Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,200 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 900+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.
YOUR APPLICATION
It is important that you complete a formal application form as CV’s alone will not be accepted.
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The post holder will work supportively and collaboratively with the Clinical Team Leader in ensuring the effective management of the ward in all respects, environmental, financial and clinical insofar as this relates to nursing practice.
The post holder will undertake the planning and delivery of direct patient care with appropriate supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
The post holder will be expected to provide a clinical lead to staff in various areas of practice, adhering to the philosophy and clinical skills base of the ward.
The post holder will monitor nursing practice on a day to day basis and ensure that nursing compliments the practice of other professionals
The post holder will work towards implementing reviews and changes in practice at the discretion of the Clinical Team Leader
The post holder will be required to work shifts across a 24-hour period in order to meet the needs of the service.
Management
Responsible for the line management of identified members of the service.
Monitor the practice of junior staff and identify any learning and development needs in respect of the clinical skills base.
Maintain own and lead/supervise staff in maintaining professional, therapeutic relationship/boundaries with patients, carers and colleagues.
Provide and ensure provision of regular line management supervision and Appraisals to junior members of staff.
Complete ward rotas as required, ensuring ward is sufficiently and safely staffed at all times.
Clinical
To be accountable for own professional practice.
Support the development and implementation of recovery focused interventions to patients with mental illness.
Provide training and support to other as appropriate, including non-statutory agencies.
Demonstrate effective personal planning and organisation of personal daily work load and that of others.
Work flexibly, managing own working time effectively according to service demands.
Make clinical judgements, identifying alternative courses of action, managing and providing a high quality of care and supporting others to do the same.
Northside House is a secure mental health unit for males over the age of 18 years. It provides admission, assessment and treatment within a secure environment for individuals with severe mental health problems who require a supervised and supported approach to their treatment. Northside House provides a high level of rehabilitation activities to address the individual needs and to support progression along service user treatment pathways. Achievement of rehabilitation goals will allow the patient to function in conditions of lesser security, maximize their independence and autonomy to attain a sense of personal fulfilment, whilst maintaining adequate support for patient and public safety.
It's an exciting time within Secure and Forensic Services, with a focus on quality improvements for our service users as well as wider organisational changes.
TRUST VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS
To promote and adhere to the workplace values of NSFT.
Our values and behaviours were created by 1,300 staff members, service users and carers all working together in the Putting People First project.
They reflect what we all believe makes the most positive difference to the care we offer and to the way we work with one another. By ‘living our values’ we will develop our Trust, our people, and continue to improve the quality of everything we do.
REGISTERED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
All staff that are members of a professional body must comply with standards of professional practice/conduct. It is the post holder’s responsibility to ensure that they are familiar with and adhere to these requirements.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibility to receive clinical and managerial supervision from a competent supervisor. The supervision of Junior Staff.
RISK MANAGEMENT / HEALTH AND SAFETY
The post holder has a responsibility to themselves and others in relation to managing risk, health and safety and will be required to work within the policies and procedures as laid down by the Page | 7 Generic 2016
Trust. All staff have a responsibility to access occupational health, other staff support services and/or any relevant others in times of need and advice.
FLEXIBILITY
You are expected to be flexible in the duties you carry out and the Trust reserves the right to vary your duties from time to time in line with service needs and as commensurate with your Pay Band. You may, therefore, be required, during the course of your employment, to work in a different
location and/or to carry out alternative duties consistent with your status, role, knowledge and experience, taking account of any professional registration and/or qualification requirements, and which are commensurate with your Pay Band; this may include a temporary or longer term transfer to work within a different Locality or Service. Arrangements under your Terms and Conditions of Service and Trust policies will apply.
SAFEGUARDING
Clinical
The NSFT expects all practitioners to act in accordance with statutory and local policies regarding recognition, reporting, information sharing, record keeping and joint working in relation to the Safeguarding of Children and Adults as outlined in Children Act 1989/2004, Working Together to Safeguard and Promote the Welfare of Vulnerable Children 2010 and No Secrets 2002.
WORKING WITH FAMILIES OF SERVICE USERS
Ensure that (practitioners/clinicians etc.) when working with service users consider the effects and impact of their mental health and risk behaviours on their families, and provide appropriate support, advice and education for all family members. The needs of children and young people within the household/family should be given special consideration in line with Social Care Institute for Excellence’s guidance “Think Child, Think Parent, Think Family” and must always be the priority for NSFT staff across all roles and services.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Two Ticks - Guaranteed Interview Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.