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Site: H&F SOAMHS
Town: Hammersmith
Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inclusive of 20% HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 30/01/2025
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
Job overview
Are you an experienced Nurse, who is ready to take on a clinical leadership role in a multi-disciplinary team? Are you ready for the next step in your career in mental health? If so, you should apply for our Senior Clinical Practitioner role in the new Specialist Older Adults Mental Health (SOAMHS) Service.
Exciting opportunities have arisen following a review of provision of mental health services for older people at West London NHS Trust. We are in the fortunate position of transforming and expanding our service to meet the needs of older people with mild to severe mental health needs. We are looking for dynamic innovative staff to be part of a team that will work therapeutically to support older patients in their mental health recovery in the community.
We are recruiting one Band 7 Senior Clinical Practitioner and this post is based at Hammersmith and Fulham catchment area. Assessments and intervention are delivered at patients' homes; therefore, flexibility is important. Hammersmith has excellent public transport links; therefore, having a car or driving is not essential. Most of our clinicians use the bus on visits. All expenses will be refunded on a monthly basis.
We want to hear from you if you are dedicated, flexible, forward-thinking with clinical skills and experience in working therapeutically with older people with mental health difficulties.
Main duties of the job
The post is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Nurse to build upon and advance their leadership and managerial skills. The focus of the role is on providing clinical leadership to the Specialist Older Adults Mental Health (SOAMHS) service and deputizing for the team Manager with the day-to-day running of this service. The focus of the service will be to ensure that patients receive assessment and therapeutic intervention to maximize their independence, safety, and well-being. The interventions will include education, individual work, and group work and will involve working closely with patients, carers, statutory and voluntary agencies, within a multi-disciplinary team. They will hold their own complex caseload of patients.
The post holder will be based in Hammersmith and Fulham Community Team and they will be undertaking home visits, meetings at the team base, and other community sites.
We would love you to apply if you are an experienced Nurse with a passion to drive forward excellent care for older people with mental and physical health problems.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Registered professionally qualified Practitioner in either nursing or allied health professional.
* Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification and training, in mental health/community/care of Older people.
* Evidence of CPD.
* Completion of student supervisor Course/equivalent/Practice Educators/Practice Placement Educator.
* Experience/qualification to masters level equivalent relevant to the care of Older People.
Experience
* Experience of supervising staff and students.
* Able to manage a caseload of people with complex mental and physical health needs.
* Experience of managing clinical risks with complex cases.
* Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies.
* Experience working with patients and carer groups to develop innovative practice.
* Lived experience of mental health issues/caring for older persons with mental health difficulties.
Knowledge
* Understands the principles of recovery/person-centered care and their application to risk management, positive risk-taking, and strengths-oriented approaches to care delivery.
* Awareness of Trust policies and service specification.
* Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills with staff, patients, families, carers, and professionals.
* Have a good clinical understanding of the physiology and pharmacology in relation to older people’s health.
* Effective planning & organizational skills with an ability to prioritize own workload.
* Demonstrate how to establish links with other services and professionals.
* Knowledge of safeguarding both children and adults and patient safety.
* To understand key performance indicators and how they relate to the team.
* Awareness of regional and national policies and procedures in relation to service area.
* Awareness of research and development in service areas.
* NICE guidance and governance procedures in relation to patient safety.
Personal Qualities
* Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of services for Older People and those of the Trust.
* Can use constructive feedback and openly seeks to review and reflect on self, style, and presentation.
* To demonstrate empathy and compassion towards the needs of individuals and their carers.
* To treat people with dignity and respect.
As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks. After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).
Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
At West London NHS Trust, we want you to support you to build a career you can be proud of and this starts before your first day with us. Our people live our values every day as they deliver, manage and work to improve our services to patients, carers, families, and other professionals.
We’re committed to making our recruitment process clear and efficient. It’s in everyone’s interest that we get the very best people on board as soon as we can.
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