Clinical Team Leader - Park Royal Hospital Inpatients
| Posting date: | 16 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £40,701 - £48,054 per annum inc. Outer HCAS (pro rata if P/T) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2024 |
| Location: | Brent, NW10 7NS |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6306403/333-J-BR-0652 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.
Due to recent staff promotions Park Royal Mental Health Centre is looking to recruit into ourBand 6 Clinical Team Leaderroles across our inpatient units, including Shore Ward (Mixed), Pine Ward (Male) and our brand new unit Aspen Ward.
An exciting opportunity has opened up for you to join our accredited wards at Park Royal Mental Health Centre.
At CNWL we are committed to working at the highest standards of clinical excellence and at Park Royal our wards are AIMS accredited (Accreditation for Inpatient Mental Health Services) and this has been recognised and awarded to us by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
*One of the major benefits of working at Park Royal is that we haveFREE PARKINGat the site for our staff.*
The post holder will take up the responsibility of being the Unit/Site Coordinator at least four times a month. You will provide unit management support and co-ordinate and facilitate patient flow (bed management) out of hours. In addition, the unit co-ordinator will provide senior nursing support, professional leadership and advice to all clinical areas within the unit, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We are looking for an individual who has effective communication skills not only when engaging with services users, but also with their carers and any other professional(s) involved with the service users care.
• Opportunities to shadow other services across our site including HTT, CMHT, low-secure unit, first-response service and our highly specialised mother & baby unit
• Rotation within sitethere opportunities to move on ward within site and gain other skills within the acute ward or PICU
• Development opportunities to help you progress in your career i.e. secondment opportunities, rotations, funded courses
• Career mapping with focus on your progression and development within the service
• Flexible shift working hours to provide ahealthy work-life balance
• Free staff parkingon site
• Excellentstaff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
• Award-winning Staff Networks
• Hidden Gem & annualaward ceremonies
We have a lively and vibrant working atmosphere, with quick and easy transport links to all CNWL sites. Our size and resources enable us to offer a range of attractive benefits as well as unparalleled support, opportunities, education and development for staff at all levels.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Band 6 nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:
• Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
• Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
• Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
• Being open and transparent about their own practice
• Supervising the work of others
• Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
• Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
• Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
• Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements
The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Band 6 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
Clinical Outcomes
Band 6 nurses often work with people who have complex needs and contribute to the effectiveness of services by:
• Being confident, autonomous practitioners who take responsibility for the care they give to patients but also take responsibility for overseeing the work of others in the team including less experienced nurses and staff without a professional qualification
• Providing skilled, evidence based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures
• Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs
• Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care
• Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but also work as team members
• Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:
• communicating well with all members of the team
• understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives
• reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings
• encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes
This advert closes on Thursday 30 May 2024
Due to recent staff promotions Park Royal Mental Health Centre is looking to recruit into ourBand 6 Clinical Team Leaderroles across our inpatient units, including Shore Ward (Mixed), Pine Ward (Male) and our brand new unit Aspen Ward.
An exciting opportunity has opened up for you to join our accredited wards at Park Royal Mental Health Centre.
At CNWL we are committed to working at the highest standards of clinical excellence and at Park Royal our wards are AIMS accredited (Accreditation for Inpatient Mental Health Services) and this has been recognised and awarded to us by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
*One of the major benefits of working at Park Royal is that we haveFREE PARKINGat the site for our staff.*
The post holder will take up the responsibility of being the Unit/Site Coordinator at least four times a month. You will provide unit management support and co-ordinate and facilitate patient flow (bed management) out of hours. In addition, the unit co-ordinator will provide senior nursing support, professional leadership and advice to all clinical areas within the unit, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We are looking for an individual who has effective communication skills not only when engaging with services users, but also with their carers and any other professional(s) involved with the service users care.
• Opportunities to shadow other services across our site including HTT, CMHT, low-secure unit, first-response service and our highly specialised mother & baby unit
• Rotation within sitethere opportunities to move on ward within site and gain other skills within the acute ward or PICU
• Development opportunities to help you progress in your career i.e. secondment opportunities, rotations, funded courses
• Career mapping with focus on your progression and development within the service
• Flexible shift working hours to provide ahealthy work-life balance
• Free staff parkingon site
• Excellentstaff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
• Award-winning Staff Networks
• Hidden Gem & annualaward ceremonies
We have a lively and vibrant working atmosphere, with quick and easy transport links to all CNWL sites. Our size and resources enable us to offer a range of attractive benefits as well as unparalleled support, opportunities, education and development for staff at all levels.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Band 6 nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:
• Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
• Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
• Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
• Being open and transparent about their own practice
• Supervising the work of others
• Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
• Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
• Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
• Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements
The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Band 6 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
Clinical Outcomes
Band 6 nurses often work with people who have complex needs and contribute to the effectiveness of services by:
• Being confident, autonomous practitioners who take responsibility for the care they give to patients but also take responsibility for overseeing the work of others in the team including less experienced nurses and staff without a professional qualification
• Providing skilled, evidence based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures
• Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs
• Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care
• Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but also work as team members
• Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:
• communicating well with all members of the team
• understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives
• reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings
• encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes
This advert closes on Thursday 30 May 2024
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