Clinical Lead Nurse

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 clinical lead nurse fixed term/secondment to cover maternity leave for a period of 12 months. This role is situated within York and Selby Adult Community Learning Disability team based at Systems House in York.

The post holder will support the health, psychological, emotional, and behavioral needs of adults with a learning disability, working systemically within a full Multi-Disciplinary Team and with individuals, family members, carers, and wider external partners.

The team is friendly, supportive, and value-driven, holding a strong ethos on working collectively in partnership with our service users, families, and carers to provide high-quality healthcare within the community.

Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have a genuine desire to improve the physical and mental health and well-being of adults with learning disabilities and behaviors that challenge. They will work as part of an MDT delivering high-quality secondary care and enhancing community services, working with individuals who require specialist interventions using trauma-informed care and a recovery-based approach.

The successful candidate must be motivated, flexible, able to communicate effectively, and will be expected to travel independently to various locations within the York and Selby area.

Candidates must have 18 months post-qualifying experience, including sign-off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

There are extensive supervision streams and appraisal processes in situ within the trust.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, and Selby.

From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care, our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities, and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in, and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families, and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the well-being of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

The post holder will be enthusiastic, deliver a quality service, and ensure the individual is at the center of their care, fully involved in all aspects of assessment, planning, and care and treatment as appropriate, including being professionally and legally accountable.

The service is looking for a motivated and forward-thinking nurse as part of the secondment opportunity. You must be able to care coordinate and work well independently as well as part of a wider team.

The team covers a Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm service. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a clinical caseload under the supervision of senior nursing colleagues, providing assessment, treatment, advice, and support to clients, carers, and other professionals.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council - RNMH or RNLD
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Recognised Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor, clinical educator, or equivalent. Must be achieved within 6 months
• Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing clinical supervision OR willingness to work towards within 6 months

Experience

• 18 months post-qualifying experience including sign-off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate.
• Supervising or assessing students on practice placement.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities

Knowledge

• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice
• Research and development methodology
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment
• Working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections

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.

Address

York and Selby Adult Community Learning Disability Team

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number Job locations

York and Selby Adult Community Learning Disability Team