An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Community Psychiatric Nurse for Harrow Psychotropic Medication and Physical Health. We are looking for a candidate who is a newly qualified registered mental health nurse to work in the community with adults with mental health needs.
Harrow Psychotropic Medication and Physical Health, based in Harrow and Wealdstone, is looking for a passionate Social Worker who is eager to make a difference while working in an environment that promotes staff development and training opportunities. CNWL is passionate about developing its own staff, driving them to become more established practitioners.
The Harrow Psychotropic Medication and Physical Health is an exciting area to work in as it is at the forefront of mental health transformation in line with the five-year forward plan. To be considered for this post, you will need to be a registered mental health nurse and be keen to develop experience working in multi-disciplinary teams who care for adults within the mental health secondary care sector.
Main duties of the job
* Using clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible.
* Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse, but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalating concerns when necessary.
* Escalating safety concerns and acting as effective advocates for those who use our services.
* Being open and transparent about their own practice.
* Supervising the work of others.
* Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made.
* Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement.
* Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records.
* Maintaining compliance with mandatory training requirements.
The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses, and all nurses, including Band 5 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
About us
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 in our healthcare settings.
* Flexible shift working, part-time or condensed hours to provide a healthy work-life balance 60/40 work split allowing time to work from home.
* Commitment from the team to develop you by offering Preceptorship and in-house development sessions.
* Free access to our Staff and Wellbeing service to ensure that you are always looking after yourself.
* Commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development including opportunities within the Trust.
* On-site shadowing opportunities including HTT, Psych Liaison, and many more.
* Local nursing forums run by one of the senior leads.
* An opportunity to work with a friendly, dynamic, passionate, and diverse team who are committed to looking after each other as well as their patients.
Job responsibilities
* Providing skilled, evidence-based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures.
* Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process, including assessing risks and needs.
* Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care.
* Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients within their own limits of competency and confidence.
* Contributing to creating and maintaining high-performing teams by:
* Communicating well with all members of the team.
* Understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its objectives.
* Reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings.
* Identifying how care could be improved.
* Working in partnership with patients and their families and carers.
* Gaining consent and involving people in all decision-making.
* Signposting patients and carers to supportive services e.g. the courses provided by the Recovery and Wellbeing College or services provided by the local authority or the voluntary sector.
* Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable, and confident.
* Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust policy.
* Providing supervision and annual appraisals to other staff which helps those staff reflect on their work, understand their objectives, and monitor their progress towards achieving them.
* Participating constructively in their own supervision and annual appraisal processes.
* Using continuing professional development funds to consolidate or improve clinical skills and to gain mentorship skills to support student nurses.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Current Professional Qualification in mental health nursing. Registration must be live with a professional body.
Desirable
* ENB 812/998/SLICE, mentorship Training in Psychosocial Interventions or Thorn Family Therapy/Work training. Other relevant training, e.g. substance misuse, Training in Care Act 2014, Phlebotomy Training.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary mental health team with clients with acute/severe and enduring mental health problems.
Desirable
* Work with people experiencing mental health crisis.
* Audit and research.
* Working with people who use substances.
* Previous experience in Clozapine Clinic.
Skills
Essential
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing and presentations/IT skills.
* Highly skilled in administering antipsychotic depot medication and interactions with mental health conditions.
* Ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive care package for the identified client group, using a wide range of resources.
* Able to develop a comprehensive programme of intervention and support for the identified client group and their families.
* Skills in risk assessment and management.
* Demonstrated understanding of psychosis and its impact on service users and carers.
* Knowledge of current legislation and guidance applicable to this client group.
* Demonstrated understanding of the needs of diverse groups, e.g. residents of inner-city black and minority ethnic groups, and skills in engaging with them.
Desirable
* Basic counselling and group work skills.
* Skills in leadership: ability to motivate others, use initiative and manage change.
* Dual diagnosis/substance misuse.
* Working with POCHi machine and ZTAS.
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Harrow
15-21 Headstone Drive, Harrow
HA3 5QX
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