Employer: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Vales Discovery House
Town: Lincoln
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/01/2025 23:59
Band 6
Job Overview
The Vales are seeking to recruit a dynamic Senior Acute Care Nurse to join their team in their 15 bedded female high dependency rehabilitation inpatient unit at Discovery House. Applicants must possess attitudes and values that reflect the excellent standards we are expecting within the Vales team. The Vales provides treatment and interventions for women with severe and enduring mental ill-health in a locked environment to support their ongoing recovery and social integration. The whole service is focused on working towards independence and recovery to enable service users to regain health and mental wellness, before moving on to live as independently as possible in an open environment or their local communities. In return, we will offer the opportunity to be part of an excellent and developing team that holds the highest possible values and work ethic within a purpose-built environment. You will have a planned induction and work within a robust framework of regular professional supervision, and you will have opportunities for development as your experience increases. Applicants must be a Registered Nurse in Mental Health or Learning Disability and must be able to work a range of flexible hours to include nights and weekends. This is a substantive post on the Vales; however, the successful candidate will be required at times to support and cover other areas within inpatients. Main Duties of the Job
To be the clinical leader of the nursing team providing care for people with severe and enduring mental illness, complex trauma mental health disorders. To provide clinical services that work within the policies, protocols, and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust. To work as part of a team providing a user-focused, accessible, and responsive nursing service that is safe, supportive, and competent for people who experience severe and enduring and complex trauma mental health problems. To assess care needs and develop, implement, and evaluate programmes of care for those who are experiencing mental health needs, within agreed limitations. Patterns of working will be by arrangement and may include evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. Provides management supervision to Band 5s, Band 4s, and Band 3s. To undertake managerial duties in the absence of the Ward Manager. 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 network groups, and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for full details 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. Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team. Identify areas of nursing practice requiring development and improvement. Use available resources efficiently and effectively to maximise client care. Take a lead role in the implementation of change to develop nursing practice. Distinguish between different leadership and management styles. Choose an effective style in leadership to suit care environment. Evaluate the effectiveness of chosen leadership style. Supervise the leadership development of junior staff and learners. Act in an advisory capacity in relation to clinical and professional issues for the team. Understand the political dimensions of service development. Demonstrate good knowledge of Trust processes to identify safeguarding issues and be a support to colleagues. Person Specification
Qualifications
RMN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent. Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice. Certificate in clinical supervision. Management Training. Experience
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. Experience of working within mental health care. Skills & Competences
Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team. Ability to work independently and collectively. As an ethical recruiter, we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role, you must have UK NHS experience. Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
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.
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Job Overview
The Vales are seeking to recruit a dynamic Senior Acute Care Nurse to join their team in their 15 bedded female high dependency rehabilitation inpatient unit at Discovery House. Applicants must possess attitudes and values that reflect the excellent standards we are expecting within the Vales team. The Vales provides treatment and interventions for women with severe and enduring mental ill-health in a locked environment to support their ongoing recovery and social integration. The whole service is focused on working towards independence and recovery to enable service users to regain health and mental wellness, before moving on to live as independently as possible in an open environment or their local communities. In return, we will offer the opportunity to be part of an excellent and developing team that holds the highest possible values and work ethic within a purpose-built environment. You will have a planned induction and work within a robust framework of regular professional supervision, and you will have opportunities for development as your experience increases. Applicants must be a Registered Nurse in Mental Health or Learning Disability and must be able to work a range of flexible hours to include nights and weekends. This is a substantive post on the Vales; however, the successful candidate will be required at times to support and cover other areas within inpatients. Main Duties of the Job
To be the clinical leader of the nursing team providing care for people with severe and enduring mental illness, complex trauma mental health disorders. To provide clinical services that work within the policies, protocols, and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust. To work as part of a team providing a user-focused, accessible, and responsive nursing service that is safe, supportive, and competent for people who experience severe and enduring and complex trauma mental health problems. To assess care needs and develop, implement, and evaluate programmes of care for those who are experiencing mental health needs, within agreed limitations. Patterns of working will be by arrangement and may include evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. Provides management supervision to Band 5s, Band 4s, and Band 3s. To undertake managerial duties in the absence of the Ward Manager. 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 network groups, and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for full details 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. Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team. Identify areas of nursing practice requiring development and improvement. Use available resources efficiently and effectively to maximise client care. Take a lead role in the implementation of change to develop nursing practice. Distinguish between different leadership and management styles. Choose an effective style in leadership to suit care environment. Evaluate the effectiveness of chosen leadership style. Supervise the leadership development of junior staff and learners. Act in an advisory capacity in relation to clinical and professional issues for the team. Understand the political dimensions of service development. Demonstrate good knowledge of Trust processes to identify safeguarding issues and be a support to colleagues. Person Specification
Qualifications
RMN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent. Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice. Certificate in clinical supervision. Management Training. Experience
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. Experience of working within mental health care. Skills & Competences
Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team. Ability to work independently and collectively. As an ethical recruiter, we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role, you must have UK NHS experience. Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
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.
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