Job summary
- Main area
- General Psychiatry
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-BAY625-EB-A
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dane Garth, Furness General Hospital
- Town
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Practice Development Nurse
Band 7
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
- Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, Psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
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Job overview
Practice Development Nurse – Band 7
Base: Dane Garth, with primary oversight of Dova and Ramsey Ward, In collaboration with Practice Development Nurse for Orchard and Kentmere. This post includes cross cover and mutual support where required.
The post is to support clinicians and managers in developing quality mental health services that reflect contemporary practice and complement the aspirations of national guidance and local health improvement programmes, whilst meeting the Trusts Clinical Governance agenda.
To lead and support practice development initiatives prioritised in inpatient services as required to facilitate the delivery of evidence based high quality care.
To take a lead on the internal Preceptorship Programme, planning and delivering training to help our newly qualified nurses make the transition from student to registered professional smoothly.
To develop systems of benchmarking, audit and evaluation in order to measure and monitor standards of practice as part of the inpatient clinical governance team.
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Main duties of the job
To support clinicians and managers in developing quality mental health services that reflect contemporary practice and complement the aspirations of national guidance and local health improvement programmes, whilst meeting the Trusts Clinical Governance agenda.
To lead and support practice development initiatives prioritised in inpatient services as required to facilitate the delivery of evidence based high quality care.
Via inpatient service governance meets and in collaboration with other practice development leads promote the sharing of best practice and practice development initiatives.
To work with Matrons and Ward Manager colleagues to ensure the sustainability of practice development initiatives.
To develop systems of benchmarking, audit and evaluation in order to measure and monitor standards of practice as part of the inpatient clinical governance team.
To lead service developments as required by Head of Nursing and Professional Practice.
Working for our organisation
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Considerable evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of undertaking audit, research and quality improvement
- Working knowledge and understanding of the principles and practice of clinical governance
- Understands national policy in relation to advancing and developing clinical practice
- Presentation and group facilitation skills, including the skills to present to large groups at all levels (internal and external to the organisation) and where there may be barriers to understanding
Experience
Desirable criteria
- At least 4 years post registration experience Master’s Degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent knowledge
- Experience of project management
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
- Michael Huitson
- Job title
- Head of Nursing and Professional Practice
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Mark Capstick - Senior Nurse Manager, The Bay
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