Senior Nurse Therapeutic Practitioner

Main area: Psychological Health Services

Grade: Band 8a

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

Site: Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Town: Bristol

Salary: £50,952 - £57,349 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 28/05/2024 23:59

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Job overview

We are looking for thoughtful, compassionate and innovative Therapeutic Practitioner - Senior Nurse who is keen to be at the forefront of a new multi-professional service delivered in a paediatric health setting. The Senior Nurse will work within the proposed NHS Children and Young People Gender Service (South West) within the governance structure of the service and Psychological Health Services an 8a as part of a Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to develop, deliver and evaluate specified services provided by a range of clinicians and health professionals. Provision will include clinical services, research and quality improvement including dissemination, and training and consultation to other partner services. As well as providing services into the new clinical programme, expected to open in November 2024, the Senior Nurse will work within the divisional nursing leadership and will have other clinical and professional roles.

Psychological Health Services is an award-winning department, recognised for a commitment to leadership and the development of Trust Wide psychological services. As a university teaching trust research and quality improvement forms part of UHBW's mission to support excellence in delivery of patient care, alongside education and applied research of the highest quality.?We are engaged in high profile national professional networks at a senior level across BPS, NHS and charitable sector organisations.

Main duties of the job

Psychological Health Services take pride in their commitment to providing high quality and accessible CPD and access to skilled clinical and peer supervision.

As a large department Psychological Health Services provides clinical psychology services to a wide range of specialist multidisciplinary teams. Although the current recruitment is for a specific post, we welcome applications and enquiries from those who are interested in wider opportunities within our portfolio. We have a commitment in Paediatrics to collaborate with our colleagues as much as we can. This means we regularly offer advice and guidance to patients outside of our core patient group. This rewarding work is highly appreciated by the Trust.  

As a way to support individual development, growth of expertise and service priorities, staff can benefit from opportunities to work into other clinical areas through discussion and planning with their line manager and head of service. This will be an element of the working lives of much of the staff group you would lead.

Appointment would take place after final commissioning agreement.

• Direct and indirect clinical services as a therapeutic practitioner within the CYP Gender Service South West
• Leadership as a Senior Nurse Mental Health
• Senior level contribution to functions within the CYP gender service MDT and other clinical services
• Contribution to research, audit and QI processes
• Teaching and training as required

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• Active Registration with NMC – Registered nurse – Mental Health
• Masters level study or qualification/ registration in therapy/counselling
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation

Desirable criteria

• Teaching/Mentoring qualification or equivalent experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience of working with children and young people with Gender Incongruence in a Band 7 or 8a nursing role – E
• Specialist knowledge in Gender Work
• Experience of establishing and maintain robust governance
• Excellent IT Skills

Desirable criteria

• Experience of direct line management of staff
• Experience of contributing to audits/ data collection
• Evidence of teaching, training, and presentation experience
• Experience of clinical supervision of staff

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
• Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in a changing environment
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates the ability to maintain and contribute to the development of Standards of practice, conduct and decision making
• Acts as role model, leads by example to ensure the Trust’s values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice
• Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective service and care delivery
• Able to escalate concerns appropriately to reduce risk and promote patient safety
• Demonstrates ability to keep up to date with professional issues that influence nursing practice in relation to specialist area of care
• Able to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols and guidelines relevant to specialist area of care

Aptitudes

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal skills with a wide range of individuals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills at a senior level
• Flexibility and adaptability, responding to pressures of work
• Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others in their well being
• Commitment to the development and provision of a high-quality service
• Supportive
• Respectful
• Innovative
• Collaborative