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The post holder must hold a Educational Mental Health Practitioner or Child Wellbeing Practitioner qualification. Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people in an education setting with mild to moderate mental health and SEND additional needs. Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist services Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing Working with and within education environments to afford better access to specialist mental health services To support schools in developing strategies/activities to promote emotional well-being and positive mental health. To work with families following the parent as therapist method to support emotional wellbeing within the home To support the school to develop their overall whole school approach to emotional wellbeing And to use the acquired skills, knowledge, and abilities to deliver a service based within education settings that builds on and reinforces but does not replace those initiatives that already exist within these environments. A full valid driving license and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010). For further details / informal visits contact: Sarah Garvey - MHST Team Lead, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust on 01727 732031 or email: hct.mhst@nhs.net We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.

Please see job description for full details. Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care and/or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes. Expected to carry out all relevant forms of care under appropriate supervision. Recognition of deterioration in the physical or mental condition of a patient and taking appropriate action. Recognising, responding to, and managing emergency situations. Checking and using specialised equipment such as ventilators and monitors Recognising limitations and escalating concerns May be required to demonstrate procedures to and supervise qualified and unqualified staff. Assist shift co-ordinator as appropriate.

An opportunity has arisen for a Senor Mental Health Nurse to join our multi disciplinary team. As an Senior Mental Health Practitioner, the post holder will provide high standards of evidence based client centred care to children and young people with mental health [CYPMH] problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.

The post holder will be expected to provide interventions, advice, consultation and supervision to both colleagues and colleagues within external partner agencies in line with THRIVE and clinical competency.

As the post is identified within the CYPMH strategy, it is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives.

This post is subject to an enhanced with children’s and adult’s barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.



The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ and their carers.

The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE. These principles will recognise the need to:

• Promote safe practices
• Value the aims of service users
• Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice
• Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change
• Value social inclusion

The team promotes the Thrive model of service delivery and so is continually developing innovative and creative practice - so the successful candidate will share our enthusiasm and hard working approach.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

CLINICAL
To hold a caseload of both specialist and generic work dependant on clinical competence and experience. To undertake assessments, treatment and consultation work based upon a conceptual framework and employing research based evidence.
1.2. To provide direct therapeutic interventions in line with the grading of the post, including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children, young people and families referred into the service.
1.3. Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework
1.4.To work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of children and young people families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.
1.5. To be responsible for the screening of referrals to children and Young People’s services.
1.6. To participate directly in the teams duty rotas.
1.7. To exercise responsibility and autonomy, within supervisory, managerial and accountability structures, for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients
1.8. To deliver care co-ordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained. Involve the views of children, their families, referring agents and other professionals involved in the network of care including organising multi-agency meetings.
1.9. To produce a clinical formulation and intervention plan founded on evidence based practice in co-operation with the child young person and carers
1.10. To hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within area of specialist knowledge
1.11. To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop the provision of services to young people and their families. To have an effective knowledge base of other modalities so as to engage and work effectively with colleagues in other disciplines.
1.12. To provide consultation, advice and guidance to junior colleague. To promote effective multi-agency work. To contribute theoretical knowledge to the process of managing risk within the multi-agency network

1.13. Undertake risk management for all children including the protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships.
1.14. Identify and respond appropriately to child protection issues, as described with the guidelines of Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and Northwest Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust safeguarding policies
1.15. Maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, to ensure information is accurate and complies with Data Protection Act and professional body and Trust standards.
1.16. To engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate including their use in clinical practice and inputting data into clinical records.
1.17. To work collaboratively with children, young people and their families and contribute to the trust’s service user participation agenda.

COMMUNICATION
2.1.To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both multi and uni disciplinary care. To effectively communicate professional opinions, verbally and in writing to other relevant professionals.
2.2. Attend Child Protection Case conferences as a representative from children and young people’s mental health services.
2.3. Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to children, young people and families and to other professionals with in young people’s services.
2.4. Communicate effectively with children, young people and their carers, when in crisis and in challenging family situations
2.5. Organise and facilitate multi-agency meetings and reviews
2.6. Elicit highly sensitive information using engagement/ communication skills which are appropriate to the young person’s stage of development
2.7. Work, as part of an integrated multi professional team, ensuring good communication and working relationships with other professionals
2.8. Provide written reports detailing the progress of the mental health intervention.

TEACHING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION.
3.1. Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice and committed to continued development.
3.2. To provide training to other professionals to improve mental health knowledge and skills in line the transformation of children and young people’s mental health services
3.3. To provide specific training and /or presentations to other agencies, statutory and voluntary, and promote and deliver specialist training programmes
3.4. To contribute to training placements for a range of professional disciplines from different background so that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to positive change. To assess trainees competencies and write placement reports for trainees in line with Trust, professional body regulations
3.5. Work collaboratively with partner agencies within the principles of THRIVE. This will include joint working; consultation; and training aiming to develop joint working across agencies.
3.6. Maintaining registration / accreditation requirements in accordance with the appropriate professional body in line with their professional qualification.
3.7. Be accountable for own clinical practice and professional behaviour

MANAGEMENT, POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
4.1. Identify priorities within and initiatives within the service and advice managers on the level of resources for service development.
4.2. Contribute to the service’s evidence based practice by engaging with audits and evaluations as appropriate
4.3. To contribute to recruitment processes by assisting with shortlisting, interviewing and the induction of recruited staff.
4.4. To support the workload of colleagues within the service through co-working practices.
4.5. Contribute to service developments.

RESEARCH AND SERVICE EVALUATION
To maintain an up to date knowledge of the evidence base in relation to mental health knowledge and other interventions.
. To contribute to planning and implementing systems for evaluation and monitoring of therapeutic practice and outcomes of clinical work within the service.
. Participate in research, evaluation and audit in response to the clinical and professional interest of the post, and to monitor standards, quality and consumer reaction to the provision of services in accordance with NICE guidance
. Participate in appropriate audit. Quality assurance programmes and research as directed.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
7.1.To receive and engage in regular clinical supervision in accordance with Trust Clinical Governance Standards and the Code of Practice and ethical guidelines of professional body
7.2. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD training in consultation with the post holders service manager to meet professional body requirements for CPD and
registration.
7.3. To contribute to the development of best practice in the service by taking part in regular supervision and appraisal and maintaining awareness of current developments in the field.
7.4. To maintain professional body registration.


This advert closes on Monday 28 Oct 2024

CLINICALTo hold a caseload of both specialist and generic work dependant on clinical competence and experience. To undertake assessments, treatment and consultation work based upon a conceptual framework and employing research based evidence.1.2. To provide direct therapeutic interventions in line with the grading of the post, including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children, young people and families referred into the service.1.3. Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework1.4.To work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of children and young people families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.1.5. To be responsible for the screening of referrals to children and Young Peoples services.1.6. To participate directly in the teams duty rotas.1.7. To exercise responsibility and autonomy, within supervisory, managerial and accountability structures, for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients1.8. To deliver care co-ordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained. Involve the views of children, their families, referring agents and other professionals involved in the network of care including organising multi-agency meetings.1.9. To produce a clinical formulation and intervention plan founded on evidence based practice in co-operation with the child young person and carers1.10. To hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within area of specialist knowledge1.11. To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop the provision of services to young people and their families. To have an effective knowledge base of other modalities so as to engage and work effectively with colleagues in other disciplines.1.12. To provide consultation, advice and guidance to junior colleague. To promote effective multi-agency work. To contribute theoretical knowledge to the process of managing risk within the multi-agency network 1.13. Undertake risk management for all children including the protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships.1.14. Identify and respond appropriately to child protection issues, as described with the guidelines of Local Safeguarding Childrens Board and Northwest Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust safeguarding policies1.15. Maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, to ensure information is accurate and complies with Data Protection Act and professional body and Trust standards.1.16. To engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate including their use in clinical practice and inputting data into clinical records.1.17. To work collaboratively with children, young people and their families and contribute to the trusts service user participation agenda. COMMUNICATION2.1.To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both multi and uni disciplinary care. To effectively communicate professional opinions, verbally and in writing to other relevant professionals.2.2. Attend Child Protection Case conferences as a representative from children and young peoples mental health services.2.3. Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information to children, young people and families and to other professionals with in young peoples services.2.4. Communicate effectively with children, young people and their carers, when in crisis and in challenging family situations2.5. Organise and facilitate multi-agency meetings and reviews2.6. Elicit highly sensitive information using engagement/ communication skills which are appropriate to the young persons stage of development2.7. Work, as part of an integrated multi professional team, ensuring good communication and working relationships with other professionals2.8. Provide written reports detailing the progress of the mental health intervention. TEACHING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION.3.1. Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice and committed to continued development.3.2. To provide training to other professionals to improve mental health knowledge and skills in line the transformation of children and young peoples mental health services3.3. To provide specific training and /or presentations to other agencies, statutory and voluntary, and promote and deliver specialist training programmes3.4. To contribute to training placements for a range of professional disciplines from different background so that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to positive change. To assess trainees competencies and write placement reports for trainees in line with Trust, professional body regulations3.5. Work collaboratively with partner agencies within the principles of THRIVE. This will include joint working; consultation; and training aiming to develop joint working across agencies.3.6. Maintaining registration / accreditation requirements in accordance with the appropriate professional body in line with their professional qualification.3.7. Be accountable for own clinical practice and professional behaviour MANAGEMENT, POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT4.1. Identify priorities within and initiatives within the service and advice managers on the level of resources for service development.4.2. Contribute to the services evidence based practice by engaging with audits and evaluations as appropriate4.3. To contribute to recruitment processes by assisting with shortlisting, interviewing and the induction of recruited staff.4.4. To support the workload of colleagues within the service through co-working practices.4.5. Contribute to service developments. RESEARCH AND SERVICE EVALUATIONTo maintain an up to date knowledge of the evidence base in relation to mental health knowledge and other interventions.. To contribute to planning and implementing systems for evaluation and monitoring of therapeutic practice and outcomes of clinical work within the service.. Participate in research, evaluation and audit in response to the clinical and professional interest of the post, and to monitor standards, quality and consumer reaction to the provision of services in accordance with NICE guidance. Participate in appropriate audit. Quality assurance programmes and research as directed. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT7.1.To receive and engage in regular clinical supervision in accordance with Trust Clinical Governance Standards and the Code of Practice and ethical guidelines of professional body7.2. To contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice through active participation in internal and external CPD training in consultation with the post holders service manager to meet professional body requirements for CPD andregistration.7.3. To contribute to the development of best practice in the service by taking part in regular supervision and appraisal and maintaining awareness of current developments in the field.7.4. To maintain professional body registration.

18th September,
Advantaged Care Barden Lodge  is our beautiful boutique 62 bed aged care residence located at Barden Ridge in the Sutherland Area . The residence brings an unprecedented level of affordable luxury to Aged Care and is designed to create an inviting, comfortable, calm and peaceful environment for our residents and families to enjoy. * Small boutique home * Onsite parking * friendly team environment About the role: As a Registered Nurse at Barden Lodge, you will ensure the total care of residents. This will include the planning, assessment, evaluation and delivery of care that is carried out in accordance with the individual needs of residents.  You will promote their independence and focus on creating and welcoming, calm atmosphere. In this role you will be supported by the Care Manager and Facility Manager.  What we look for:

Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

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To be responsible for ensuring the effective selection and use of the treatment resources (both human and equipment) available in the department, on the wards, and in the patients home environment. To be responsible for the equipment used in carrying out Occupational Therapy duties, and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through, teaching, training and supervision of practice. To comply with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy and the Health and Care Professions Council codes of ethics and rules of professional conduct. To demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and be active in applying to your work situation, including maintaining own continuous professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends, national guidelines, and developments, and incorporate them as necessary into your work. To maintain clinical competence and be an active member of the in-service training programme by attending and delivering presentations, training sessions, staff meetings, and tutorials, both in house and by attending external courses and practising reflective practice. To work with your Band 7 in contributing to Multi-professional education. To participate in the staff appraisal scheme and Personal Development Plan (PDP) as an appraisee and an appraiser. To monitor and evaluate treatment in order to measure progress and ensure the effectiveness of the intervention. To be actively involved in the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department. To comply with the departmental and organisational policies. To ensure that you implement policy and service development changes. To undertake any other duties that might be considered appropriate by the Therapy Management Structure. To be aware of Health and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies which may be required to improve the safety of your work area, including your prompt recording and reporting of accidents and near accidents using the Trust reporting systems, and ensuring that equipment use is safe. To risk assess all areas of your work including manual handling risks, bio-hazards from for example soiled sheets, body fluids/sputum, anxious or angry clients/carers, lone working, patients with mental health or cognitive dysfunctions etc.

Are you a passionate and caring Registered Nurse looking for a rewarding career with excellent training and opportunities for development? Join Care UK, a multi award winning care provider as a Registered General Nurse.

The Role


Providing outstanding leadership for care staff
Supporting residents with a range of complex needs and dependency levels
Provide clinical nursing to residents including medication management, infection prevention and control procedures, e.g. wound care, catheter management
Continuously strive towards ensuring clinical excellence within the home
Developing tailored care plans to delivering excellence across everything you do


Some of our benefits you’ll receive by joining the Care UK family


Paid Annual NMC Registration (T&Cs apply)
Wagestream- access your wages at any-time
Bank Holiday Pay Enhancements
Career development, training and access to our approved apprenticeship scheme
Hundreds of online and in-store discounts
Wellbeing support


About You


An NMC Registered Nurse
Understands clinical assessment tools like Waterlow and MUST
Experienced in writing comprehensive care plans


We are looking for people to make a difference to residents’ lives every day. When you join Care UK you’ll be joining a team who share the same values: caring, passionate and teamwork. You’ll have a strong desire to help people and put residents at the heart of everything you do.

We are committed to recruiting diverse, talented people, who share our passion for helping others. We see the potential in everyone, let us help fulfil yours.

The post holder will contribute to development and delivery of a high quality innovative service to the patients within the community, through the implementation of evidence based clinical practice, supported by continual professional development, and provide support and mentorship to all healthcare professionals. Communication 1. Communicates effectively as a member of the ICC clinical team. Works with the frailty team and communicates with clinicians and administrative team members from all involved organisations within the Integrated Care Community. 2. To provide leadership and mentoring of the Frailty Coordinators working within the team. Clinical skills 1. The Frailty Nurse(s) will be supported by the ACPs and where necessary by the GPs working in the GP practices but the Frailty Nurse(s) will also be required to work independently within their scope of professional practice. a) Manages their clinical workload responding effectively to patient needs and ensuring patient choice and ease of access to services. b) Functions at a high level to manage patients without input from a medical practitioner remaining within scope of a professional practice. c) Ability to recognise the need for escalation or onward referral where appropriate. d) Participate in Audits where required 2. Functions at a high level in relation to communication skills through nursing assessment of physical, psychological and social needs. a) Communicates effectively, building a rapport towards a therapeutic relationship. b) Assess, plan and implement patient centred care working where necessary with other healthcare professionals and onward referral where appropriate 3. Adapts to change within the working situation managing unscheduled/unexpected emergency situations. a) Basic life support, severe breathing problems, serious cardiovascular problems, collapsed patients and seriously ill patients. 4. Demonstrate clinical competence in the management of patients under the care of the frailty team. To help manage and monitor patients with any chronic disease such as diabetes, asthma and chronic pulmonary disease both during periods of acute illness and regarding the ongoing management of the chronic diseases. 5. Performs safe manual handling techniques. 6. Delivers a high standard of care without discrimination, to all ages, sexes and ethnic origins of the population through continuum of life. 7. Performs investigations required to enable the team to reach a differential diagnosis using core clinical skill and competence. Initiate treatment including diagnostic investigations. a) Recognition of abnormal vital signs observing respiratory rate and effort, heart rate rhythm and volume, temperature and blood pressure as appropriate. b) Perform investigative procedures including, Lying and Standing Blood Pressures, Urinalysis, Blood Glucose monitoring, Venepuncture. 8. Deliver safe, effective evidence based care and advice to ease patients problems 9. Independently discharge patients from your care or refer to the appropriate health Professional or healthcare provider for further care intervention 10. Promote self-care when appropriate and encourage modification of lifestyle factors to improve patients health and wellbeing. Organisational skills 1. Able to adapt to change in the workplace being involved in new developments in the delivery of care. 2. Ensure faulty equipment is reported and repaired and adequate for use 3. Participate and support the implementation of clinical governance, clinical audit and clinical risk assessment, setting and monitoring standards of care 4. Promote improving the health of the community through reporting and preventing occurrences of infectious disease, providing advice and education 5. Comply with Practice policies and procedures 6. Has a flexible approach to working externally including home visits and with other nominated practices and ICCs to access and provide services to patients. The post holder will also be required to attend meetings held by other agencies and internally within the practice. Professional 1. Complies with Nursing and Midwifery council code of conduct and maintain professional registration a) Works within scope of professional practice and pro-actively promote the role of Frailty Nurse within the practices, and externally to key stakeholders and agencies. b) Work collaboratively with colleagues within practices and the wider ICC. 2. Ensure practice and implementation of care is evidence based by adhering to local and national guidance. Promote evidence based practice using the latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research 3. Maintain confidentiality of information regarding patients 4. Ensure accurate, concise documentation and consultation data in patient records in accordance with the latest NMC guidance and other pertinent standards 5. Maintains professional development in all aspects of mandatory training requirements including (but not limited to) risk awareness, health and safety, manual handling, fire safety at work, Child and Adult protection, conflict resolution and basic life support by completing on line training and also attending annual mandatory training. 6. Identify and/or participate in strategies of risk assessment to avoid or prevent clinical incidents and near misses incorporated in the clinical governance framework including: a) Risk management policies, Child and Adult protection policies and Drug policies b) Monitor the effectiveness of own clinical practice through quality assurance strategies including audit and peer review Leadership 1) Ensure mandatory staff training has been accessed 2) Is a support network for other colleagues Training & Educational 1) Currently enhancing professional development and to maintain a personal development plan. 2) Continually keeps up to date with current evidence based practices 3) Is involved in lifelong learning 4) Participates in in-house training provided and completion of all mandatory training at clinical and practice levels. 5) Keep up to date with pertinent health- related policy and work with the practice team to consider the impact and strategies for implementation. 6) Training requirements will be monitored by yearly appraisal and will be in accordance with practice requirements. Personal development will be encouraged and supported by the practice. It is individuals responsibility to remain up to date with recent developments. 7) Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development ensuring PREP requirements are met. 8) If it is necessary to expand the role to include additional responsibilities, full training will be given. Teaching and Mentoring Role Promote a learning environment for patients, nurses and other health professionals. Work Setting and Review The Frailty Nurse(s) is responsible for working within own competence, skill and experience as confirmed within the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct. The organisational policies of the PCN and NHS. Individual Responsibilities The post holder is expected to: Adhere to Practice policies and procedures and relevant legislation including the requirements of any professional bodies Attend mandatory training as identified by the Practice Confidentiality The post holder must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and Practice business in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, Caldicott principles and Practice Information Governance policies and procedures. Health & Safety Each employee is responsible for his or her own acts or omissions and the effect that these may have upon the safety of themselves or any other person. Sets and maintains high standards of infection control to protect patients, self and colleagues. Every employee must use safety equipment or clothing in a proper manner and for the purpose intended. Any employee who intentionally or recklessly misuses anything supplied in the interests of health and safety will be subject to disciplinary procedures. Every employee must work in accordance with any health and safety procedures, instructions or training that has been given. No employee may undertake any task for which they have not been authorised and for which they are not adequately trained. Every employee is required to bring to the attention of a responsible person any perceived shortcoming in our safety arrangements or any defects in work equipment. All employees are under a duty to familiarise themselves with the risk management/fire, health and safety policies

Please refer to the job description attached. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

See full job description attached Provide specialist assessment by applying appropriate, evidence-based assessment approaches to the understanding and response to individuals needs Advise on the care of children and young people who have mental health needs and their carers/families Onward referral and liaison with appropriate community specialist services Communicate with the community teams to support them in reaching into the hospital for those patients who are open to them or if a new referral has been made to start the therapeutic relationship with them and be part of discharge planning.

Technical and scientific: Under supervision, perform a range of manual, semi-automated and fully automated laboratory investigations accurately and efficiently. Responsible for sample receipt, numbering and data entry on to the computer system. Use own judgement to identify, action and report mislabelled or mislaid specimens, unsuitable sample or process failure. Supports quality control processes. Participate in the day to day management of stock control and usage. Assist in the introduction of new techniques. Clean and maintain equipment to achieve the optimum instrument performance and maintain a clean and safe working environment. Report any equipment faults to a biomedical scientist. Participate in processing samples for Research and Development, clinical trials and equipment testing. Communication: Communicates with colleagues and clinicians, e.g. provides test results by telephone as appropriate. Undertake reception duties, including communication with patients. Information resources: Records test results/maintains integrity, accuracy of laboratory data, including data entered by self. Be able to record test results on the computer and manual systems in accordance with agreed standard operating procedures. To ensure patient confidentiality and conformance to Data Protection Act and Caldicott Guidelines. Be able to use Laboratory Information system, email, internet and automated operating systems, and other software packages as required. Quality/Governance/Risk Management: Follow policies and procedures ensuring that the quality management system is complied with. Comment on proposals for change to appropriate policies and Standard Operating Procedures within own area. Assist in audits and where appropriate, propose service improvements within own area. Complete incident forms where appropriate. Education, Training and Development: Support less experienced and other staff where required and demonstrates own work. Participates in appraisal process in line with current policies. Participate in continual professional development. Responsible for personal education, training and competencies. Leadership and line management responsibilities: Expected to carry out own workload unsupervisedwith senior colleague/manager available if required. Organises own work. Organise and allocate work for less experienced staff when required. Health and Safety: Work in a safe manner, in accordance with Trust and laboratory safety policies, using protective equipment and other control measures required. Work safely with corrosive, flammable and other hazardous chemicals and gases. Use equipment in a safe and responsible manner. Report accidents/incidents and near misses according to the laboratory/Trust protocol. Your attention is drawn to the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974 which requires you to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by your acts and omissions at work; and co-operate with the Trust on any matters of health and safety. Other responsibilities: The post-holder will be expected to participate in the delivery of specific duties and/or specialised responsibilities in line with the banding of the post. Additional responsibilities will be assigned to the post holder depending on the needs of the service. These responsibilities will be agreed with the post holder, will be subject to regular review and may be amended at any time with the post holders agreement.

Please see attached Job description for full details of role and personal specification STAFF CAR PARKING Staff Car Parking on the West Suffolk Hospital Site is eligible for individuals working outside of the core hours, 07:00 18:30. For individuals working within the core hours, the Trust offers parking off site at the Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club, which is serviced by a regular shuttle bus to and from the Hospital. Details of the bus timetable can be found in the on-line starter pack on the West Suffolk Hospital website. This parking restriction does not apply if an individual is required to work on a weekend or if they are required to complete on call duties within their role. The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.

East Sussex Healthcare Trust has exciting opportunities for Registered Staff Nurses on our Discharge Lounge based in Conquest Hospital, and we are looking for highly motivated, dynamic and passionate individuals.

The Discharge Lounge is a friendly place to work and has a welcoming atmosphere. The staff are passionate about looking after their patients in a caring and dignified manner in a quiet and calming environment prior to discharge. We would love nurses that are equally as passionate to join our team.

We encourage nurses from all areas of the healthcare industry to become part of our team. The Matron would welcome the opportunity to meet with any potential applicants prior to making an application so that she is able to show you what the lounge has to offer in terms of development.



The successful applicant will be expected to function effectively under pressure without compromising basic standards of care and professionalismwe are developing changes in the discharge for our patients. Can you be flexible and work autonomously alongside junior staff? Would you like to join our small friendly developing team, we would welcome the opportunity to meet with you.

You willsupport ward staff and their multi professional teams in facilitating effective patient discharge as an integral part of care management within the Trust. You will ensure best evidence based practice in planning safe and timely discharge,

The successful candidate must be able to work all shift patterns that are required for this role, currently 07.00-19.30hrs Monday to Saturday.

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.


Please refer to the job description attached.





If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.


This advert closes on Thursday 17 Oct 2024

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Come and join us for a unique job opportunity at St Helens Recovery Team! We are working towards delivering a thoroughly modern mental health service that offers excellent standards of care and meaningful interventions.

This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who is interested in developing as a practitioner and person. Development opportunities will be available and regular clinical supervision and support will be provided.

You will be expected to deliver high quality, recovery-focused mental health interventions to the population of St Helens. This may range from a brief therapeutic intervention with some care coordination responsibilities, to a complex package of care to meet the needs of a vulnerable client.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop skills learned in training and to move forward with an exciting career with lots of opportunities for the future. Change is constant in NHS services, so we are looking for people who are adaptable to enable us to deliver high quality, sustainable services.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Clinical:

To coordinate the care of service users carrying out assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of their care under the guidelines of the care programme approach and under the supervision of the line manager.

To ensure that the service users care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual and that unqualified staff are delivering care as laid down in the care plan.

To liaise with family members, carers and significant others when completing the assessment and developing a care plan.

To develop a risk management plan for service users, taking note of the contributions from other members of the team. Ensure that all significant people are aware of the risk management plan and are actioning it appropriately.

To direct unqualified staff in order to ensure delivery of a high standard of care to service users.

To participate in setting standards for care based on sound evidence based and research findings.

To participate in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of service users that you have responsibility for with guidance from a supervisor.

To communicate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the communication of any relevant information which has an impact on the service user’s care.

To use verbal and non-verbal communication skills gained through training or experience to impart sensitive information.

To check understanding of information where there are often barriers to effective communications due to distress, psychiatric symptoms or where English is not the first language.

To use skills gained through training and experience to give and receive information to other individuals with regards to a service users care in the reviews and multi-disciplinary meetings. These individuals may be external to the Trust.

To have knowledge of the Mental Health Act / Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation. To support services users and their carers when the Mental Health Act is being used to admit the service user to hospital. To ensure that service user rights under the Mental Health Act are effectively communicated to them and outcomes documented.

To provide and co-ordinate the provision of a range of therapeutic activities for service users and monitor their effectiveness.

To take responsibility for the safe administration of medication to service users ensuring that the Trust policies and procedures and the Nursing & Midwifery Councils regulations are adhered to.

To ensure that all relevant information with regards to a service users care and treatment is documented accurately and legibly into the health record. To supervise and monitor the entries made by unqualified staff.

To under the guidance of a supervisor provide reports both in written and verbal formats as requested e.g. for a service user Mental Health Act Tribunal or Managers Hearing.

To contribute to teaching sessions in order to pass on knowledge and skills.

To use skills gained through training and experience to de-escalate situations where service users become physically or verbally aggressive.

To ensure that unqualified staff members get appropriate support following violent or other untoward incidents.

To ensure that all incidents or near misses are documented as per Trust policy and that any follow up action is taken.

To actively participate in service user reviews ensuring that service user needs are met and that the team has all the relevant information on which to base their clinical decisions.

To develop care plans that enable service users to reach and maintain their optimum level of health and independence to help them to remain in the community in their chosen setting.

To react pro-actively in cases of service user crisis and put in place immediate plans to resolve the situation with supervision and guidance as appropriate.

To assist in the assessment and supervision of nursing and other students.

To assess and monitor the physical and mental health of service users, seeking advice and support from medical staff as appropriate.

To actively participate in team meetings in order to positively influence team working and the development of research based practice.



Professional:

To be responsible for maintaining own professional registration and PREP requirements.

To provide an effective link between mental health services and primary care, acting in an advisory capacity to professionals in other fields.

To develop effective working relationships with other professional outside of the Trust in order to enhance the delivery of care to service users.

To participate as a supervisor and supervisee in the Divisional performance management / supervision framework. Work towards and help others work towards goals and objectives as agreed in personal development plans.

To take responsibility for maintaining and developing own knowledge and sills within own area of work.

To attend, as appropriate, courses and conferences, and to feedback and share knowledge, gained from attendance.

To be professionally accountable for own actions as a registered practitioner.

To act, at all times, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures, ensuring that unqualified staff are adhering to policy and procedure.

To undertake mandatory training as identified by the Trust and ensure that all actions are in line with training.

To keep up to date with developments in professional practice and make recommendations for change to senior staff, as appropriate.

To take and active role in the reporting of adverse incidents as per Trust policy. Ensure that junior staff follow the policy and appropriately report all incidents.

To seek advice and further training, if appropriate, before carrying out any duty.

To actively participate in the preceptorship process, working towards fulfilling any action plans, as agreed with the supervisor, and seeking advice and support to enhance skills and develop expertise.



Organisational:

To adhere to the Trusts right based approach taking into account service user choice.

To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and any others that may be affected by your acts and omissions at work.

To ensure that you are familiar with the terms and conditions of your post.

To take responsibility for identifying, reporting and managing environmental risk as necessary e.g. liaison with facilities. To participate in service development as required


This advert closes on Sunday 20 Oct 2024

Responsibility for screening/assessments for OT based functional assessments/specialist assessment. Responsibility for developing and supporting patient therapy groups. To work as part of the wider MDT to ensure the highest standard of care is given to our patient cohort. To complete mental health assessments/reviews as necessary. To complete assessment of risks that may be presented to/posed by our patient cohort and plan for care accordingly. To ensure that safeguarding is considered as part of the daily role. **Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role**