Senior Nurse, Inpatient Services Older Adult Mental Health
1 week ago
Job summary Are you looking for an opportunity to be an influential member of the leadership team for our Older Adult Mental Health wards?
This career enhancing opportunity has arisen for a Senior Nurse who wishes to further progress their nursing career and play a key role in delivering safe quality care to our patients and developing services in line with the modernisation agenda for our older adult mental health services.
The role of the Senior Nurse is fundamental to managing ward teams to ensure patients receive safe, high-quality mental health care and a co-produced and positive patient experience which is responsive to the needs of patients, families, and their carers.
This role provides visible clinical knowledge, expertise and leadership for nurses and other health professionals providing care in an inpatient setting whilst working collaboratively with community mental health services and wider partners to ensure safe, high quality and effective delivery of care across the older adult acute mental health care pathway.
The role of the Senior Nurse is pivotal in delivering the vision of the Health Board, service users and carers onto our wards.
Interviews to be held on 13/1/25 Main duties of the job Provide leadership and direction to all registered and unregistered nurses working in the delivery of adult acute mental health inpatient wards.Direct, lead and motivate nursing staff to ensure the highest standards of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery.Ensure the Health Board's aims and objectives and associated targets and strategies are clearly communicated to all relevant staff so that effective contributions to implementation of operational plans can be made.Direct, lead and motivate nursing and other staff to maintain effective patient flow through acute inpatient services (mental health).Direct, lead and motivate nursing and other staff working within the teams managed to ensure a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery, ensuring that activity is aligned to Health Board plans and strategies.The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties.
Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.
We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through: Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.
Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.
Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).
Community facilities, including: 48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Job description Job responsibilities You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences.
In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post.
If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
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Person Specification Qualifications and Knowledge Essential Registered Nurse Level 1 and current NMC Registration.
MSc in Nursing or equivalent experience Demonstrate an excellent knowledge of Mental Health Legislation and its application in practice.
Relevant post graduate courses and/or experience within specialties involved with the position.
Significant knowledge of the strategic drivers for change within Mental Health Services.
Evidence of continuous management development.
Experience of practice development Significant knowledge of evidence-based practice and psychological interventions used within Adult Mental Health.
Must have a recognised management qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience.
Must have knowledge of quality improvement methodologies.
Must have knowledge and understanding of current policy and issues in professional practice, compliance, standards and the wider NHS.
Desirable The ability to analyse data effectively and manage performance target systems Is able to demonstrate a working knowledge of implementing change and a robust clinical governance/ assurance system Experience Essential Must have experience of an NHS acute sector middle management role Must have experience of managing change.
Must have proven experience of clinical leadership at a senior level.
Must be able to control expenditure to a budget and develop adequate controls for doing so Must have direct experience of major service and organisation change and knowledge of how to navigate a service through a successful change programme.
Must have experience of managing staff and working with staff Trades Unions / staff representatives.
Desirable Improving Quality Together IQT Bronze/Silver Language Skills Desirable Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
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