Staff Nurse/Key Worker

at  Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse/Key Worker (RMN or RNLD or RSCN)
Band 5
37.5 Hours per week
Sunflower House is an inpatient mental health facility, designed to help children and young people aged 5 to 13 who are going through a difficult time or struggling because of their way of thinking, their feelings, or with some difficult behaviour.
Most of the children and young people start by having short, overnight visits with us, so we can get to know and understand each other before a longer stay.
Children and young people come to us for all sorts of different reasons. These might include:
Having complicated thoughts or feelings, making it hard to cope with everyday life
Social life not working out
Things like anger, upset or giddiness which can get in the way of friendships or relationships with family or other grown-ups
Finding it hard to eat and drink healthily or look after yourself safely
We provide a friendly, safe and non-judgmental environment to stay in, and we have lots of learning and play activities every day. Everyone who stays with us has their own room which they can make their own with posters, photos and belongings – lots of children have told us this really helps them feel more at home.
As a member of the multidisciplinary team, and specifically the core team, working within agreed supervision and support structures in line with PDP, to undertake the following:
To work as the key nurse, ensuring the delivery of a high standard of family centred assessment and treatment plans as agreed with the multidisciplinary team on a day-to-day basis through participation in and the provision of, aspects of a wide range of therapeutic approaches and activities within the inpatient and community setting.
To support the day-to-day organisational planning and operational management of aspects of the Unit, including managing ad hoc shifts or defined areas of a shift as requested by the senior nurse.
To support the day-to-day development and delivery of training and development packages to new/junior nurses, support worker staff and student nurses within the Unit.
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
Great flexible working opportunities
Discounted gym membership
Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
Generous annual leave and pension scheme
Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Communicate professionally and effectively with patients/parents/carers, the general public and all internal and external agencies both verbally and non-verbally in a timely manner.
Ensure diplomacy, empathy and confidentiality when dealing with distressed patients/parents/carers.
Liaise with clinical and non-clinical staff to resolve any issues that may arise, to the mutual benefit of all concerned.
Meet and greet external visitors to the department in a professional and polite manner.
Attend and contribute to departmental meetings, team updates/debriefs etc.

ANALYSIS AND JUDGEMENT SKILLS:

To critically analyse and make informed judgements on clinical presentation and related care needs of the patient group on a day to day basis.
To ensure comprehensive clinical risk assessment and management needs of the patient group on a day to day basis.
The provision of comprehensive clinical reports when required and within locally agreed timescales.
To assist the multi-disciplinary team in the debrief process, addressing any needs identified within the agreed timescales in line with tasks of the role.
Exercise judgement and initiative in order to manage the workload effectively and efficiently, taking appropriate action to resolve any issues, liaising with appropriate personnel and seeking guidance from the Line Manager/clinical supervisor when required
Work flexibly to ensure the needs of the service are met at all times.
Ensuring required data can be captured and managed securely in line with the Information Governance and Data Quality Policies.

PLANNING AND ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS:

To plan and organise the day to day activity of the shift in the role of Nurse In Charge (NIC) and ensure key information is effectively communicated to ensure appropriate management of future shifts.
To plan for/provide reports for defined cases in line with CPA/Clinical review process.
When required, assist in the development and delivery of training programmes for staff/students.
To support the delivery of a high quality patient care by working closely with the unit team to meet national and locally agreed targets for in-patient CAMHS.
Adapt a flexible attitude to meet the needs of the service in line with day to day needs.

PHYSICAL SKILLS AND DEXTERITY:

Required to actively participate and at times lead on defined physical and occupational activities on an individual and group basis.
Required to effectively and safely utilise a range of approaches in managing challenging behaviours which may include the use of restrictive practices in line with clinical presentation/risk for which the post holder is trained in.
The post holder may be required to undertake a variety of moving/handling in line with clinical needs.
The post holder will require base line keyboard skills

Please refer the Job description for details