Specialist Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has become available for a band 6 Specialist Nurse to join an enthusiastic, forward thinking, multidisciplinary team, based with Avondale.

Avondale is an 14 bedded mixed  unit. Patients nursed at Avondale are often experiencing acute episodes of mental ill health requiring a range of specialist interventions provided by the team.

As a valued staff member you can expect to receive a comprehensive induction into the trust and to the team. A bespoke training passport has been developed for all Avondale staff. Staff wellbeing and support is very important to us and we have various embedded systems in place to promote this, including regular clinical and managerial supervision, weekly reflective practice, team discussions after all shifts and 6 monthly team away days.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Nurse at Avondale you will be an integral part of the Multidisciplinary Team providing a high level of specialist care, working within a trauma informed model of care. You will be expected to provide high levels of both clinical and professional leadership, supporting the management team to implement both clinical and operational policies, protocols and service/practice developmental change.

You will work closely with the Clinical Leads to provide evidence-based  advice to peers and junior staff.

To maintain, as part of continual professional development, up to  date specialist clinical knowledge/skills in the clinical field, using  information to effect change in practice and ensuring the effective  dissemination of new knowledge.

Maintain and demonstrate specialist theoretical and practical knowledge  of a range of clinical intervention, procedures and practices relevant to  the clinical area.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.