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Job overview
We have a position to offer in the Warrington borough, covering different GP surgeries across a Primary Care Network.
This vacancy offers a position for an experienced registered mental health nurse to work in an exciting, innovative post that supports patients to access mental health support via Primary Care. It is important that candidates have community experience and understand the role.
*This job is only suitable for an NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse.
The core working hours of this role are Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm excluding bank holidays. Applicants will need to confirm they are able to complete these hours and have the means to travel between the different GP surgeries.
The successful applicant will work in the Primary Care setting, offering specialist mental health assessment to those patients who have moderate to severe mental health conditions.
Main duties of the job
This role allows the practitioner to work across the interface between Primary Care setting and Secondary Care Mental Health Services to provide specialist advice, support, and assessment to patients.
This will allow timelier access to services and ensure that the patient gets the right treatment at the right time and will offer the practitioner the environment to work in an autonomous way.
The role aims to improve the experience for our patients with mental health needs to ensure they can transition between services with the best support in place.
The post holder will be an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team, effectively triaging and signposting patients into the right team or service to support them in their needs.
The post holder will be supported in their role by a variety of other professionals, including Pharmacists, GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Leads, Non-Medical Prescribers, and Psychologists – as well as the management team.
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales, and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a safe and effective day-to-day operation of the service, including the handling of clinical enquiries. The role holder may be required to undertake telephone triage screening assessments to assess the level of risk/priority with that patient, so they can be treated, signposted, or referred on to agencies as appropriate as well as face-to-face appointments within the GP surgery.
To undertake assessments of individual patient’s difficulties, establishing risk and determining the appropriate course of action, taking into consideration all possible options. The relationship should adopt a ‘partnership approach’, engaging service users in the positive management of their health and wellbeing.
Work with patients to support adherence to prescribed treatments, monitoring mental health medication, taking into consideration any physical health interactions.
To provide short-term interventions and support, under the guidance of the GP, and ensure that monitoring is well managed, and care and treatment is provided in line with practice standards.
Provide and receive information, some of which may be contentious, sensitive, and complex to and from individuals and their families/carers and actively support as appropriate.
To collate and organise contemporaneous information about opportunities and resources in the local area which may be of benefit to patients referred to the service (e.g., voluntary and community organisations, educational and recreational opportunities). Facilitate ‘signposting’ to other appropriate services and occasionally undertake very short-term interventions for patients with moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
To evaluate outcomes and maintain accurate clinical data.
Have an awareness of your own clinical competencies, knowledge base, and experience and ensure that you practice within this and seek support as required.
Utilise clinical curiosity in assessing and developing treatment plans with patients. Obtaining and focusing on goal-based outcomes with patients, using a holistic approach to their care and social circumstances.
To understand and process Quality Outcome Framework data.
Undertake joint assessment work (as required) with PCN colleagues.
Offer advice to or obtain advice for the Primary Care Team on appropriate interventions and ongoing Service User care management.
Ensure systems/pathways are in place to enable smooth transition between primary care and secondary mental health services.
Regularly be involved in quality improvement activity/audit/significant event review and clinical meetings.
Clinical Partnership
Support the establishment of partnerships and networks with key stakeholders across the PCN/secondary mental health care system.
Develop links and foster a culture of ‘partnership’ between Primary Care Teams and Secondary Mental Health Services.
Facilitate joint work with PCN, Secondary Care providers, and Voluntary Care Sector (VCS) to increase the range of services/interventions available to the communities.
Attend PCN meetings and work with PCN members to develop and implement joint governance and clinical forums.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered on the appropriate part of the NMC register and hold a current NMC registration or hold a relevant professional qualification (to be maintained)
* Post-registration training in relevant field
* Leadership/Management training
* Qualification in non-medical prescribing
Experience/Knowledge
* Experience of mentorship, supervision, and coordination of staff.
* Experience of Care Planning process working in a multi-agency framework.
* Demonstrate a contribution to change management process
* Demonstrate experience of problem-solving approaches
* Recovery model
* Mental Health Act (1983)
* Effective Care Coordination
* Relevant national policies and guidance
* Evidence-based and reflective practice
* Mental Capacity Act
* Vulnerable Adults Procedure and Child Protection
* Safety, Privacy, and Dignity Guidelines
* Community experience
* Experience of working as a Nurse in Charge/Shift Coordinator
* Experience in positive leadership of a team
* An overview of the Trust’s objectives
Skills
* Demonstrate sound leadership qualities and an understanding of management styles
* Understanding of quality and change in the clinical setting
* Ability to delegate and coordinate
* Ability to work to deadlines
* Ability to utilise assessment skills and tools effectively
* Ability to communicate in a variety of settings
* Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
* Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
* Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues
* Effective time and workload management
* Mentorship skills and record keeping
* Ability to identify and minimise risk effectively
* Ability to travel in the course of performing duties.
* Flexible approach to working
* Commitment to effective teamwork
* Commitment to service development
* Good time management
* Project Management
* Formulation of reports
* Resource and budget management
VALUES
* Accountability
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change oriented
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Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
We reserve the right to close any vacancy earlier than advertised in exceptional circumstances once we have received a high volume of applications.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration. Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team (01516761452 or email sensitive@dbs.gsi.gov.uk) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team can prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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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.
Name: Natalie Pickles
Job title: Operational Manager - Primary Care Mental Health
Email address: natalie.pickles@merseycare.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01925664000
Additional information: We would encourage informal visits prior to interview to gain an understanding of this innovative role.
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