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NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Mental health nursing
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (plus unsocial hours for weekend work)
Job ref: 333-J-WE-0748
Site: 3rd floor, 190 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London Town London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inc HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
Have you ever considered exploring new horizons within our community or expanding your skill set in a different role? If so, we would like to offer you an opportunity to do this with our Home Treatment Team in OlderAdults Community Mental Health Serviceat the heart of Westminster where we will present you with a unique opportunity to do just that.
This is an opportunity for qualified nurses who are looking to develop / establish their skills and expand their abilities to work within the community. In turn you will be able to make a meaningful impact in a different capacity than your existing role. You will need to demonstrate resilience and the ability to adapt to the changing landscape and opportunities. The post holder will play a pivotal role in providing intensive support and treatment to patients in the community in the acute phase of a mental health crisis as an alternative to inpatient care. We are looking as a trust to change the approach as an alternative to inpatient care so that the patient can be in familiar surroundings.
Join our team at HTT, where your work-life balance is a priority! Our services run from 9 am to 5 pm, seven days a week, with no night shifts (some weekend work would be required). This structure not only ensures you have dedicated time for your personal life but also opens up opportunities for you to take on additional bank hours with us or explore roles elsewhere across the trust.
Main duties of the job
This role involves intensive support and treatment to patients in the community in the acute phase of a mental health crisis as an alternative to inpatient care; monitoring patients’ safety and well-being to promote independence in the community; acting as gate keepers to admissions; supporting early discharges from hospital.
You will also be expected to work in collaboration with the Operational Team Manager, Clinical Leads/Senior Practitioners and to have close working relationships with the community teams, inpatient services, and the HTT backup across the service.
To help you achieve expanding your knowledge we will offer you
* Mentoring and supervision from our highly experienced staff and team leaders supporting you with your development and growth into the role
* Commitment from the team to develop you by offering training and development opportunities tailored to your needs and the role
* Opportunities to shadow our neighbouring services including CMHTs, HTTs, acute inpatients, PICU and HBPoS allowing you to see the full circle of treatment for our patients
* Local Reflective Practice forums run by one of the senior leads
Clear objectives and pathway to develop your career further
Working for our organisation
* You would be joining a warm and welcoming team that would be looking to inspire and motivate you to become an integral team member and support your growth
* Flexible shift working opportunities for a healthier work-life balance
CNWL is dedicated to developing its own staff and you will be encouraged to develop yourself into becoming the Nurse you aspire to be.
* Free access to our Staff and Well-being service to ensure that you are always looking after yourself.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical duties
To triage referrals and allocate work to junior staff as appropriate.
To provide a comprehensive mental health assessment for service users with complex needs in the acute phase of a mental health crisis.
To assess current risks and identify how the risk and service users’ mental health needs would best be met.
To formulate, implement and review individualised Recovery Care Plans with patients and their carers that aims to address their psychological, physical & social needs.
To build and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users and carers and involve them in drawing up care plans.
To work with service users’ care co-ordinator/ lead professional as appropriate to ensure continuity of care.
To provide information and advice to carers to support them through the crisis period.
To administer, supervise and monitor prescribed medication advising service users and carers on storage, administration and possible side effects.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
* RMN/Diploma/Degree
* Evidence of continued professional development In post-registration qualifications
* ENB 998
Experience
* Post-registration experience in a range of clinical areas
* Experience of working as member of a Multi –disciplinary team
* Experience of managing/supervision of staff
* Experience of working in a community setting
* Experience of working with dementia
* Experience of working with older adults
Knowledge
* Knowledge of CPA, Risk Assessment and Risk Management Processes
* Knowledge and understanding of the needs and rights of service users and their carers.
* Knowledge of ethical/legal requirements within mental health nursing.
* Knowledge and understanding of legislation relating to the care of Older Adults with Mental Health problems in the community
Skills and Abilities
* Effective communication skills both verbally and through written reports.
* Ability to assess complex risk and produce care plans to manage this
* Effective leadership skills
* Ability to take responsibility for managing a caseload
* Ability to manage complex decision making situations
* Ability to organize and prioritise own workload.
* Ability to supervise junior staff and students
* Teaching and assessing skills.
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
* Ability to work effectively in stressful and emotionally charged situation
* Able to manage personal stress.
* Previous experience of audit and research.
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
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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: Anna Ribas Gonzalez
Job title: Team manager
Email address: Anna.ribasgonzalez@nhs.net
Telephone number: 02078544105
If you have problems applying, contact
Address: Argo House 180 Kilburn Park Road
London
NW6 5FA
Telephone: 02072669558
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