This Clinical Nurse Manager post sits on Brett Ward at City & Hackney Centre for Mental Health, part of East London NHS Foundation Trust, and is offered on secondment. The role centres on clinical and operational leadership of the nursing team, keeping care safe and person-centred. It suits a leader with experience of mental health or learning disability care and of challenging behaviour. Fit turns on registration as a mental health, learning disability or adult nurse.
What the job involves
- Provide visible clinical and professional leadership to the nursing team
- Support day-to-day operational management of the ward
- Ensure safe staffing, effective deployment and an appropriate skill mix
- Promote high standards of care, safety and patient experience
- Lead clinical governance, risk management and safeguarding procedures
- Support staff supervision, appraisal, performance and professional development
- Work with the MDT, patients, carers and wider services
- Monitor quality, compliance and clinical standards and lead improvement initiatives
- Support recruitment, induction, retention and workforce development
- Contribute to resource management and delivery of service objectives
- Act as a role model for compassionate leadership and evidence-based practice
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health), Registered Nurse (Learning Difficulty) or Registered Nurse (Adult)
Experience
- Significant management and leadership experience at band 6 or above
- Working with people with mental health problems or learning disabilitiesManaging challenging and aggressive behaviour
- Working within a multidisciplinary team
- Providing individualised and culturally sensitive care
- Supporting and supervising students and junior staff
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Knowledge of quality improvement practice
- Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for complex patients
- Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices
- Emotional intelligence and personal resilience
- Demonstrated leadership ability
Other
- Current developments in nursing
- Knowledge of supervision and reflective practice
Nice to have
- Masters qualification or equivalent experience
- Leadership or management training
- Specialist area training
- Evidence of quality improvement
- Ability to lead and develop a team
- Knowledge of implementing strategy, change management and practice development
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
