The Community Mental Health Services for Older People are looking to recruit an experienced Mental Health Nurse to join our Team. The Crisis Function team is made up of an already established multi-disciplinary team. The Post is based in East Hertfordshire, which includes Welwyn Garden City, Cheshunt, and Bishops Stortford.
The team provides the crisis function to our community team and is responsible for the support and treatment of older adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis - with people that have either a functional or organic condition. The team also has responsibility for assessment and gatekeeping people who may require admission to a mental health inpatient unit. Mental Health Services for Older People are comprised of a community team, a crisis function, a social work function, and a therapy function that work in an interlinked way to provide care to people. As a professional, you will have regular supervision and a Personal Development Performance (PDP) that aims to work with your strengths and to develop your skills. As a team, we also hold reflective sessions.
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Main duties of the job
We would welcome applications from people looking for a full-time position and able to work a shift pattern (early shift, late shift, and weekends). The crisis function works across 7 days, providing a service between 09:00 and 21:00hrs on weekdays and between 11:00 and 19:00hrs on weekends. The post holder will therefore be required to work within the shift pattern.
The post holder is required to take responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care, and the setting of standards of care and management of a defined caseload, including liaison with other agencies and, where appropriate, the supervision, development, and teaching of staff and/or students. The post holder will act as care coordinator to a caseload of service users, ensuring the care plan is met at all times. To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team and complete initial assessments for the community team as required.
As a staff member, you are representatives of Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) and play a vital role in fostering positive relationships and communication between the Mental Health Trust and not only the service users and their carers and relatives, but also other agencies, charities, and providers.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provides health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence, and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
* Be responsible for the full assessment of care needs and risk assessment of service users presenting with a wide variety of clinical conditions. Following this, the post holder will be responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care, without direct supervision (though clinical supervision is implemented as per policy to support you).
* To be named care coordinator and act accordingly when applying.
* To manage oneself in a professional manner, responding to requests, enquiries, etc. in a timely manner.
* To respond to any crisis that a service user may advise of, with the aim of promoting independent living in the community.
* Work with the philosophy to support service users to remain in their own homes.
* Administer and/or supervise medications and to have a sound knowledge of medications and their desired and undesired effects.
* Be required to provide education, advice, and guidance to service users and their carers.
* Provide a range of clinical interventions and treatments appropriate to the individuals.
* Participate fully in providing quality care in line with local and national standards.
* Act as a role model in providing a service for people with mental health issues.
* Participate in audit/research projects associated with the service.
* Be required to challenge practice that compromises or challenges high-quality care to older people.
* To advise the Team Manager of any resource shortages.
* To partake in continuing professional development that will also benefit the development and quality of the service.
* Remain updated with local and national guidelines.
* Partake in home visits with other professionals such as Consultant Psychiatrist, Specialty Doctors, Social Workers, etc.
* Partake in clinical and management supervision.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
* Degree, diploma or equivalent in Nursing (Mental Health Nursing).
* Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
* Mentorship Preparation Course.
* Post-registration experience in Adult Mental Health Care.
* Willingness to train in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
Desirable
* Pre or post-registration training/short courses in mental health.
* Community and inpatient nursing experience.
* AMHP qualification.
* Successful completion of Intensive Training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
* Knowledge of legislation related to mental health (e.g., Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Care Programme Approach, etc.).
* Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
* Ability to manage distressing and challenging situations.
Desirable
* Supervision skills.
* Leadership skills.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
* Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing.
* Ability to feedback and discuss cases within the multidisciplinary team.
* Excellent report writing skills.
* Excellent documentation of duties performed.
* Confidence to work autonomously in the community.
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
* Good range of problem-solving skills.
* Good range of information gathering skills.
* Ability to assess and manage risks.
* Fine attention to detail.
* Experience in working with service users with personality disorder.
* Maintaining a positive, non-judgemental attitude and therapeutic optimism towards working with people with personality disorder.
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Rosanne House
Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6HG
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