About this role
Job summary
Are you a registered Nurse? Do you have a passion for excellent care? Are you excited by service improvement? Do you strive towards continued personal development? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you.
We have an exciting opportunity to join the ECT and Clozaril department at Humber as the Team Lead / Clinical Lead - which will cover clinical and operational duties. We would welcome applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses, General Nurses and Learning disability Nurses. The need for experience within mental health is essential.
The role requires the candidate to embrace and promote change and you must be able to demonstrate your adaptability to various situations. The ideal candidate will always have at the forefront of their mind, the need to support service users, carers, and the staff team in a positive, responsive, and compassionate manner
The ability to work autonomously and also as part of a team, is essential. The position is Monday to Friday; however, we do offer flexible working options to meet both the candidates and service need.
Main duties of the job
The Team Lead will lead and manage the Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) suite and the co-ordination and delivery of ECT service ensuring it meets accepted quality and safety standards in accordance with national and local guidelines. You will continue to ensure that we meet ECT Accredited Service (ECTAS) standards and ensuring the department remain accredited. It would be a requirement that you complete your ECT training and competencies if not already completed. The team also manage people who require monitoring for their Clozaril medication in the Hull area. There is a need to have an excellent understanding of physical health monitoring as well. Utilising creativity and engagement skills, the co-management of a diverse multi-disciplinary group will be central to this role. Working closely with the Modern Matron, Service Manager and other senior professionals, you will be supported and encouraged to progress. The successful candidate will be motivated and passionate for the ongoing pursuit of excellent care
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further information with regards to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge Essential
Live register or equivalent professional registration relevant to the post Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service areas within community health services , e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion, Safeguarding Adults Good IT skills e.g. knowledge of word and excel
Desirable
Accredited leadership/management qualification or ability to demonstrate these at an advanced level Evidence of policy implementation and development Knowledge of managing delegated budgets
Experience Essential
Evidence of post -registration professional practice Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation Be able to effectively Chair meetings
Desirable
Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multiprofessional and multi -agency partnerships
skills and Competencies Essential
Able to demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, carers and at all levels of staff/managers in the organisation Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage others Ability to effectively commute between all various Trust sites Ability to lead/motivate staff to embrace change
Desirable
Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Address Miranda House
Gladstone Street
Hull
HU3 2RT
Employer's website https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)