Clinical Nurse Manager

Coordinate and deliver evidence-based care for complex patients, support junior staff, ensure high-quality practice aligned with Trust objectives, and lead clinical development through supervision, audits, and continuous improvement.

Please see attached job description and person specification for details of the role's main duties of the job.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are:
We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Please see attached detailed job description and person specification for details of main responsibilities.

• oRegistered Nurse (Mental Health)
• oOR Registered Nurse (Learning Difficulty)
• oOR Registered Nurse (Adult)
• oSpecialist Area Training
• oLeadership / Management Training

• oSignificant experience of management and leadership roles at band 6 level or above
• oWorking with people with mental health problems/ learning disabilities
• oManaging challenging and aggressive behaviour
• oWorking within a multidisciplinary team environment
• oExperience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care
• oSupporting and supervising students and junior staff
• oEvidence of quality improvement

• oExcellent verbal and written communication skills
• oKnowledge of quality improvement practices
• oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for complex patients
• oMinimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices
• oAbility to recognize and manage stress, in self and others
• oAbility to lead and develop a team
• oKnowledge of implementing strategy, change
• oCurrent Developments in nursing
• oKnowledge of supervision and reflective practices
• oKnowledge of implementing strategy, change management and practice development
• oEmotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience

• oMotivate team to providing the highest standards of care in a changing service
• oFlexible working patterns in line with service needs
• oAwareness of equal opportunities in the workplace
• oAble to work within the accountability framework
• oPersonal Integrity

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.