Specialist Nurse (NHS AfC: Band 6) – Specialist Nurse OPMH – Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

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Full time
Location: Hull
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Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019. Job overview

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 6 Specialist Nurse to join an enthusiastic, forward-thinking, multidisciplinary team, within the older people's acute mental health inpatient ward (Functional) serving Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire - Maister Court. Maister Court is a small team working with 5 acute female beds. The team consists of a diverse range of professionals: psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, pharmacists, health care assistants, occupational therapists, and an assistant practitioner, which enables the care provided to be holistic and person-centred. Psychological and psychosocial interventions, as well as therapeutic activities, are offered daily, with emphasis on relapse prevention and support with recovery. A weekly timetable offers various group interventions, such as Discussion Groups, Complementary Therapies, and relaxation, including yoga, baking, and Mindfulness. We work very closely with carers and family members and also liaise with community staff and social care to enable all relevant parties to be involved in care planning. Main duties of the job

As a valued staff member, you can expect to receive a comprehensive induction into the trust and to the team. Staff wellbeing and support is very important to us and we have various embedded systems in place to promote this, including regular clinical and managerial supervision, reflective practice, team discussions, and 6-monthly team away days. As a Specialist Nurse on Maister Court, you will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team providing a high level of specialist care, working towards a trauma-informed model of care. You will assist the management team in all aspects of running a unit, including providing supervision to others, completing clinical audits, and providing a high level of clinical expertise to the team. Working for our organisation

We are an award-winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough, and Ryedale and Whitby. We deliver safe, effective, and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental, and social health and wellbeing of our patients and service users. You will join our team of over 3600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialties to change lives every day. We’re extremely proud of our Trust community and we know you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need from your new team to get you started. We are a forward-thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred, and compassionate care to patients. We value our staff and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care. We Trust recognises the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Person specification

Knowledge

Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers, and their application to clinical and service area, e.g., Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion. Basic IT skills. Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts within own area of work/responsibility. Experience

Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care. Evidence of development of specialist practice nursing skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development. Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held. Qualifications

Part III or 13 of NMC live register. Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students. Leadership training/qualification/experience. Personal Attributes

Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring. Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change. 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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