Clinical Nurse Manager

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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

Exciting opportunities have arisen; one secondment post for an Acting position on Oval Increased Support and Treatment ward and one substantive position, ward to be confirmed.

The secondment post is for a fixed period of 6 months and provides an ideal opportunity for a self-motivated and experienced Clinical Team Leader seeking to broaden their management and supervisory experience.

For both posts we are looking for a forward thinking, emotionally resilient and clinically creditable individual who can thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment. The post-holder must demonstrate exceptional leadership skills and motivate staff to deliver the core objectives for the Trust, whilst supporting individual development within the team.

Main duties of the job

These positions are crucial to providing critical patient care and ensuring clinical nursing practice reflects national and local professional standards. The CNM will lead high quality patient care through the effective delivery of the Care Programme Approach (CPA). The CNM is responsible for ensuring care is provided in a safe environment, which is anti-discriminatory and is sensitive to cultural diversity, promotes recovery and which places patient involvement at the heart of its practice.

The CNM must ensure staff are capable of engaging patients therapeutically and demonstrate a high standard of clinical competence including: comprehensive assessment of need, planning & delivery of evidence based interventions and the evaluation of healthcare and of health outcomes.

The Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) role will give you experience of leading and managing a diverse team whilst developing an understanding of how the KPIs link with the provision of care.

The post-holder will ensure that all nursing staff have access to and undertake regular clinical supervision and personal and professional development and work in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• Hold a current registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Nurse. RN3, RNMH, RN4, RN5, RN6,RNLD.

Desirable criteria

• Masters Degree or equivalent experience
• ENB 770 or equivalent
• ENB 998 or45
• Teaching Qualification
• NVQ Assessor
• Relevant post registration health care and/or management qualifications

Experience

Essential criteria

• First line management experience
• Relevant experience in mental health services
• Relevant experience as Band 6 in Mental Health Care or Relevant experience as a Band 7 in inpatient services
• Experience of providing management supervision
• Experience as Primary Nurse (key worker).

Desirable criteria

• Experience of leading teambuilding.
• Experience in teaching/developing nurses.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good leadership skills
• Able to deal with complex inter-related information and activities
• Excellent team player and ability to facilitate partnership working
• Budget and resource management understanding
• Through personal actions provide innovative practice role model
• Competent in receiving and providing clinical supervision
• Facilitates contributions from all staff.
• Encourages innovation.
• Create a climate and environment where staff feel valued and empowered
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Displays perseverance and tenacity to achieve results, including problem solving and influencing skills
• Ability to impart knowledge
• Effective communication and positive interpersonal skills
• Maintain standards of organisational and professional conduct.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge and skills in mental health nursing practice with a clear understanding of contemporary forensic issues
• Competent in operating CPA systems.
• Be able to demonstrate professional development

Desirable criteria

• Vision about service direction and clinical practice developments

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Maintain awareness of professional and organisational developments
• Able to assess priorities and identify patients needs
• Good attendance record
• Ability to undertake training and duties compatible with the role including PMVA

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

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).

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Documents to download

• JD CNM (PDF, 1.1MB)