Main duties of the job
To be part of the senior acute care nurse team. This requires supporting delivery of quality and effective care on the ward and support to the wider team. We continue to develop ways to offer a trauma informed approach to inpatient care and this role will be an important part of implementing this.
Assessing and Planning effective care for patients and supporting other staff to do the same.
Support students on the ward to ensure they receive a good learning opportunity.
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for full details of responsibilities
Implement evidence-based practice in the provision of treatment and care to clients.
Be accountable for own personal clinical caseload using resources as appropriate.
Select appropriate assessment tools for assessing specific client needs and risks.
Demonstrate sound clinical decision-making skills that are in the interests of the client.
Provide skilled clinical supervision to others.
Apply health enhancing skills in a wider group/community setting.
Apply self awareness to reflections on their nursing practice
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
- Mentorship Module (degree level )
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- Certificate in clinical supervision
- Management Training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Or clear evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both the community/in-patient. Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
- Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health
- Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within mental health care within the NHS
Skills & Competences
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Alison Bartle
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01522 309300
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Welton House
Lime Kiln Way
Lincoln
LN2 4WH
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