Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for Band 5 Mental Health nurses to join our community mental health teams across Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich. As a registered nurse you will be responsible for promoting and delivering evidence based care and interventions to service users and their families in their own homes and community settings.
This is an exciting time to join the community mental health directorate with lots of development and initiatives as part of the wider transformation programme. Successful candidates will be part of integrated teams with vacancies in the following areas:
Greenwich intensive case management for psychosis teams
Greenwich Early Intervention team
Greenwich OPMH team
Bromley intensive case management for psychosis
Greenwich ADAPT
Physical health in mental health team
You will be supported to embed and develop in to your role through access to the Oxleas preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and a comprehensive induction and support structure within the community mental health directorate.
Main duties of the job
As a Registered Nurse working in a community setting you will work under the supervision of a Registered Mental Health Professional to promote and deliver evidence-based care for service users with mental health conditions in their own homes and within a variety of accommodation settings. Specific interventions and duties will vary according to the team and will be explained during induction.
Core duties include:
Managing a caseload
Promoting recovery
Delivering evidence based interventions including medication management, psychosocial interventions and physical health interventions
Risk assessment and management
Safeguarding procedures
Please see Job description for further details.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Managing Caseload Significant knowledge, awareness and understanding of Mental HealthLaw, including legislation of particular relevance to the communitysector including the Community Care Act (2015) treatment legislation,the Care Programme Approach (2008), the Mental Capacity Act (2005)and Community Treatment Orders (CTO). Managing own work load as part of the community team (this will be areduced/protected case load). Co-ordinating care, communicating with other professionals involved inthe care and ensuring regular CPA reviews are held as required. Thiswill include communication with other teams for example in-patientservices through attendance at ward meetings and with interfaceservices e.g. Addictions service and CAMHS services whereappropriate. Independently carrying out assessment, care planning and carecoordination with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to listen to othersviews, respect and value individuals from a diverse range ofbackgrounds. Meeting with community team members on a regular basis to discussreport and evaluating client care. Ensuring a flexible approach in care provision with focus on choice andsocial inclusion opportunities. Recognising and escalating concerns about the physical health needsof service users with long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma etc
2. Promoting Recovery Encouraging and empowering service users to have an optimum levelof responsibility for their individual programme of care and with theirconsent, where appropriate, seeking the cooperation of friends,relatives and carers following recovery principles and approaches. Supporting service users to adopt recovery strategies that promotetheir wellbeing, healthy lifestyle, independence and self-care.3. Risk Assessment and Risk Management Reporting any incident or Serious Untoward Incidents that may takeplace in a community setting and provide reports and accurate recordsrelating to the incident. Working safely to ensure safe custody of medicines, sharps, andclinical equipment in a community setting; and reporting of all incidentsfollowing Trust Policy. Recognising and responding appropriately to self-harm and suicideprevention with particular regard to the risks in community settings, inline with Trust policies and training guidelines. Understanding and working within the boundaries of the Lone WorkingPolicy and awareness of Personal Safety in a community setting,including clear and updated communication with colleagues. Responding to urgent situations, emergencies or crises using protocolsspecific to the local community setting.4. Safeguarding and Duty of Candour Understanding and implementing safeguarding procedures in acommunity setting; recognising, reporting and investigatingsafeguarding issues and raising safeguarding alerts if you suspect thata service user and/or carer has been exposed to harm or abuse. Understanding and implementing Duty of Candour with regard to theparticular issues in a community setting.5. Infection Control Understanding and implementing infection control measures in acommunity setting.
6. Communication and Collaboration Preparing and providing reports on information and statistics asrequired relating to case load, regularity of visits and details of contactwith clients and families. Communicating/liaising effectively with relevant agencies to ensure thatan integrated programme of care is provided throughout. Advising families on prevention of illness and accidents in a communitysetting within own level of competency. Liaising with other Health Care Professionals, Statutory and /orVoluntary Agencies to address the needs of service user. Working closely with relevant professionals identifying health needs ofthe practice population and support the development of services inresponse to those needs. Participating in team, locality and Trust initiatives as required andpromoting the strategic aims and objectives of the service, Nursingstrategy and other relevant quality improvement initiatives in thecommunity. Actively contributing to clinical or governance reviews of the teamsactivity and the monitoring of performance in line with trust directivesand audit programmes in the community. Documenting according to Trust policy, write in plain language,avoiding jargon and use of acronyms.7. Legislation Demonstrating awareness and understanding of relevant and up-todateMental Health Law of particular relevance in community settings;ensuring adherence to legislation at all times. Having knowledge of the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act,Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Programme Approach, Deprivation ofLiberty, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Community TreatmentOrders.8. Understanding of the admission and discharge procedure Completing referral forms as necessary
Networking/liaising across the teams such as Transition of clients fromCAMHS into Working Age Adult team or from WAA to Older adult.9. Medication Management Administering and monitoring the side effects of medication accordingto NMC professional standards. Having knowledge of medication used in a community setting and sideeffects. Giving medication including IMI to the right patient, right medication,right dose, right route, and right time and giving the right education topatients. Ordering and appropriately storing medication in a community setting.10. Administration and Leadership Ensuring IT literacy skills are appropriate to the service requirements tomaintain electronic patients records, write reports and letters in acommunity setting. Engaging in practice reflection through the utilization of clinicalsupervision and reflective practice groups, and to contribute to thedelivery of clinical supervision to junior staff where appropriate. Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical) and ifunable to then reasonable adjustments may need to be made either toyour role or place of work to ensure safety of self, staff and patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Managing Caseload Significant knowledge, awareness and understanding of Mental HealthLaw, including legislation of particular relevance to the communitysector including the Community Care Act (2015) treatment legislation,the Care Programme Approach (2008), the Mental Capacity Act (2005)and Community Treatment Orders (CTO). Managing own work load as part of the community team (this will be areduced/protected case load). Co-ordinating care, communicating with other professionals involved inthe care and ensuring regular CPA reviews are held as required. Thiswill include communication with other teams for example in-patientservices through attendance at ward meetings and with interfaceservices e.g. Addictions service and CAMHS services whereappropriate. Independently carrying out assessment, care planning and carecoordination with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to listen to othersviews, respect and value individuals from a diverse range ofbackgrounds. Meeting with community team members on a regular basis to discussreport and evaluating client care. Ensuring a flexible approach in care provision with focus on choice andsocial inclusion opportunities. Recognising and escalating concerns about the physical health needsof service users with long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma etc
2. Promoting Recovery Encouraging and empowering service users to have an optimum levelof responsibility for their individual programme of care and with theirconsent, where appropriate, seeking the cooperation of friends,relatives and carers following recovery principles and approaches. Supporting service users to adopt recovery strategies that promotetheir wellbeing, healthy lifestyle, independence and self-care.3. Risk Assessment and Risk Management Reporting any incident or Serious Untoward Incidents that may takeplace in a community setting and provide reports and accurate recordsrelating to the incident. Working safely to ensure safe custody of medicines, sharps, andclinical equipment in a community setting; and reporting of all incidentsfollowing Trust Policy. Recognising and responding appropriately to self-harm and suicideprevention with particular regard to the risks in community settings, inline with Trust policies and training guidelines. Understanding and working within the boundaries of the Lone WorkingPolicy and awareness of Personal Safety in a community setting,including clear and updated communication with colleagues. Responding to urgent situations, emergencies or crises using protocolsspecific to the local community setting.4. Safeguarding and Duty of Candour Understanding and implementing safeguarding procedures in acommunity setting; recognising, reporting and investigatingsafeguarding issues and raising safeguarding alerts if you suspect thata service user and/or carer has been exposed to harm or abuse. Understanding and implementing Duty of Candour with regard to theparticular issues in a community setting.5. Infection Control Understanding and implementing infection control measures in acommunity setting.
6. Communication and Collaboration Preparing and providing reports on information and statistics asrequired relating to case load, regularity of visits and details of contactwith clients and families. Communicating/liaising effectively with relevant agencies to ensure thatan integrated programme of care is provided throughout. Advising families on prevention of illness and accidents in a communitysetting within own level of competency. Liaising with other Health Care Professionals, Statutory and /orVoluntary Agencies to address the needs of service user. Working closely with relevant professionals identifying health needs ofthe practice population and support the development of services inresponse to those needs. Participating in team, locality and Trust initiatives as required andpromoting the strategic aims and objectives of the service, Nursingstrategy and other relevant quality improvement initiatives in thecommunity. Actively contributing to clinical or governance reviews of the teamsactivity and the monitoring of performance in line with trust directivesand audit programmes in the community. Documenting according to Trust policy, write in plain language,avoiding jargon and use of acronyms.7. Legislation Demonstrating awareness and understanding of relevant and up-todateMental Health Law of particular relevance in community settings;ensuring adherence to legislation at all times. Having knowledge of the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act,Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Programme Approach, Deprivation ofLiberty, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Community TreatmentOrders.8. Understanding of the admission and discharge procedure Completing referral forms as necessary
Networking/liaising across the teams such as Transition of clients fromCAMHS into Working Age Adult team or from WAA to Older adult.9. Medication Management Administering and monitoring the side effects of medication accordingto NMC professional standards. Having knowledge of medication used in a community setting and sideeffects. Giving medication including IMI to the right patient, right medication,right dose, right route, and right time and giving the right education topatients. Ordering and appropriately storing medication in a community setting.10. Administration and Leadership Ensuring IT literacy skills are appropriate to the service requirements tomaintain electronic patients records, write reports and letters in acommunity setting. Engaging in practice reflection through the utilization of clinicalsupervision and reflective practice groups, and to contribute to thedelivery of clinical supervision to junior staff where appropriate. Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical) and ifunable to then reasonable adjustments may need to be made either toyour role or place of work to ensure safety of self, staff and patients.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- registered mental health nurse
Desirable
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Evidence based practice-community mental health
Desirable
- Experience supervision/mentorship
- Practice as registered nurse
Skills and abilities
Essential
- MDT working
- Assessment
- risk assessment
- Evidence based interventions
Desirable
- Assessments/interventions community mental health
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- registered mental health nurse
Desirable
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Evidence based practice-community mental health
Desirable
- Experience supervision/mentorship
- Practice as registered nurse
Skills and abilities
Essential
- MDT working
- Assessment
- risk assessment
- Evidence based interventions
Desirable
- Assessments/interventions community mental health
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
