Specialist Nurse

at  Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Cheshire and Merseyside Adult Gender Identity Collaborative (CMAGIC) is a new NHS England pilot, establishing how Gender Incongruence can be best treated within a Primary Care setting. We are seeking a specialist nurse to support the delivery of this care and they will work closely with our MDT, local GP’s, relevant partner agencies and of course directly with service users.
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in developing not only a new service, but a new way of delivering care for a disadvantaged service user group. The role will likely involve travel, so a car user is essential.
To provide direct, clinical nursing care to the service users of the Cheshire and Merseyside Adult Gender Identity Collaborative (CMAGIC). This will involve direct and indirect care of services users of CMAGIC and an ability to work autonomously, as well as part of a wider team is essential. To be able to manage a caseload of patients and support patients throughout their journey.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Principal Responsibilities
Provide direct clinical nursing care to CMAGIC service users
Obtain bloods for routine screening
Deliver deep Intramuscular injections of GRNH analogues in line with clinical standards and profiles
Interview, assess and monitor the wellbeing of service users under direct care of CMAGIC utilising biopsychosocial principals
Support the delivery of treatment from colleagues
Understand role of, engage and refer to partner agents as appropriate
Maintain up to date knowledge of clinical issues and developments in the treatment of Gender Incongruence
Maintain record keeping in line with professional and Trust standards
Be an active member of MDT
To deliver training
Caseload managment
Engage in regular supervision and PACE reviews
Undertake and participate in research and audit as relevant to role and service objectives
Be aware of and adhere to Trust policies and procedures which are applicable to the role
Complete risk assessments and ensure that risks are identified and reported as they arise
Undertake appropriate training and act as a clinical mentor within the service. Support students and other learners in achieving learning outcomes by providing a learning environment with opportunities for observation and training
Professional Responsibilities
Maintain professional registration and adhere at all times to the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct
Ensure accurate and contemporaneous record keeping with due regard to confidentiality
Deal with difficult situations in relation to Child Protection/ Vulnerable adults and act according to Trust policy and current legislation
Undertake Trust mandatory training as required, ensuring compliance

ALL POST HOLDERS WILL AGREE TO:

Commit to the vision of supporting Mersey Care in becoming a leading organisation in the provision of community services, mental health care, addiction services and learning disability care, and in doing so fully utilise their skills and experience to support the objectives of the Trust.
Role model the values of the Trust Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support in all activities and interactions with employees, service users and other stakeholders
Challenge the stigma associated with mental health and learning difficulties.
Comply with the Duty of Candour, defined by Francis as: ‘The volunteering of all relevant information to persons who have or may have been harmed by the provision of services, whether or not the information has been requested and whether or not a complaint or a report about that provision has been made.
Work across professional and organisational boundaries to improve services for all.
Maintain their specific knowledge base and develop new skills.
Value the contribution of the patient / service user voice.
Operate within any organisational codes of practice or those from a relevant professional body.
Respect equality and diversity across all areas of working practice and communications with staff, service users and other stakeholders.
Take responsibility for the accurate and timely collection and recording of data and ensuring all personally identifiable information is protected and used only for the purposes for which it was intended.
Comply with all health and safety legislation and local policies and procedures.
Adhere to all organisational policies.
Have knowledge and understanding of technology in the workplace which is sufficient to maintain their efficiency and also how technology can empower service users in a digital environment
Comply with the NHS Constitution in relation to the staff responsibilities that it sets out for NHS employees.
Attend a one day Just and Learning & Civility and Respect training work shop
Be an ambassador for Just & Learning and Civility & Respect following the training
Positively advocate the just and learning culture within your team
Be a confident supporter and implementer of the Trust CARES Values including Civility & Respect within your team.
Support their team/services to create a positive environment for Just and Learning Culture
Participate in Just and Learning Culture events.
Bring Just and Learning Culture updates/information to the attention of team members and other MCT colleagues they work with.
Support and encourage the sharing of concerns about the safety and quality of care with senior leaders with the aim of improving safety and quality.
Actively participate in creating an open culture within your team so that concerns and difficulties can be discussed safely and respectfully.
Speaking up in the event that they are exposed to incivility between colleagues in the workplace #iwillspeakup.
Listening and understanding others who have concerns and taking a collaborative approach to work towards a solution to improve civility and respect.
This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be reviewed in light of the changing needs of the Trust in consultation with the postholder