Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) Nursing Home Team (NHT) and Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) are recruiting motivated, innovative and critical thinking, dedicated practitioners to the team. This is a rare opportunity; once part of the MHSOP team, clinicians tend to choose to stay in the service. This demonstrates the great working environment, team culture and pride in the excellence of care we provide to our local community.
MHSOP comprises organic and functional inpatient wards, Psychiatric Liaison Team, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, service specific social worker team, and Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs). The NHT is one of the three CMHTs.
We provide the highest quality, patient-focused, person-centred care planning and care co-ordination. You will work autonomously and demonstrate excellent ability in assessment and care planning including patient needs and risk. Providing training and education to the care homes is also part of the NHT role.
MHSOP is based out of North Tyneside General Hospital which provides easy access to all of the local care homes, all within a 15 min drive. We are part of the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust which has an outstanding CQC rating, excellent staff benefits, and a working and care culture we are proud to be part of.
Informal chat and visits are encouraged.
Main duties of the job
Working as a community mental health practitioner, your role will be to undertake the assessment and management of service users presenting with complex mental health care needs.
You will provide a comprehensive assessment of need, offering intervention, advice, and support to service users, family, carers, and other professionals involved in their care.
As part of the multidisciplinary team, you will ensure that care and treatment is delivered to a high quality, ensuring that person-centred care is delivered, risks are managed, and appropriate treatment and other interventions (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) are offered in a timely manner.
You will contribute to the effective care planning of the service user's needs by providing regular reviews and risk assessments with the goal of working towards safe discharge planning.
You will practice in accordance with the Trust's Values: Respect, Everyone's Contribution Counts, Responsibility & Accountability, Patients First, Safe & High Quality Care.
Job responsibilities
* To be responsible for the Assessment and Management of casework of service users who have substantial and complex needs.
* Provide specialist clinical advice to Service Users/Carers, staff, statutory agencies, 3rd sector partner agencies and the public.
* In collaboration with the Service User and Carer where appropriate, develop Recovery and Wellbeing focused Care Plans, ensuring regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt Care Plan as necessary.
* To consider Carer needs and ensure Carer and family are involved in Care Planning where appropriate.
* To deliver evidenced-based Clinical and Psychologically based Interventions.
* The post holder will work as a member of the Multi-disciplinary Team ensuring that high-quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.
* Coordinate Treatment Planning & Interventions, Reviews, and Discharge Planning.
* Provide clinical supervision to staff as delegated by Team Manager.
* To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect, and dignity.
* To incorporate a client-centred philosophy into nursing practice and client-centred collaborative care.
* Work flexibly to meet the needs of Service Users across pathways.
* Demonstrate flexibility in the role. This may involve working across clinical pathways to support the needs of the service, whilst ensuring the delivery of high-quality care at all times.
* To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Professional Qualification and current Professional Registration as a First Level Registered Nurse (RNMH, RMN) or equivalent as an AHP, Social Worker or Clinical Psychologist.
* Evidence of post-registration training in clinical/psychological interventions/skills relevant to the post.
* Proven track record of post-registration clinical experience relevant to the post.
* Training in Safeguarding, MAPPA (Multi Agency Panel for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults) and Child Protection.
* Up-to-date knowledge/experience of relevant legislation.
Experience
* Previous band 5 qualified nurse experience dependent upon service need or 24 months post-registration as an AHP, Social Worker, or psychologist.
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team with patients who have mental health diagnoses.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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