Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing & Quality
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Or secondment for maternity cover)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 334-NUR-6252023-AP
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 111 Denmark Hill
- Town
- Camberwell
- Salary
- £66,718 - £76,271 per annum inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/05/2024
Employer heading
Lead Clinician Physical Health
NHS AfC: Band 8b
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
We are offering 12 months Maternity Cover either as a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity for the role of lead Clinician Physical Health.
Are you a mental Health , Adult Nurse or Paramedic and are passionate about physical health care and an advocate for parity of esteem for those with mental health needs. We are looking for a creative , flexible clinician that can demonstrate an exemplary focus on patient outcomes to Lead our Physical Health Work across the Trust.
As a senior clinician you will already be experienced in working within the field of physical Health Care within a Mental health setting or be working in a role where you have clinical, managerial and leadership responsibilities where you have experience of introducing system wide change .
Within this role you will be a key part of leading the the Trust strategic ambition to reduce health care inequalities for our patients. You will work with member of the executive and operational directorate senior leaders and our direct care staff.
The post will support the development and implementation of Physical Health care across the Trust and will provide strategic operational and clinical leadership for nursing and the wider Multi Professional Teams. You will link closely with the Integrated Care system as well as and other providers and partners across Southeast London.
Main duties of the job
Work as an autonomous practitioner providing expert, evidence-based practice to staff regarding Physical Health and Lead the development and delivery of evidence-based Physical Health Care across the Trust.
Provide expert advice on Physical Health issues within the Trust and externally, at local and national level. Contribute to the development and evaluation of physical health training programmes, working collaboratively with key stakeholders. Provide expert clinical advice on Physical Health Care in the Trust Lead Physical Health service development in the Trust, working in collaboration with key stakeholders (within and outside the trust). Initiate research, audit and Quality Improvement initiatives, and disseminate findings. Direct and lead Physical Health policy and practice. Provide professional leadership and support within, and external to the organisation.
The post holder requires highly advanced communication and influencing skills as they are required to work collaboratively with key stakeholders across professional and organisational boundaries within and outside the Trust- at London, national and international level. They will often be required to galvanise the support of staff and departments they do not manage.
Working for our organisation
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
We provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- • Registered nurse on register or registered paramedic
- • Master’s degree
- • Evidence of extensive post registration professional development
Desirable criteria
- • PhD in health-related field
- •Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- • Non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Initiating and leading service developments
- • Providing education/ training (skills based and academic) to a range of professional groups
- • Conference presentations
- • Experience of working clinically in mental health and substance misuse
- • Work in a range of settings e.g. inpatient, community, residential
- • Identifying and establishing collaborative relationships across professional groups and organisations, and managing those relationships with sensitivity and diplomacyent and implementation of strategies/policies/protocols
- • Conducting service evaluations
- • Working collaboratively with service users and/or carers to develop services
Desirable criteria
- Working with diverse communities
- Contribute to national policy development
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- • Advanced knowledge and understanding of health care provision and the current policy agenda: Physical Health and mental health nursing
- • Knowledge of quality standards & policy regarding current Mental Health, Physical Health best practice, guidance and legislation recommendations
- • Flexible and able to work at pace
- • Influencing skills
- • Evidence of change management skills
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of leading on national innovations
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
- Helen Kelsall
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07736458318
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