ICS Clinical Specialist Mental Health Nurse (NHS AfC: Band 7) - Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

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ICS Clinical Specialist Mental Health Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area: ICS Clinical Specialist Mental Health Nurse
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 407-COMMUNITY-6997066

Site: Intermediate Care Services
Town: Walsall
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/03/2025 23:59

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services.

We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and home-based care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trust's values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce.

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. We do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Job overview

Job Summary

The post holder will be part of an integrated service inclusive of health and social care staff, working collaboratively with both primary and secondary care professionals. The post holder shall act as an expert resource for the multidisciplinary team and work collaboratively with Care Home staff and management for all patients that are placed onto Pathway One, Two or Three and awaiting further health and social care assessments.

The post holder will review and assess patients that are Walsall residents or have a registered Walsall G.P on ICS Pathways One, Two or Three with an identified Mental Health condition or need.

The post holder should be working towards their V300 prescribing or have the desire to complete the training. Additionally, the post holder needs to maintain their own professional development in relation to mental health nursing practice.

Main duties of the job

• Promote the Trust’s clinical governance framework including participation in clinical supervision.
• To work within the framework of clinical governance in order to safeguard standards of care and monitor junior members of the team against these standards.
• Practice within the code of professional conduct ensuring knowledge and clinical expertise is maintained and developed within the scope of professional practice.
• To work within the clinical effectiveness framework using the best available evidence, research and audit to plan, implement and evaluate care.
• Ensure that all legal requirements relating to Mental Capacity, safeguarding, DOLs, Mental Health Act and the Care Act are considered and adhered to in relation to patient care.
• To be a source of expertise / clinical specialist within ICS in relation to mental health.

Planning and Organisational Skills

• To work with the Team Manager and multi-agency team to develop robust systems for future service development.
• Undertake delegated duties as appropriate and contribute to the effective functioning of the team.
• Ensure caseload is managed as a team and work is delegated according to skill and knowledge base.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The mental health nurse’s role is pivotal in delivering holistic, high-quality care to people of all ages who are experiencing a range of difficulties, emotional distress and/or mental illness.

The unique nature of mental health nursing means it is an emotionally demanding, but rewarding career choice requiring exceptional dedication.

The role encompasses a wide range of healthcare functions including system working, reducing health inequalities, leading service transformation, staff retention and recruitment, staff education and development and using research, evidence, and quality improvement to inform practice.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC registered Mental Health Nurse
• Education to diploma or degree level and able to demonstrate evidence of post registration professional development

Knowledge and Experience

• Post registration practice within a secondary care setting
• Experience of effective staff management

Skills and Aptitudes

• Specialist Nursing Knowledge of caring for people with a Mental Health condition for adults over the age of 18.
• To have access to a vehicle to be able to travel frequently throughout the working day across Walsall and the out of Borough as the post requires.

Please note your application will be transferred from the NHS Jobs system to internal Walsall Healthcare Trac System. All correspondence will be sent via Trac.

** Please Note that this post may be identified as suitable and a preference given for Internal at Risk Employees.**

IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM

References from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. When completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover this period. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please review the attached Job description and person specification carefully before applying to ensure that you meet the essential job requirements.

We are committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible and committed to equal opportunities.