Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Fixed term: 18 months (subject to extension)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On call)
- Job ref
- 334-NUR-6827392-LF-A
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill
- Town
- Camberwell
- Salary
- £70,387 - £80,465 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Nurse Autism
NHS AfC: Band 8b
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has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives Ìýin 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology Ìýto make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role.ÌýWe therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.Ìý
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
Over the last two years the Trust has coproduced an all-age Autism Strategy, with involvement from 80 staff members and 16 service users and carers. In addition, almost 200 people contributed to the wider consultation. We are determined to learn from lived experiences and insights to improve the way we work with all autistic service users and carers and autistic colleagues in the future.Ìý
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of Nurse Consultant for AutismÌý
The post will lead the delivery of the Trust Autism strategy in conjunction with other clinicians.Ìý
The post holder will provide specialist clinical input Trust-wide to all age inpatient Ìý wards in relation to patients with a diagnosis of Autism including support with Ìýleast restrictive care. ÌýProvide outreach and offer support to clinical teams developing plans of care .
The Post holder will be expected to work across the directorates to set standards and implement best practice in line with both national and international evidence.
the post holder will have Ìýa Ìýstrong commitment to collaborative working across the multi-professional team, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to use these to influence with a range of stakeholders within and external to the organisation are essential requirements for the role.
We welcome your application if you are a highly motivated, hard-working and reflective nurse, who places nursing at the forefront of high quality, safe and effective practice.Ìý
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job are to Ìýprovide professional strategic leadership, role and expert consultancy on all aspects of clinical practice in Autism . Ìýleading the delivery of the Trust all age Autism Strategy and be Ìýresponsible for its advisory board; linking with key stakeholders in operational ÌýDirectorates to ensure delivery is on plan. Support and provide solutions to Implementation. Provide assurance to Trust Board via Quality Committee. With the overall Ìýaim of improving life expectancy and experience of autistic patients Ìýpromote integration and social inclusion Provide highly specialized professional and clinical advice and support to colleagues where standard protocols do not apply to ensure that our mental health services are safe, effective, accessible and high quality for all. To offer support and guidance to services Ìýto enable patients to Ìýhave Ìýsafe and effective transition from child and adult services.
This will be delivered via the following elements
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• Ìý ÌýStrategic professional leadership and practice standards.
• Ìý ÌýService Transformation.
• Ìý ÌýService Development
• Ìý ÌýPatient Experience
• Ìý ÌýTraining and Workforce Development.
• Ìý ÌýProfessional Advice and Senior Leadership Responsibilities.
• Ìý ÌýResearch.
• Ìý ÌýStakeholder Engagement.
• Ìý ÌýOrganisational Learning.
Working for our organisation
The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer; we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect, and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:
• Ìý ÌýEmbedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice.
• Ìý ÌýEnsuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment.
• Ìý ÌýWe believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity.
SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe’
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
The post holder will have responsibility in four main areas:
Professional Leadership & Consultancy – analyse, synthesise and evaluate practice: - provide highly specialist expert advice and consultation at local and national levels on the identification, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based interventions in the health care and treatment of people with learning disabilities.
Expert Practice - demonstrate highly advanced clinical skills, expert practice, knowledge, training and experience in relation to the health care needs of people with learning disabilities. Ability to identify risks and benefits of new developments in area of practice and provide clinical supervision to others.
Service, Practice and Policy Development – work closely with management and clinical teams to translate the national strategic vision and other relevant practice and policy documents into local strategic delivery plans. ÌýTo support the development, improvement, and delivery of services across the patient.
Education, Training, Research and Development – identify the education and training needs of various disciplines of staff, in particular those non specialist health service staff that provide care and treatment to people with learning disabilities; work with relevant agencies, NHS England and, higher education institutions and education providers to influence, develop and deliver appropriate teaching, learning and education at local and national levels; Ìýwork with relevant stakeholders to influence the research agenda at local and national levels; actively participate in relevant research activity in the clinical field and support other clinical staff to develop their research knowledge and skills.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master’s Degree or working towards a Masters level, have a demonstrable experiential record of senior professional, clinical and management achievement
- Have live RMN / RNLD registration
- A demonstrable record of continuing professional development or qualification or training in specialist knowledge and skills relevant to mental health
- Significant post graduate management/leadership/ business training &/or qualification
Desirable criteria
- • PhD or prof. doc • Advanced Clinical Practice Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Lived experience or significant experience working with autistic people.
- Experience of multi-professional collaboration at a senior level
- Partnership working with other statutory and voluntary agencies
- Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive practice
- Experience in autism diagnostic assessment.
- Providing clinical leadership to junior team members.
- Track record of leading change and quality improvement projects.
- Experience of working across adults and children services
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of research, publication and presentation
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the current policy context and the implications for mental health nursing
- Knowledge of current professional developments in nursing and nurse education
- Able to communicate complex and sensitive issues to a range of audiences
- Able to negotiate and influence in order to achieve objectives without direct line managemento advise on professional nursing issues, demonstrating an understanding of professional guidance, nursing policy and relevant status
- Able to identify and establish credibility and good working relationships with representatives of external agencies and partners, and manage those relationships with sensitivity and diplomacy
- Able to motivate and enthuse nursing staff at all levels, and to inspire confidence and respect
- Able to demonstrate a genuine commitment to ensuring that services meet the needs of service users and their carers, and are delivered with sensitivity
- • Able to demonstrate a strong commitment to equal opportunities and equal access with a practical approach to ensure that policies are applicable to practice
- • Able to manage complex risk
- • Expert knowledge of understanding intersectional and cultural presentations of autism • In depth knowledge of the ICD-10/11 autism spectrum disorder criteria.
Desirable criteria
- • Able to work on several projects simultaneously using project management skills
Other
Essential criteria
- A demonstrable ability to make sound and timely decisions, to be able to problem solve and motivate others
- Ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job
- Good organisational and planning skills, and ability to assume delegated lead responsibilities within the service and Trust-wide when required
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Kelsall
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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