Clinical Nurse Leader

Are you a Senior Staff Nurse ready for your next career step and considering whether a Clinical Nurse Leader is the right next move?

**Our Charity**

St Andrew’s Healthcare is a charity providing specialist mental healthcare services. We work in partnership with a number of NHS, voluntary, educational and research organisations to deliver a range of specialist inpatient and community mental healthcareservices, education and research that helps to improve the lives of people with complex mental health needs.

As a charity, all of our profits are re-invested into new services and new facilities. And because we’re independent, we have the flexibility to make a real difference. Joining us is your chance to make a big contribution to amazing work that is transformingthe lives of some of society’s most vulnerable people.

St Andrew’s has a culture of supporting individuals in their career and are committed to ensuring people have the skills needed to deliver excellent patient care, achieved through Clinical, personal development and leadership programmes_._

**The Role and Person**

The Clinical Nurse leader will report directly to the Nurse Manager will be able to access St. Andrews excellent learning and development programmes, and specialised training in a range of therapeutic interventions.

You will lead your team by example and work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team. There will be a degree of flexibility in shifts allowing direct links with your colleagues across our expert Multi-Disciplinary Teams with the aim of deliveringhigh standards of care through continuity and consistency. You will need to:

- Provide and receive clinical supervision
- Co-ordinate the multi-disciplinary teams to ensure all clinical services provided to the ward function effectively and efficiently to meet individual patient needs
- Ensure ward environment is clean and safe for all staff, patients and visitors at all times
- Act as the Designated Division Shift Co-ordinator (bleep holder) co-ordinating and undertaking seclusion reviews as required
- Use demonstrated expertise to provide vision and effective role modelling to ensure fundamental high standards of clinical care are maintained
- Keep up to date with current topics, policies and innovations in clinical practice and have the ability to translate into practice
- Deputise for the Nurse Manager in their absence or as required

St Andrew’s Healthcare is a charity providing specialist mental healthcare for patients with some of the most complex, challenging mental health needs in the UK.. We develop innovative ways to help patients recover, creating a package of care designed aroundeach individual, their preferences and needs. We focus on physical and spiritual wellbeing as well as mental health.

**What we are looking for?**

We are looking for a confident, passionate individual who wants to make a difference to the lives of the individuals we support.

If you would like to be part of working with an innovative and dynamic team and add to our supportive work environment, then this is the place for youThis will be a personally and professionally rewarding role.

Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrew’s CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day.

**We offer an excellent benefits package including**:

- Pension
- Sickness policy on par with the NHS
- 35 days annual leave, increasing to 41 after 10 years' service
- Life cover
- Car lease scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Healthcare cash plan
- Free parking