registered nurse Birmingham, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced Lead Nurse to apply for a post within the urgent care pathway for young people with complex mental health needs. This team you would manage is for young people with complex clinical presentations. The team is currently a combination of Nursing Leads, Nursing team, Medical, Psychology and Community Support Workers.
The role will give you the chance to learn the managerial and leadership aspects of crisis home treatment teams; you will work alongside the senior leadership team and build new skills to add to your personal development. It offers experience to support in taking your career to the next level.
The role entails collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
The team works across the city to offer the young adults of Birmingham specialist assessment, diagnosis and intervention.
The role requires a highly skilled nurse who has exceptional skills in leadership and skills in managing young people in a crisis.
The lead nurse will support the on-call rota. Also cross cover at times, to support the wider urgent care pathway.
The entire team will work closely on the development, implementation and evaluation of services for young people with urgent and often complex needs and will work collaboratively with multi-agency services and other stakeholders to plan, develop, implement and evaluate services available to people with such complex needs.
Recruitment / work force planning.
Contribute to building external stakeholder relationships aligned with the urgent care pathway.
Contribute to the senior leadership team on call rota
The post holder will lead regular clinical supervision, appraisal and performance of the staff within the team.
The lead nurse will provide advice and support to other professions and colleagues on the Urgent care pathway.
The lead nurse will provide leadership and clinical expertise to the team, enabling the team to deliver a comprehensive mental health service and improve outcomes to young people with complex needs.
The lead nurse will support the development of pathways into CMHT, EI and PACT.
The lead nurse will also ensure training and evidence-based guidance’s provided to the wider mental health teams to deliver effective interventions and support, with the goal of reducing admissions to inpatient services.
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
