Clinical Nurse Specialist - Jersey
Job Description
Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the CAMHS Duty and Assessment crisis team! In this role you will have the opportunity to improve the lives of children and young people with mental health and emotional needs through the delivery of services to promote recovery and well-being.
In achieving this, to provide a combination of case management, direct clinical/ therapeutic practice, consultation and support, supervision, and training.
If you would like to have an informal discussion please email Nadine da Cal (Service Manager) n.dacal@health.gov.je .
Main duties of the job
A Clinical Nurse Specialist role is linked grade of NM05 & NM06. Clinical Nurse Specialists who are newly appointed into role and have no line management responsibility will be a grade NM05. NM06 Clinical Nurse Specialists will have line management responsibility and/or relevant experience in their role.
A Clinical Nurse Specialist working autonomously as a highly specialist clinical resource demonstrating and providing a high level of clinical expertise in the delivery of care, advice, support, education, and deliver interventions to service users, their families, carers, staff and health care professionals.
Professionally and managerially responsible for the overall governance, quality and safety of service users within the specialist service. Working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the delivery and promotion of evidence based practice, in line with both local and national guidelines.
A Clinical Nurse Specialist will have clinical practice, education, leadership, management and research responsibilities.
About us
Jersey is just 14 miles (20km) from the west coast of France and 85 miles (137km) from the south coast of England. The island is easy to get to from the UK and mainland Europe. There are up to 40 daily flights in and out of the island
Striking scenery, a safe and inclusive society, miles of sandy beaches, high performing schools, an enviable work-life balance, a heritage, political and economic stability, low personal taxes, warm summers and mild winters.
Find out more at gov.je/movingtoJersey
Jersey has been a Crown Dependency since 1290, which means its not part of the UK but a self-governing possession of The Crown. Jersey has its own democratically elected parliament, government, tax system, and laws. However, the island does have a close historic relationship with France and the UK and relies on the UK for defence and international relations. It is also part of the Common Travel Area (CTA) which allows British citizens to move freely between the UK, Republic of Ireland, and the Channel Islands without a passport.
Jersey offers extensive and quality healthcare services, with private and state supported options available. The NHS is not available in Jersey, healthcare services are delivered by Health and Community Services. For the first 6 months, health care services will be provided at an added cost.
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice The Clinical Nurse Specialist will demonstrate a high degree of personal and professional autonomy and accountability by delivering specialised and person-centred holistic care. This will be delivered through advice, counselling, education, and interventions to service users, their families, carers and health care professionals.
Will manage own caseload and undertake comprehensive history taking and assessment, which may involve physical examination, enhanced observation, define care pathway or appropriately refer onwards if necessary.
Responsibilities will also include follow up/change of care, evaluation, or discharge.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team and will work collaboratively in order to ensure a co-ordinated approach to person centred care, across the clinical pathway with timely onward referral to other professionals and agencies as appropriate.
Advanced communication skills are essential in order to impart sensitive, complex and potentially distressing information to service users, families and carers, providing them with advice and emotional support in hospital/community.
Ensuring that service users understand the information provided to them, whilst overcoming any communication barriers. Thus empowering service users to make informed choices regarding their care pathways. Advocate for service users and their families in treatment decisions and choices ensuring a holistic approach throughout their treatment.
Ensuring the delivery of high quality clinical care and a good service user experience. Regularly seek the views and experiences of those who use their services and ensure that the voice of service users informs service development and design education.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Regulated Nurse with current NMC registration. Profession Specific / Speciality Degree (or level 6 qualification) in Nursery equivalent. Recognised teaching qualification Working towards Masters (Level 7) professional qualification, relevant to speciality.
- Intermediate Life Support (ILS) Masters level qualification in appropriate speciality- Desirable
- Independent Prescribing Qualification (e.g. NMC v300)- Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 5 years experience post qualifying as a nurse/ability to demonstrate required experience including evidence in leading a multi-professional team.
- Broad experience of engaging with patients, motivate and support them too high standards.
- Demonstrable knowledge of Safeguarding Evidence of leadership Experience of implementing, managing and achieving changes in clinical practice.
- Demonstrates clinical outcome measures for service users Experienced in clinical governance , clinical audit and service users experience
- Experience of conducting supervision sessions with staff.
- Evidence of experience in delivering training/Education to a broad range of professionals
- Experience of implementing, managing and achieving changes in clinical practice Evidence of effective staff management and running a ward/area/department.
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
Health and Community Services
Address
Government Of Jersey
19-21 Broad Street
St. Helier
Jersey
Channel Islands
JE2 3RR