Job summary
Employer heading
Lead Nurse - Intensive Support Team
AfC: Band 6
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
The Intensive Support Team has an exciting opportunity (due to staff promotion and development) for a skilled, passionate, and dynamic Learning Disability or Mental Health Nurse to work creatively to make a real difference to the lives of Adults with a Learning Disability.
We are looking for individuals who share our strong value-based approach and have an understanding of the support needs of people with a Learning Disability and Autism, who are at risk of an acute hospital admission or placement breakdown.
This post is for a Band 6 Lead Nurse, working 37.5 hours per week on a permanent contract. We are extremely flexible and if you would like to discuss the contracted hours please contact us.
The team works 8am-8pm, Monday to Friday and 9am-5pm, Saturday-Sunday on a rota basis.
This rota also includes an on-call provision which covers 24 hours a day, which is telephone advice only after 8pm. ( On average Lead Nurses within the team will cover x3 on call nights per month)
Our ethos is to work intensively and creatively as an MDT to make a real difference to the lives of Adults with a Learning Disability and Autism.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a specialist team and to work closely in collaboration with the wider Joined Up Care Derbyshire organisations.
Main duties of the job
The IST is an innovative, dynamic and responsive team providing support to people with learning disabilities within Derby City and South County.
We work intensely for short periods of time with people to support them at times of crisis and prevent placement breakdown or hospital admission.
We promote person centred practice and work creatively to improve people’s quality of life.
The work is mainly community based with some in-reach work into hospitals when required.
The team is working flexibly, and this includes being based in the office and also home working.
To achieve the best results for the people we support, we carry a small caseload compared to community teams. This enables us to work intensively with service users and their families/carers and make a real difference in a short period of time before supporting people onto mainstream or community services.
The post offers an opportunity for you to develop your skills with training, supervision, and an ethos promoting innovative practice; with a focus on ‘real life change’ for our service users.
We work as a fully integrated multidisciplinary team and take a ‘whole team approach’ to assessment, formulation and treatment.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of making a positive difference in people's lives.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/ year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days days after 10 year service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RNLD/ RMH Qualification
- Mentorship Qualification/ Standards for Student Supervision & Assessment
- Portfolio of specialist courses appropriate to post
Desirable criteria
- Educated to degree level
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with service users with an LD/ASD
- Experience of working with service users with mental health needs/ behaviours that challenge
- Experience of working within the Transforming Care Agenda
- Experience and Knowledge of completing Positive Behaviour Support Plans
- Experience of developing and leading staff
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in crisis situations
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
- Rebecca Needham
- Job title
- Clinical Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07867 140441
- Additional information
Carolyne Najjuma
IST Clinical Operational manager
Mobile 07342 089834
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Recruitment Team
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
1st Floor Kingsway House (Entrance D)
Kingsway
Derby
DE22 3LZ
- Telephone
- 07900 135638
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