Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified RMN with significant experience to join a well established team in the inpatient rehabilitation service in North Devon. We are seeking a motivated individual who has ideas, strengths and leadership skills. you will be responsible for clinical leadership as well as deputising for the ward manager in their absence. Ensuring the rota is balanced and the staff skill and gender mix is appropriate is another additional part of the role. taking a lead on teaching and assessing junior staff and preceptees as well as clinical supervision is also an integral part of the band 6 role.

Ocean view ward is a 10 bedded, mixed gender ward for people with complex psychosis and severe and enduring mental ill health. Patients often have physical co-morbidities, so we are seeking someone with knowledge and skills in this area who will also be able to demonstrate leadership and teaching to junior staff. The ward has a well established team, but also includes some newer staff who will need to be supported through preceptorship programmes.

We welcome applications from staff who have a recovery approach embedded in their practice. We are looking for applicants who have a strong experience of risk within the inpatient setting. We work collaboratively with the community rehabilitation team to ensure both inpatients and community patients receive a seamless service. This will be a key element of the band 6 role.

Main duties of the job

• Be part of a busy inpatient team within a leadership position.
• Taking responsibility for clinical issues and assessments.
• Deputising for the ward manager and working collaboratively with the other band 6 CTL to ensure staff are supported, educated and adhere to Trust policies.
• Working with a recovery focus and demonstrating leadership to juniors within the team and providing clinical supervision.
• Participation in audits and QI projects.
• Being involved in recruiting high quality staff.
• Taking a lead in MDT meetings and professionals meetings and contributing clinically to a senior level.
• Working to the needs of the service, including shifts and nights where required.
• Being a key part in an effective service that ensures discharge planning at the outset of admission and minimising delayed discharges.
• Fulfilling the job description and taking part in governance and service development.

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.

Person Specification

Experience
Essential

• Substantial post registration experience
• Experience as a Band 5 in an acute inpatient setting
• Experience working within an MDT
• Clinical Supervision and Mentoring Experience
• Experience of managing staff
• Mentoring students in line with professional requirements

Qualifications
Essential

• A professional Mental Health Nursing qualification
• Evidence of PREP

Desirable

• Teaching qualification e.g. Mentors 998

Knowledge & Skills
Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills / Basic computer skills
• Able to provide and receive complex sensitive information in relation to staff, service users, families and carers
• Able to problem solve and assist others in this process
• Effectively manage admission/discharges
• Ability to assess and manage risk effectively
• Lead and supervise staff to provide a high quality, effective service
• Good liaison skills and ability to manage difficult and complex situations
• Effectively able to manage own time and that of the team / Ability to work flexibly
• Able to undertake nursing procedures e.g. manual handling, physical restraint

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).