Clinical Charge Nurse - John Dickson Ward

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Clinical Charge Nurse - John Dickson Ward & ES1 Band 6 Main area: Southwark directorate

Grade: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift pattern, including night shifts and weekends)

Job ref: 334-NUR LF

Site: John Dickson Ward, Maudsley Hospital

Town: London

Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inclusive of HCAS

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 06/04/:59

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview 2 x Substantive positions

Please note that this vacancy is for 2 wards: John Dickson Ward (Male Acute) and ES1 - Female PICU ward, in the Maudsley site.

This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation. It will be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder on a regular basis. You may be required to work at other locations within the Trust as determined by the duties of your post. You may be required to undertake any other duties at the request of the line manager which are commensurate with the role, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover. This job description describes responsibilities, as they are currently required. It is anticipated duties will change over time and the job description may need to be reviewed in the future.

Main duties of the job

1. Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient centred care; getting feedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
2. Liaising and working positively with members of the multi-disciplinary team and partners.
3. Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication; monitoring service user safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, report all incidents following trust protocols.
4. Leading and supporting/teaching junior staff on risk assessment and risk management that involves making decisions based on knowledge of the research evidence, knowledge of the individual service user and their social context, knowledge of the service user's own experience and clinical.
5. Undertaking 1-1 engagement with service users in an honest, open and non-judgmental manner.
6. Recognising and valuing service users as individuals, acknowledging the importance of maintaining the service user's respect and dignity at all times and ensuring that the care provided respects equality and diversity.
7. Developing care plans that reflect service user needs and relevant patient care documentation working in partnership with service users, wider MDT and family/carers.
8. Ensuring the monitoring and recording of service user clinical observations are undertaken, such as physical observations and vital signs, and treating or escalating as appropriate any signs or symptoms of deterioration to the relevant professional for treatment.

Working for our organisation The post holder must ensure that personal information for patients, members of staff and all other individuals is accurate, up-to-date, kept secure and confidential at all times in compliance with the Data Protection Act, the Caldicott principles and the common law duty of confidentiality. The post holder must follow record-keeping guidelines to ensure compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

There is a Smoke Free Policy in operation. In accordance with this policy smoking is positively discouraged and is not permitted anywhere within the buildings, on the premises or grounds.

All staff must comply with all Health & Safety Policies and Procedures. Staff must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under Health and Safety legislation and ensure that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for employees, patients and visitors.

Each of the Trusts in the South London Mental Health and Community Partnership has a framework of values and commitments:

• Excellence: Caring, kind and polite
• Respectful: Having user focus, prompt and value your time, open
• Partnership: Take time to listen to you, compassionate
• Safety: Be honest and direct with you, collaborative
• Responsive: Will do as I say I am going to do, consistent
• Learning

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading and supporting junior staff and the wider care team to implement the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.

1. Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient centred care; getting feedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
2. Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives.
3. Liaising and working positively with members of the multi-disciplinary team and partners.
4. Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication; monitoring service user safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, report all incidents following trust protocols.
5. Leading and supporting/teaching junior staff on risk assessment and risk management that involves making decisions based on knowledge of the research evidence, knowledge of the individual service user and their social context, knowledge of the service user's own experience and clinical.
6. Supporting and supervising junior staff to develop the management of care needs through:

• Monitoring of individual service user/patient progress
• Feedback and discussion
• Producing reports and in-care reviews
• Devising a plan of care and interventions in partnership with service user, carer and MDT.

Coordinating junior staff and the wider care team in providing hands-on care to service users and evaluating processes of care delivered. This will include:

1. Undertaking 1-1 engagement with service users in an honest, open and non-judgmental manner.
2. Developing care plans that reflect service user needs and relevant patient care documentation working in partnership with service users, wider MDT and family/carers.
3. Ensuring the monitoring and recording of service user clinical observations are undertaken, such as physical observations and vital signs, and treating or escalating as appropriate any signs or symptoms of deterioration to the relevant professional for treatment. Promote healthy lifestyles and give health promotion advice.
4. Implementing the principles of 'recovery': encouraging and supporting service users to engage with healthy lifestyles.
5. Advocating for service users' needs and rights within Trust, encouraging and empowering service users to have an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care.
6. Supporting and teaching junior staff to develop understanding of mental health signs and symptoms and develop appropriate responses to these.
7. Recognising and responding appropriately to challenging behaviour in line with Trust policies.
8. Leading and coordinating junior staff and the wider care team in the management of difficult situations, de-escalation, and developing resilience and strategies to manage, including leading staff and patient 'de-briefing' sessions.
9. Demonstrating a depth of knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivation of Liberty and other legislation applicable to the practice area and how they are implemented in practice ensuring adherence to legislation at all times.
10. Contributing to an effective communication process with appropriate and accurate information to patients, carers, family, friends.
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