Main area: Lambeth Operational Directorate
Grade: NHS AfC:: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Long Day: 08:00-21:15, Night Shift: 21:00-08:30)
Job ref: 334-NUR-6668722-LF-A
Employer: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Thomas' Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/12/2024 23:59
NHS AfC:: Band 6
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links, and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth, and Richmond.
We are committed to providing high-quality and specialist care to our service users, and we are recognized for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021, together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes, and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognizes the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen, and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job Overview
We are looking to recruit Registered Mental Health Nurses to join the Crisis Assessment Unit (CAU) which works alongside the well-established Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT) at St Thomas' Hospital.
We are keen to employ adaptable and motivated individuals who are willing to become actively involved in this fast-paced and progressive service and who have an interest in being part of a new service. The role offers an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to further their experience of liaison psychiatry and develop their skills in crisis assessments and physical healthcare.
The post holder will be expected to be an advocate for mental health within the hospital and support all staff in providing care for people presenting with complex and multifaceted difficulties. The team works alongside Mental Health for Older Adults, Perinatal Mental Health, and Neuropsychiatry; the post holder will be expected to provide assessment and care to patients presenting from these specialist areas, out-of-hours.
The team operates on a 24-hour, 7-day a week basis, and it is essential that the post holder is able to work unsocial hours, including night shifts and weekends on a pro-rata basis.
In an effort to continually improve the quality of care individuals with acute mental health difficulties receive whilst in the acute hospital setting, the CAU was developed as a bespoke mental health assessment unit that is firmly embedded within the emergency department (ED) of STH.
Main Duties of the Job
St Thomas’ Hospital (STH) is a large and highly regarded teaching hospital in the heart of central London, part of Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) and Kings Health Partners, one of only six academic science centres in the UK.
The CAU functions as a safe and therapeutic space for those experiencing an acute mental health crisis to be assessed and cared for by a multidisciplinary team of mental health clinicians. The unit operates alongside the existing Core 24 MHLT establishment and is an integral part of the overall emergency pathway in STH.
The role of the mental health liaison nurse within the CAU will be to complete biopsychosocial assessments of adults in crisis, formulating robust and holistic risk management and care plans. The post holder will work alongside acute hospital colleagues and other partner agencies to develop plans of care alongside the patient and their carers, relatives, or friends.
A sound, existing knowledge of the interface between physical and mental health is essential, as well as experience of working with those who use illicit substances and/or misuse alcohol.
Working for Our Organisation
South London & Maudsley are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you are valued and appreciated, and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
* Generous pay, pensions, and leave: we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions, and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
* Work-life balance: flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as part-time working and job sharing.
* Career development: There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership, and other talent programmes.
* Car lease: our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
* Accommodation: our staff benefit from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites.
* NHS discounts: with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
* Counselling services
* Long service awards
* Cycle to work scheme
* Season ticket loan
* Staff restaurants
We look forward to receiving your application.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please see attached documents for detailed information about the job description.
The role of the mental health liaison nurse within the CAU will be to complete biopsychosocial assessments of adults in crisis, formulating robust and holistic risk management and care plans. The post holder will work alongside acute hospital colleagues and other partner agencies to develop plans of care alongside the patient and their carers, relatives, or friends.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
* Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
* Master’s Degree or Post-Graduate study
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude, and knowledge and develop these by using evidence-based practice
* Significant relevant clinical experience.
* Experience as a preceptor/mentor
* Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
* Experience of taking responsibility for a ward/clinical unit
* Experience of engaging/supporting clinical research projects
* Experience of teaching, e.g. lecturer practitioner/preceptorship
Skills
* Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, without close supervision
* Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations.
* Self-aware, self-confident, and intrinsically motivated to do a good job and to motivate others
* Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity
* Forms very effective working relationships with colleagues
* Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and take appropriate action without a predetermined framework
The Trust is committed to providing services that embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect, and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:
* Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
* Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
* We believe that people who use our services, their carers, and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect, and dignity
Please note:
* That all applications for this post will need to be made online
* That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
* That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should a sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
* That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
* That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful
* That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
* That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
* That we are a smoke-free Trust
SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion; Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe.
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.
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