Title: Sister/Charge Nurse – ECT clinic

Grade: Band 6/7

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 h per week – flexible to meet needs

Reports to: Modern Matron

Responsible to: Senior Manager, In-patient and Community Services

Minimum qualification: Registered Mental Nurse

Job summary

The post-holder will act as the clinical and functional lead in the ECT clinic, taking responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the clinic. This will include working in partnership with all disciplines involved with ECT across the Trust.

Specific responsibilities

The post-holder will be responsible for the operational management, development and delivery of the above services, ensuring that they meet accepted quality and safety standards, in accordance with national and local guidelines. The post-holder will be required to lead, teach, supervise and support junior colleagues. The post-holder will offer clinical advice to professional colleagues in the services, and take a lead role in evaluation and research activities.

Clinical

To have a thorough understanding of the current national and local operational policies, procedures and guidelines relating to the above services.

To take the clinical lead in the organisation, operation and delivery of the ECT clinic, in conjunction with medical, nursing and other professional staff involved.

To ensure that patients attending for ECT treatment (and their relatives/carers where appropriate), receive information relevant to their needs.

To practice in a manner consistent with the principles and standards of the services, ensuring that national and local policies and guidelines are observed, inclusive of NICE, ECTAS, SEAN, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Royal College of Nursing, Care Quality Commission, and Quality Improvement Scotland.

To ensure that the patient is fully informed about the rationale for their treatment, and is involved in the implementation and evaluation of their treatment.

To provide effective evidence-based interventions.

To work collaboratively with all disciplines and agencies involved in the ECT service, acting as a resource for staff, patients, carers and relatives in relation to these services.

To supervise, advise, guide and provide specialist training in ECT recovery, for junior staff as required.

To actively liaise with user/carer representation groups to enhance the quality and standard of the services.