Senior Staff Nurse

Job overview

Macarthur Ward Team have got vacancy for the post of Senior Staff Nurse (Band 6).

The successful candidate would be able to pursue a more clinical pathway in their career.

Reporting to the Ward Manager, you would be working in a multi-faceted role encompassing training and development, clinical governance and quality and continuous improvement as well as a heavy focus on developing and implementing comprehensive care plans, not to mention research and being an active participant in shaping the future of in-patients' services.

Main duties of the job

Professional responsibilities

• To maintain and develop own and the teams clinical skills, knowledge and professional practice via a local training template in line with professional, NICE, SCIE (social care institute for excellence) and KSF guidelines and service need, ensuring the maintenance of effective evidence based practice.

To support and contribute towards the organisation’s clinical governance systems, supporting quality standards and work towards the continuous improvement in clinical and service quality.

Clinical Responsibilities

• To act as a clinically focussed Senior Staff Nurse within Inpatient Wards providing support/advice; linking with Matrons and community specialist nurses and pathways.
• To act in a consultative role for junior staff, supporting the upskilling of staff knowledge and skills.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be conversant with and practice within the realms of the 1983 Mental Health Act.

To engage in clinical supervision both as a provider and receiver To be responsible for supporting the maintenance of clinical standards regarding assessment of care needs. Work with the ward managers to ensure equitable use of all resources to support an effective service. To support the instigation and continuation of CQC standards, infection control standards, National patient safety standards and standards for better health.

Please see attached detailed Job description and specification in advert.

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.