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Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

About

We provide NHS care and treatment for people living in south east England. Our mental health services provide care and treatment for people with conditions such as psychosis, depression, anxiety, dementia and personality disorder. Our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment you can be confident in.

Contact

Address: Swandean; Arundel Road; Worthing; West Sussex; BN13 3EP
Contact Number: 01903 843000

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Ref: 354-AB-20773 Vacancy ID: 6245929

Matron Mill View Hospital

Closed for applications on: 23-May-2024 00:00

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 23-May-2024 00:00

Location

Site: Mill View Hospital
Address: Nevil Avenue
Town: Hove
Postcode: BN3 7HZ
Major / Minor Region: West Sussex

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Secondment: 6 months (Role includes on-call duty)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £50,952 - £57,349 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 8a)

Specialty

Main area: Mental Health

Come and join us

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

-Provide strong clinical leadership, to use the authority of the role to assert the needs of patients and carers within the clinical setting.
- Ensure systems are in place to actively promote patient and carer involvement. Which respond constructively to suggestion or complaint.
- Provide and audit individual, group and clinical supervision to Ward Managers, senior staff and multi-professional staff as required.
- Ensure patients have advice and treatment available regarding their physical health as well as mental health. This includes smoking cessation, and obesity, and long-term conditions.
- Lead – in collaboration with the specialist infection control nurse - on all practices that increase hospital cleanliness and infection control measures
-Support General managers in strategic planning to meet the requirements of the service.
- Ensure that the delivery of care including basic procedures meet the requirement of NICE guidelines, the NSF, the Essence Of Care and evidence-based practice and any other relevant national guidance.
- Monitor, report and act upon any clinical risks associated with change processes or financial constraints. The Matron will be the key lead in the monitoring of recommendations of any reports or Serious Untoward Incidents (SUI).
-To take a lead role in the development of clinically based policies and procedures for the relevant service area.

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse
Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
Meet NMC requirement for maintenance of registration

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Minimum of 3 years experience as Ward Manager or equivalent in the community
Minimum 3 years previous experience in xxx relevant setting
Demonstration of personal development
Experience working with people with serious mental health problems
Demonstrable working knowledge of Health and Social Care governance
Experience of staff management
Experience of performance management.
Experience of Risk Assessment and management
Demonstration of collaborative working with Multi Disciplinary Team / other services.
Working knowledge of Mental Health Act 2007, Mental capacity Act 2005, Care Programme Approach, Safeguarding adults and children and other relevant legislation / government developments.