This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join the newly developed Forensic Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (FIND) Community Team in South London and Maudsley (SLaM).
The FIND Team will provide safe transition for inpatients discharged from the inpatient Forensic Services to the community, providing specialist assessment, treatment, and consultation to the Forensic Service to ensure a smooth, safe and clinically justified pathway to individuals with mental illness, offending history, and learning disability with or without neurodevelopmental disorder.
The three forensic services of SLaM, South West London and St Georges (SWLSTG), and Oxleas together comprise the South London Mental Health and Community Partnership (SLP). The SLP's overarching goals centre on bringing care closer to home, improving patient pathways and outcomes by delivering excellent care in better environments. The SLP has a track record of delivering highly effective, clinically informed service developments to better meet the needs of service-users. The FIND provision is one such development, and the SLaM FIND Team will therefore work closely with the FIND Teams in each of the other Trusts to expedite service-user's transition through inpatient settings to community provision.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will have oversight of a small caseload managed in partnership with the Multi-Disciplinary team (MDT). The MDT team is a team of multi-professionals with specialist skills and experience with the client group. This will include clinical assessment, treatment, planning, implementation, and monitoring of outcomes. The post holder will carry out nursing procedures to a standard that ensures safe and effective care and complies with The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Code of Professional Conduct. The post holder will clinically supervise and appraise junior staff and students. There will be an expectation that the post holder will facilitate user involvement in all aspects of service delivery.
The postholder will oversee and provide assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to people on their caseload within a variety of settings and ensure records associated with this process are maintained. The post holder will carry out risk assessments for people on their caseload, working with the FIND Team Lead and MDT to manage these situations effectively. The role will also involve an opportunity to provide support, training, and advice for junior team members and/or Trainee nursing students.
About us
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.
We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already 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 recognises 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
1) To provide specialist nursing input for adults with a diagnosis of a learning disability (LD) and/or Autism (ASD) who also experience additional mental illness, co-morbid neurodevelopmental conditions, or behaviours which challenge and who have had contact with forensic services. This will include assessment, including risk, planning and implementing care and interventions, and evaluating in conjunction with the service user, the carer, MDT, and other agencies.
2) Provide specialist knowledge on forensic mental health across all SLaM boroughs through active follow-up of a defined caseload as well as providing expert advice and consultation e.g. CMHT's, Community LD teams, Community Forensic mental health teams, courts, police liaison meetings, probation, and mental health hostels.
3) To liaise with, advise, and support carers, community-based mental health workers, inpatient services, support workers, and primary healthcare team members. To liaise effectively with all concerned parties including GPs about CPAs, management, possible risks, and contingency strategies for service users.
4) To work effectively within a multi-disciplinary context whilst maintaining the unique perspective and contribution of mental health and learning disability nursing.
5) Ensure that all service users have documented service/care plans which are reviewed and evaluated regularly and that service users have copies of their care plans.
6) Manage a caseload of enhanced CPA clients acting as a care coordinator. Attend clinical meetings, CPN meetings, referral meetings, and professional meetings as appropriate to the service user.
7) To mentor allocated RMN/RNLD student nurses and joint practitioner students. To participate in the induction of new team members.
8) To maintain accurate user documentation, establishing priorities, organising time and resources to ensure safe and effective standards to monitor/document care.
9) To actively participate in the setting, monitoring, and maintenance of evidence-based nursing practice and standards of care, through nursing research and clinical audits.
10) Through regular appraisal and supervision, review, maintain, and promote your own professional development. Undertake regular supervision of your own caseload with the team leader or other identified professional and ensure this is accurately recorded.
11) To act as an accountable professional in line with the NMC code of Professional Conduct and with relevant legislation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* oRNLD, RMN or RNMH.
* oExperience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
* oEvidence of continued professional development.
* oExperience of working with adults with a learning disability and mental health or behavioural needs.
* oExperience of Forensic services.
Desirable
* oPositive behaviour support.
* oPsycho-social interventions.
* oEvidence-based Quality Improvement/Research.
* oAutonomous/lone working.
* oManaging a caseload.
* oCrisis management.
Experience
Essential
* oExperience of working with this client group at Band 5/6 or above.
* oSound knowledge of current issues in the care of people with mental health problems who have learning disabilities and/or ASD.
* oExperience of Forensic inpatient or community services.
* oExperience of providing clinical supervision to nursing staff and students.
* oExperience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
* oExperience of working with families and carers.
* oPsycho-social interventions.
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
* oSound knowledge of philosophies and models commonly used in forensic, learning disability, ASD, and mental health fields.
* oUp-to-date knowledge of DIALOG, CPA, the Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act, Human Rights Act, and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
* oWorking knowledge of community care legislation and its relevance for the care of people with mental health problems and intellectual disabilities.
Desirable
* oDealing with complex clinical cases.
* oExperience of nursing assessment.
* oExperience of safeguarding management.
Communication Skills
Essential
* oAbility to communicate to a high standard both verbally and in writing that is simultaneously accessible to people with a learning disability and their family and carers and to professionals.
* oExperience of communicating with other staff and agencies at a variety of levels.
* oAbility to be flexible in communication strategies used.
* oEvidence of commitment to multidisciplinary work, and recognition of the role of good communication in effective teamwork.
* oDevelop good working relationships with relevant inpatient Units. Attend regular review meetings and visit clients while they are in the hospital.
Personal Attributes and Other
Essential
* oRecognition of own limitations and strengths and ability to seek appropriate advice when needed.
* oAbility to gain the trust, confidence, and respect of service users, their relatives, and staff, to work in partnership with service users.
* oCapacity to be innovative and creative in your approach to clinical and consultative work and willingness to try new approaches.
* oEvidence of strong commitment to working with people with learning disabilities and mental health needs.
* oAnalytical style and solution-focused, disciplined, shows attention to detail, and motivation to produce high-quality work, managing time and workload effectively.
* oSophisticated team player motivated by achieving joint aims and objectives- flexible about hours of work, scope of task, and responsibilities.
* oGenuine commitment to principles of equal opportunity, fair access, and service user empowerment and the ability to translate principles into practice.
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Jeanette Wallace House
Croydon
CR01ER
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