We have an exciting opportunity for a Physical Healthcare Practitioner to join our team! The Vales is a 15 bed female high dependency rehabilitation unit located at Discovery House in Lincoln.
As part of ongoing mental health transformation programmes and the Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (LPFT) strategic vision for improved physical health monitoring, care delivery and parity of esteem between physical and mental health, the post holder will facilitate the management of the needs of service users (patients) during their admission, treatment and care within LPFT services.
Work patterns will be arranged and may include evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
To be clinical leader of the nursing team providing care for people with severe mental illness and mental health problems. 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 acute nursing service that is safe, supportive, and competent for people who experience acute mental health problems. Provide clinical leadership and work in partnership with service users (patients), their carers, and internal/external colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in the delivery of high quality, evidence based physical health care. To assess care needs and develop, implement, and evaluate programmes of care for those who are experiencing acute mental health needs, within agreed limitations. Provides management supervision to Band 5's. To undertake managerial duties in the absence of the Ward Manager. Through education and training, support the development and drive improvements in physical health clinical practice skills with colleagues. About us
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. Job description
Job responsibilities
Practice
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. Deliver high quality, up to date, evidence based, patient centred clinical care through assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation of service user (patient) physical health needs, as part of a holistic care approach. Have expert knowledge and experience of carrying out assessments of physical health parameters with the ability to act in a timely manner when assessment appropriately e.g. review care pathway, escalation, or referral to colleagues/services when findings are out of normal range. Instigate physical health care plans/care pathways which monitor and review and meet the needs of a patients physical health as appropriate and where needed in conjunction with the MDT. Liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to enable a holistic approach. Through own practice standards, provide a professional role model for the delivery of high-quality physical health care. Facilitate service users (patients) responsibilities and choices for healthy living, and the ability to determine their own lifestyle within the framework of health promotion and health protection. Leadership
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. Evaluate the effectiveness of chosen leadership style. Supervise the leadership development of junior staff and learners. Understand the political dimensions of service development. Ensure care delivered is person centred with inclusion of reasonable adjustments as required aligned to the protected characteristics (Equality Act 2010). Education, Training and Personal Development
Identify the educational needs of junior nursing staff and learners. Examine different techniques towards solving problems in a critical and systematic way. Integrate reflective practice into team working. Disseminate evidence-base practice through educational programmes. Mentor learners in accordance with the assessment and learning standard in practice (NMC). Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse (Adult, Learning Disabilities and / or Mental Health). Where Learning Disabilities or Mental Health, a relevant qualification in physical healthcare or ability to evidence up-to-date knowledge and experience of working with physical healthcare needs in a mental health or learning disabilities setting. Teaching qualification (ENB 998 or equivalent). Evidence of continued professional development. Desirable
Certificate in clinical supervision. Management Training. Experience
Essential
Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health. Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles. 2 years post registration experience. Experience of managing the care of patients with complex physical healthcare needs. Desirable
Experience of working within mental health care. Skills & Competences
Essential
Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers, and staff. Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patient care, where appropriate. Ability to work independently and collectively. Good interpersonal and assessment skills. Ability to engage and work in partnership with other professionals, agencies, and organisations. Employer details
Employer name
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Address
Discovery House Long Leys Road Lincoln LN1 1FS Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
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To be clinical leader of the nursing team providing care for people with severe mental illness and mental health problems. 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 acute nursing service that is safe, supportive, and competent for people who experience acute mental health problems. Provide clinical leadership and work in partnership with service users (patients), their carers, and internal/external colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in the delivery of high quality, evidence based physical health care. To assess care needs and develop, implement, and evaluate programmes of care for those who are experiencing acute mental health needs, within agreed limitations. Provides management supervision to Band 5's. To undertake managerial duties in the absence of the Ward Manager. Through education and training, support the development and drive improvements in physical health clinical practice skills with colleagues. About us
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. Job description
Job responsibilities
Practice
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. Deliver high quality, up to date, evidence based, patient centred clinical care through assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation of service user (patient) physical health needs, as part of a holistic care approach. Have expert knowledge and experience of carrying out assessments of physical health parameters with the ability to act in a timely manner when assessment appropriately e.g. review care pathway, escalation, or referral to colleagues/services when findings are out of normal range. Instigate physical health care plans/care pathways which monitor and review and meet the needs of a patients physical health as appropriate and where needed in conjunction with the MDT. Liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to enable a holistic approach. Through own practice standards, provide a professional role model for the delivery of high-quality physical health care. Facilitate service users (patients) responsibilities and choices for healthy living, and the ability to determine their own lifestyle within the framework of health promotion and health protection. Leadership
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. Evaluate the effectiveness of chosen leadership style. Supervise the leadership development of junior staff and learners. Understand the political dimensions of service development. Ensure care delivered is person centred with inclusion of reasonable adjustments as required aligned to the protected characteristics (Equality Act 2010). Education, Training and Personal Development
Identify the educational needs of junior nursing staff and learners. Examine different techniques towards solving problems in a critical and systematic way. Integrate reflective practice into team working. Disseminate evidence-base practice through educational programmes. Mentor learners in accordance with the assessment and learning standard in practice (NMC). Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse (Adult, Learning Disabilities and / or Mental Health). Where Learning Disabilities or Mental Health, a relevant qualification in physical healthcare or ability to evidence up-to-date knowledge and experience of working with physical healthcare needs in a mental health or learning disabilities setting. Teaching qualification (ENB 998 or equivalent). Evidence of continued professional development. Desirable
Certificate in clinical supervision. Management Training. Experience
Essential
Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health. Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles. 2 years post registration experience. Experience of managing the care of patients with complex physical healthcare needs. Desirable
Experience of working within mental health care. Skills & Competences
Essential
Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers, and staff. Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patient care, where appropriate. Ability to work independently and collectively. Good interpersonal and assessment skills. Ability to engage and work in partnership with other professionals, agencies, and organisations. Employer details
Employer name
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Address
Discovery House Long Leys Road Lincoln LN1 1FS Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
