Senior Staff Nurse
- NHS
- Full Time
- Wolverhampton
- 37338.00 - 44962.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
Professional responsibilities
- To maintain and develop own and the teams clinical skills, knowledge and professional practice via a local training template in line with professional, NICE, SCIE (social care institute for excellence) and KSF guidelines and service need, ensuring the maintenance of effective evidence based practice.
To support and contribute towards the organisation's clinical governance systems, supporting quality standards and work towards the continuous improvement in clinical and service quality.
The posts available for this are -
1 X Brook Ward
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities
- To act as a clinically focused Senior Staff Nurse within Inpatient Wards providing support/advice; linking with Matrons and community specialist nurses and pathways.
To act in a consultative role for junior staff, supporting the upskilling of staff knowledge and skills
About us
These are exciting times for Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as we're building a high-caliber, diverse and inclusive mental health workforce. One that will give talented professionals like you the opportunity to shape an outstanding service that will transform in-patient mental healthcare and deliver happier and healthier lives across our communities.
The Trust is rated 'Good' from CQC (Care Quality Commission) and in July 2022 became the lead provider for mental health services across the Black Country. We have recently invested in newly created clinical divisions and are currently developing new models of integrated primary and secondary care for adults and older adults, as well launching a far-reaching inpatient strategy, including multi-million pound investment in building new facilities and work-force models
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To be conversant with and practice within the realms of the 1983 Mental Health
- To engage in clinical supervision both as a provider and receiver
- To be responsible for supporting the maintenance of clinical standards regarding assessment of care needs.
- Work with the ward managers to ensure equitable use of all resources to support an effective service.
To support the instigation and continuation of CQC standards, infection control standards, National patient safety standards.
Person Specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential
- NMC professional registration
- Comprehensive experience of MDT working
- Experience of inpatient working
- understanding of mental health disorders
Desirable
- Clinical management experience
- Ability to lead a team
- Good team player
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
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
brook ward penn hospital
penn road
wolverhampton
WV4 5HN
Employer's website
https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
