About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a compassionate, motivated and experienced Night Nurse Practitioner (NNP) to join our dedicated mental health team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in supporting people who use our services, their carers, and multidisciplinary colleagues within a defined local delivery service.
Night Nurse Practitioners (NNP) play a key role for people who use our services, clinicians and carers within a defined local delivery service. To act as a resource for all members of the multi-disciplinary team, providing expert nursing advice concerning all aspects of patient management. Effective communication with all colleagues and patients is an integral part of the role.To act as gate keepers for access to mental health beds to ensure that the admission criteria/ bed management policy is adhered to. To provide professional leadership, role model, mentor and practice educator in response to patient and service demand
Main duties of the job
Be responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision. Provide leadership role model, demonstrating expert knowledge and skill in clinical practice.Participate fully in quality assurance initiates.Be responsible for specific clinical and managerial projects and undertake all necessary work to complete these, including facilitating meetings, liaising and/or negotiating with other staff. To initiate and participate in audit/ research projects. Provide site management responsibility.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description Job responsibilities
Communication and Working Relationship Skills
Demonstrate the ability to receive and give complex clinical details clearly, with patients, carers and colleagues. Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and sensitively in situations that are contentious and/or hostile. Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills, self-awareness and empathy in all communications. Demonstrate an ability to negotiate and problem solve in contentious and/or antagonistic situations where agreement is required, or communicate clear decisions and rationale when agreement cannot be reached e.g. in situations where the Mental Health Act may be required.Demonstrate the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues in both the Mental Health and Acute Trusts and other statutory and non-statutory organisations.
Analytical and Judgemental Skills
Undertake specialist bio-psycho-social assessments. Highly developed complex risk assessment and management skills are required in order to undertake this function effectively. You will also implement, evaluate and document specialist care. Clinical triaging of urgent/routine primary care referrals. Formulate robust discharge plans without supervision, which may include a prompt referral to secondary mental health services, social and voluntary services. You will have Freedom to Act. As a lone worker, you will be required to make autonomous clinical decisions in relation to the discharge of patients with complex mental health problems within the Acute Trust setting, without supervision.
Planning and Organisational Skills
Under the guidance of the Corporate Services Manager, identify own professional development needs and demonstrate achievements against personal development plans.Participate in the mentoring and education of a range of students placed with the team. Participate in the planning, developing and delivery of multi-professional education programmes and training sessions for a range of clinical and managerial staff. Provide clinical supervision to colleagues and students, as required.
Responsibility for Policy and Service Development Implementation
Demonstrate a commitment to developing ones own research skills and facilitating these skills in other team members.Regularly undertake audit/research into client/service related areas and contribute to the application and evaluation of current research findings. Identify areas of study/research in the service, develop proposals and seek advice of funding to support such activities in collaboration with Corporate Services Manager and in partnership with the Research and Development Department. Participate in appropriate audit projects including data collection, as a means of contributing to the ongoing evaluation and audit of the Night service.
Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources
In the absence of the Corporate Services Manager, take responsibility for the co-ordination of all activities within the clinical area or equivalent sphere.Assist the Corporate Services Manager to exercise control of the budget for the service and contribute to the formulation of the service budget setting process. Ensure the promotion of the health and safety, well-being and interests of the patients, staff and all visitors who come into contact with the team and its service environs.
Responsibility for Information Resources and Administrative Duties
Participate in the design and implementation of the audit of clinical work. Take a proactive role in seeking carer and user feedback. Undertake appraisal and supervision according to Trust policy. Demonstrate respect, empathy and understanding of all users and colleagues within the service. Adhere to the Nursing & Midwifery Council Code of professional conduct (2002) Adhere to all Devon Partnership NHS Trust policies e.g. Human Resources policy, Health and Safety policy, Clinical policies and procedures.
Responsibility for Research and Development
Participate in core clinical governance activities by contributing to the planning, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols within designated areaNetwork with peers to maintain professional links across the Trust. Contribute programmes of research and development as required.
Freedom to Act
Lone working on unit and within community setting in compliance with Trust and local lone working policies and procedures.
Any Other Specific Tasks Required
Adhere to the Trust policy for the promotion of equal opportunities and cultural awareness.Required to work flexibly in keeping with local practice.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
An excellent understanding of the NSF and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements. CPA and Recovery Process Awareness of community structures and social care options and processes Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health Documented Evidence of CPD Extensive experience of managing a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health problems. Substantial experience of working at a senior clinical level. Working within inpatient or community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector. Providing clinical supervision and managing staff. Budget management. Setting up or working within a new service.
Qualifications Essential
A professional mental health qualification RMN. A level or equivalent grade A to C any subject GCSE or equivalent grade A to C in English and Maths
Desirable
Management qualification. Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism.
Skills and Abilities Essential
Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with large groups who may be antagonistic. Able to produce well written report Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions. Ability to manage risk. Supervisory skills Ability to manage own time and that of the teams Ability to work flexibly Ability to be mobile across a geographical area Computer literacy Ability to work night duty Excellent clinical assessment skills Ability to manage change in a positive manner
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 Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address Wonford House
Dryden Road
Exeter
Devon
EX2 5AF
Employer's website https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)