Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 363-CHB6716806
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Lawns Resource Centre
- Town
- Biggleswade
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Mental Health Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
The post holder will hold a caseload and work within the principles of the agreed model of care for the service as laid down in the operational policy. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within an integrated Multi-disciplinary team.
This will involve the assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of the care provided and will liaise with all agencies involved with the client. The post holder will be confident and competent in administering IM injections and fully aware of the Medicines Management Guidance & associated policies.
Main duties of the job
- Undertake specialist and comprehensive assessment of needs
- Co-ordinate care for a defined caseload
- Undertake physical health assessments and provide or support access to appropriate intervention.
- Practice within professional guidelines and promote professional practice in clinical area.
- Ensure high standard and accurate verbal/written communication about patient care with all team members.
- Put service users at the centre of everything achieved, taking responsibility for the development and delivery of evidence based practice, ensuring that it supports and reflects service user individual needs, Trust objectives and professional guidance.
- Work to values that include self-determination, empowerment and choice for service users.
- Work in partnership with service users and empower them to draw on their individual strengths and assets, and set goals they would like to achieve in all aspects of their lives.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the vacancy for further information.
- To be responsible for an identified community caseload, ensuring high standard of professional conduct to comply with best practice and professional accountabilities.
- To promote a service user focused service.
- Participate in audits and survey relevant to the team.
- To participate in development of new policies and procedures as required.
- Ensure that clients receive a culturally competent service.
- To co-ordinate the day-to-day activity and manage the workload of the Team.
- To ensure the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act (1983) and subsequent amendments are adhered to
- To ensure the legal requirements of the Care Act 2014 other legislation
- To establish and maintain good relationships with service users, carers and voluntary sector colleagues.
- To provide best evidence practice to service users which complies with legislation, policies and procedures and relevant quality, governance and local and national guidelines.
- Liaise with General Practice and Primary Care colleagues to promote partnership working.
- Ensuring that the local demographics are taken into consideration for service provision and improvement
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualified Mental Health Nurse Registered with the NMC or/ and Qualified Learning Disability Nurse
- Evidence of Continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- Qualified Mental Health Nurse
- Educated to Degree Level
- Mentor
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualification experience in Mental Health Services
Desirable criteria
- Post qualification experience working with and supporting Older People
- Experience of working within an NHS/Local Authority environment
- Experience of working in a Community Mental Health Team
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, the Care Act, the Mental Capacity Act and other social care and mental health legislation and guidance
- Good assessment skills and ability to produce risk assessments and compile care plans in collaboration with service users and carers
- Good IT skills with experience of working with service user data systems (ie RiO)
- Highly developed organisational skills with the ability to prioritise your own workload
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- provision where appropriate. Assessment skills and the ability to compile care plans in partnership with service users, carers and others
- Assertiveness and engagement with other professionals, able to make reasoned arguments and represent own professional views and perspectives.
- Decision -making and problem solving, able to adopt creative and flexible approaches to meet the needs of service users
- Highly developed organisational skills, able to prioritise workload and delegate effectively
- Well -developed communication skills, able to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences
- Mental Health Practice Skills and an understanding of CPA and the NSF standards.
- IT skills, experience of working with service user data systems
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Team player, able to negotiate and lead other professionals whilst considering competing views and agendas
- Able to work independently, with initiative, but to seek appropriate guidance and supervision when required.
- Self-motivated, committed and open to new ideas and experiences
- Committed to equal opportunities, and equality and diversity issues
- Anti-discriminatory & antioppressive practice
- Committed nursing values, able to recognise and deliver caring, compassionate, respectful and inclusive services.
- A commitment to leadership & change management
Additional Requirments
Essential criteria
- Car driver essential and be able to travel between Trust sites throughout the County
- Full driving licence
- Flexible working according to the needs of the service and to support work/life balance and improving working lives.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carla Lewinton
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01767 224181
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