Job summary
Livewell Southwest are seeking to recruit a Modern
Matron with responsibility for CAMHS inpatient care at Plym Bridge House (PBH)
and the Acute Care Pathway (PCAP).
PBH is a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit
that includes a Child and Young Peoples Place of Safety.The unit cares
for young people aged 12-17 who require care in an GAU setting. The Acute Care
Pathway covers crisis assessment in the acute hospital, EIP Service, iTASC
provision, Home Treatment Team and Crisis Community Assessment and supports the
management of risk and support of young people and families in their own home.
We welcome experienced
applicants to lead the development of these services, by embedding our philosophy
of care, ensuring care is delivered to the highest standard. This is an opportunity to
provide credible and visible clinical leadership, focusing on enhancing the
quality of care and refining a culture of least restrictive, recovery focused
outcomes. Engagement and participation of
young people in service development is a key component of this post.
The post holder must possess
first level registration with the NMC, a nursing qualification with a minimum
of two
years experience at clinical/manager (Band 7) or equivalent position. You will also have a thorough understanding of the
challenges and rewards of supporting young people in mental health distress.
Main duties of the job
The
Modern Matron provides professional leadership to the CAMHS Tier 4 in-patient unit
, Childrens Young People's Place of Safety and the Acute Care Pathway that sit within the Children, Young People and Families Service.
The
post holder provides line management and support to the unit/ward/team
managers as appropriate with the support of the Directorate Manager.
Demonstrate a sound knowledge and provide a clear vision to the
strategic direction of identified clinical services. Ensuring excellence in
service delivery and clinical governance in conjunction with other nursing,
allied health professionals and medical leaders.
Work with South West Provider Collaborative Case Managers, Contract
leads and quality leads to ensure the care delivered is in line with the Tier
4 specification and the access and referrals process.
Provide leadership to the Acute Care Pathway to ensure it works
collaboratively with the referral and admission and discharge process to and
from Tier 4 inpatient facilities and strives to provide care in the home to prevent admission wherever possible.
Lead the
development of services by cultivating and communicating a philosophy of care
to ensure delivery is based on best practice/evidenced based and higher
standards. The post holder is also accountable for the provision of high
quality care, making the best use of the resources available.
All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
Job Share(s) Considered
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
Protected CPD time for registered staff
Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
Leadership & mentoring programmes
Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
A Robust Preceptorship
A bespoke induction programme
Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional /
Clinical Care
1. Responsible for
the day to day management of staff groups, liaising with appropriate managers
and facilitating Unit and relevant Team Managers and their deputies in dealing
with issues such as staffing and operational issues.
2. Ensure
appropriate delegation of and participation in out-of-hours rota / on-call rota
where appropriate.
3. Provide expert
clinical leadership and support to ward/unit/Team managers and nurses acting as
a role model in provision of clear direction for nursing and practice
development.
4. To support and
ensure the implementation of clinical supervision for staff within areas of
responsibility.
5. Where standards
for facilities services are not met, take corrective action as appropriate.
6. Provide line
management to delegated personnel within the service structure.
7. Provide nursing
and managerial knowledge and experience to any member of the multi-disciplinary
team in relation to patient care, ensuring a visible presence is maintained in
all clinical areas, endeavouring to spend at least 60% of work time in a
clinical environment.
8. The role
includes a balance of clinical and managerial responsibilities which may vary
according to need and to be agreed by the Deputy Head of Service.
9. Provide clinical
supervision and support to nursing and other professional colleagues.
10. Lead on specific
aspects of nursing and service development in agreement with the Head/Deputy of
CYPFS
11. Set, agree and
monitor standards for clinical practice and patient care and ensure teams have
the right skills to deliver a high quality service.
12. Develop
opportunities to enhance service user involvement and carers.
The full Job description is attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated at Degree/Masters level or equivalent senior level experience
- Current NMC registration in a field that would give significant exposure to children and young people who require mental health support.
- Evidence of recent continuing personal learning / professional development
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current NHS policies / processes and structures especially relating to acute inpatient care
- Detailed knowledge of CPA and standards of record keeping
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to work on own initiative and also as an effective team member
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Good numerical skills
- Excellent facilitation and arbitration skills
- Computer literate
- To be a key figure in the development of Services
- Awareness of key issues in care and how they impact on service development
Desirable
- Awareness of leadership styles and models of care which have an evidence base for high quality care
Experience
Essential
- Experience of implementing change within a team.
- Experience of leading a team
- Significant (at least 2 years) experience at Team leader (B7) role in acute setting or similar setting.
- Presentation skills
- Post Holder is able to demonstrate outcomes achieved following implementation of service development
Desirable
- Experience of working with recovery focused models of care, which are based on least restrictive principles.
- Experience of working in the CAMHS acute pathway
Skills
Essential
- Genuine passion for developing service user focused services
- Ability to travel across Plymouth
- Experience of working with care pathways
- Experience of data collection, analysis, and synthesis
- Experience of using Microsoft Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and electronic mail
- Effective people management skills with ability to inspire, create positive relationships and provide support to all team members
Desirable
- Current driving licence
- Experience in project work / management
- Experience of investigatory processes and service wide development work including CQUIN implementation
- Ability to analyse data and information to recognise patterns/themes and formulate action plans
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Livewell Southwest
Address
Live Well South West
4 William Prance Road
Plymouth
PL6 5ZD