Band 6 Charge Nurse - Hazel Unit, Callington Road Hospital, Bristol

at  Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Hazel unit is a 12 bedded, male, Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. It cares for service users within the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire areas.
The unit specialises in the clinical, short-term management of people who are in an acutely disturbed phase of a serious psychiatric illness and who cannot be safely managed in a general acute setting. We work closely with a gender specific acute unit on site, and are developing a service tailored to male service users.
The team is currently going through a number of changes, including newly built high care de-escalation suite alongside new management team now in post.
Our team are looking for passionate, highly motivated, experienced registered nurses to work with and lead our team in continuing to develop our service, in line with National Minimum Standards for Psychiatric Intensive Care Services.
The role will involve clinically leading and managing a team of staff nurses and healthcare assistants. Supporting the Ward Manager with some operational duties and help develop and maintain clinical standards.
The successful candidate will be RN-Mental Health or RN-Learning Disability trained, with significant experience in Psychiatric Intensive Care, Learning Disabilities/challenging behaviour, Acute Inpatient Nursing, Place of Safety, and or Crisis Home Treatment.
You will be able to demonstrate a capacity for clinical excellence, have a high level of emotional resilience, and be able to support the ward with developing and enhancing services.
We are keen to develop our nurses, so training opportunities will be available and supported. Rotational posts would also be considered to those wanting to experience working in different settings.
Callington Road Hospital consists of different units supporting a wide variety of mental ill-health, whereby wards are able to support one another in emergency situations. It is easily accessible and there is also free parking for staff on-site.
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
1. Clinical Practice Management
To carry out clinical practice within the designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided. This will include:
Undertaking a comprehensive, patient-focused, nursing assessment and prepare care plans in consultation with the service user to provide the best nursing care
Carry out clinical audit to evaluate and improve clinical services in partnership with service users
Ability to administer medicine within relevant Trust and legislative guidance e.g. NMC Standards for Medicines Management 2010, the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, MHA 1983. Ensure all others apply these, to support safe practice.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of relevant mental Health legislation.
Be familiar with the NMC’s ‘The Code’: Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives. Recognise own competencies and to address any limitations to ensure safe practice.
To implement and encourage others to implement research-based practice.
Supervise junior and unqualified staff
Implementation of care and rehabilitation programme
Evaluation of effectiveness of care provided in partnership with users
Ability to undertake risk assessment and develop risk management strategies for Individual service users: ICPA/SAP to people who present with mental health problems.
2 Teaching, Education & Health Promotion
To use own specialist skills, knowledge and resources to provide mentoring opportunities for staff within designated areas and promote positive attitudes towards mental health. This will include:
Regular provision of advice and mentoring to staff.
Function as a preceptor and mentor to new staff enabling their full integration into the service.
Develop junior staff through teaching or training activities.
Support the provision of an appropriate learning environment for pre- and post- registered students, novice practitioners, and new team members as directed.
3. Continuing Professional Development
To maintain and develop professional knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure that practice reflects best practice, remains evidence based, is current and responsive to meet changing patient and NHS service needs, as outlined in the NHS Plan (2000).
Implement the legal rules, statutory regulations and professional responsibilities relating to practice as outlined in the NMC “Code of Professional Practice”. Change to: the NMC’s ‘The Code’: Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives
Take responsibility for post-registration education and for continuing professional development as outlined in NMC Standards.
To receive clinical supervision in accordance on a contracted and regular basis from an identified Senior Practitioner, as per trust Clinical Supervision Policy.
To be aware of the need for appropriate management support and supervision from the people manager, and to maintain records of these meetings.
Maintain Health and Safety in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974).
Implement Clinical and Personnel Policies and Procedures of AWP Trust.
Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant medicines, related medication management issues and act in accordance with the appropriate NMC standards and Trust policy. Ensure that others also work within these guidelines.
4. Finance and Workforce
To make best use of available workforce resources based on agreed staffing models ensuring provision of best care possible. Implement and abide by Trust and Service Policies in regard to the security of the building/clients, to ensure safe practice and protection of clients, staff, visitors and members of the general public
To take part in PEAT and environmental risk assessments as requested so that best use is made of resources.
Undertake appraisals for staff at Band 5 and below to identify training and development needs and to ensure best practice.
Assist in staff disciplinary issues.
Implementation of managerial and clinical supervision to small team of nurses, ensuring best and safest practice is fully undertaken at all times.
Manage temporary staffing resources in line with AWP best practice guidance
Ensure that service provision is both safe and therapeutic within span of knowledge.
Effective organisation of own time, and that of others to ensure safe and efficient running of ward
Utilize electronic rostering systems (Rosterpro)
Participate in education and training opportunities to develop self and others
To take charge of the Unit in the absence of the Ward Manager or Clinical Team Leader
Ensure that all nurses, for whom the post-holder is responsible, abide by all Trust and local policies and procedures, in particular, Health and Safety at Work, Security and Confidentiality to guarantee legal obligations are fulfilled

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