Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Mental Health) with live NMC registration
• Supplementary or Independent non-medical prescribing qualification (or commitment to undertake this course)
• Nurse Mentorship/Practice Assessor Qualification or equivalent qualification to supervise nursing students
• Current, clean driving licence
• Evidence of on-going professional development and post-registration training
• Evidence of training in risk assessment and risk management

Desirable

• Training in providing clinical supervision

Experience

Essential

• Effective time management and prioritisation skills
• Experience in the assessment and management of people with complex mental health conditions including serious mental illness
• Ability to work effectively in urgent/crisis situations in order to maintain the safety of both staff and clients
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with service users and colleagues across multi-disciplinary groups
• Ability to demonstrate a creative and flexible approach in order to deliver a high standard of care
• Ability to provide clinical supervision to colleagues
• Knowledge of and ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care plans
• Evidence of undertaking clinical audits and effectively using the data from these audits for quality improvement/service development purposes

Desirable

• Please see JD.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• The post holder will have excellent interpersonal skills, listening skills and communication skills
• The post holder will have the ability to work effectively in urgent/crisis situations in order to assess service user's needs and implement appropriate support and/or treatment options
• The post holder will ensure service user feedback is routinely collected, evaluated and actioned
• The post holder will be innovative, creative and demonstrate a willingness to try new ideas for the benefit of improving the service

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.

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

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ryde Health and Wellbeing Centre

Pellhurst Road

Ryde

Isle of Wight

PO33 3DT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)