Job summary
Bring your experience. Shape excellent older adult inpatient care.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join Brant Ward as a Band 6 Senior Acute Care Nurse on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Based at Witham Court, Brant Ward provides acute assessment and treatment for older adults experiencing complex mental health needs. This is an opportunity to take on a senior nursing role in a challenging and rewarding environment, combining clinical care, shift leadership and support for colleagues.

You will work with the multidisciplinary team to deliver compassionate, person-centred care, strengthen clinical standards and contribute to quality improvement. We welcome nurses who bring sound clinical judgement, initiative and a commitment to learning, teamwork and therapeutic relationships.

Building on your existing experience, you will contribute your ideas, develop your leadership practice and help shape how care is delivered. The role includes supervision and supporting the development of students and colleagues.

The appointment is fixed term for 12 months. There may be scope for extension or a permanent opportunity, subject to funding, service requirements and approval; neither is guaranteed.

If you are ready for a new challenge and want to make a meaningful difference to patients and carers, we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

• Provide safe, effective and compassionate inpatient nursing care to older adults experiencing acute mental health difficulties, working collaboratively with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team. Undertake nursing and risk assessments; develop, implement and evaluate person-centred care and risk management plans; and deliver evidence-based interventions that support recovery, autonomy and wellbeing.
• Coordinate shifts and provide clinical leadership, supporting staff to prioritise care, respond to changing needs and maintain safe ward practice.
• Coordinate named-nurse care, contribute to clinical reviews and support admission, treatment and discharge planning across the acute care pathway.
• Provide supervision and guidance to colleagues and students within delegated responsibilities, supporting learning, reflective practice and professional development.
• Support the Ward Manager with delegated operational duties, clinical standards, audit, governance and service improvement. Promote reducing restrictive practice and recognise, respond to and escalate safeguarding or safety concerns.
• Maintain accurate, timely records and effective handovers, practising in accordance with professional standards, Trust policies and information governance requirements.
• Work flexibly within a 24-hour, seven-day inpatient service.

About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Details
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Pay scheme: Agenda for change, Band 6
Reference number: 274-12277-OA

Job responsibilities

• Operational hours are over 24 hours, 7 days a week.
• Provide a high standard of clinical care, ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.
• To delegate aspects of the patient treatment plan to other members of the team whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients' care, where appropriate.
• Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet peoples identified needs and manage their inherent risk with comprehensive Clinical Risk Formulation
• To assess carers and families needs and develop, implement and review programs of support for carers and families.
• Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.
• To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making with other professionals and agencies.
• To maintain accurate and timely clinical records and to coordinate and monitor those of the team.
• To adhere to N.M.C. or other professional codes of conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.
• To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit.

Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential)

• RMN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
• Mentorship Module (degree level)
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Certificate in clinical supervision
• Management Training

Experience (Essential)

• Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Or clear evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills that are transferable to both the community/in-patient. Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
• Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health
• Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.

Experience (Desirable)

• Experience of working within mental health care within the NHS

Skills (Essential)

• Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of information
• Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patient care, where appropriate.
• Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team
• Highly motivated and able to engage with service users and carers to improve outcomes
• Ability to work independently and collectively
• Understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to support colleagues move through appropriate process

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.

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: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Brant Ward, Witham Court, Fen Lane, Lincoln, LN6 8UZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Ward Manager, Thomas Lyte, Tom.lyte0705@nhs.net, 01522307869

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