Job summary
Are you an ambitious Band 5 Nurse looking to take the next step in your career towards Band 6 community work. If so, please apply for this exciting development post.
Are you looking to work in a team that allows you tofeel empowered andproud to be a Nurse?To work in an environment that will allow you todevelop and flourish as a practitioner?Then the Westminster South Community Mental Health Hub at 190 Vauxhall Bridge Road might just have what you're looking for.
Our hub is looking for staff to deliver high quality, evidence-based nursing interventions to our patients in the highly diverse areas of Westminster. In return we will offer you CNWLs highly regarded training and development pathway to develop you into a more highly skilled practitioner.
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 on our healthcare settings.
Main duties of the job
As a Community Nurse you will be the linked worker for a caseload of patients offering assessments and interventions to promote recovery.
In return we can offer you;
- Shadowing opportunitiesfor you with our HTT, CMHT, EIS and Psych Liaison servicesto allow you to build relations and broaden your horizons
- Enhanced supervision and career mapping to ensure continuous professional development. To support this we can offer you training opportunities including CBT, DBT, Family Interventions, venepuncture, ECG interpretation and many more!
- Hidden Gem, annual award ceremonies andaward-winning Staff Networksthat have thousands of members and exciting events.
- Excellentstaff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
About us
Why work with our team;
- In this development post, you will be provided additional supervision and support as well as community specific training.
- An opportunity to work with a supportive close-knit team who look out for one-another with strong leadership and promote wellbeing in the workplace through regular social events including regular afternoon teas and team catch-ups
- We offer opportunities to stop, breathe and reflect through our highly appreciated monthly Reflective Practice sessions
- You will be working in a team that prides itself on promoting innovation and working to the highest standards of clinical care as evidenced by the services ongoing Quality Improvement Projects; our most recent project involved reducing staff caseloads
- Commitment from the team todevelop you as a practitionerby offering coaching, supervision development, reflective practice and in-house development sessions
- With buses taking you right outside our office and Victoria Station not far away, travelling to work has never been easier!
Job description
Job responsibilities
We will shortlist within 72 hours of the job vacancy closing and if successful we will invite you for an interview the following week.
Clinical
- To provide comprehensive, culturally appropriate, evidence-based assessments to establish eligibility for health and social care services and consult/refer to other services when appropriate.
- To key work an allocated caseload of service users with complex mental health.
- To provide all service users with an adult mental health assessment encompassinghealth and social care needs in line with national and local policy, the Care Act 2014, Section 117, and any other relevant legislation.
- To undertake continuous Risk Assessment and Risk Management.
- To formulate, monitor and review service user care plans using the Dialog+ framework.
- To provide direct therapeutic care to users in their own home or other community settings, using evidence-based nursing skills and psychosocial interventions.
- To co-ordinate and manage all aspects of care, including joint work with statutory and non-statutory agencies.
- To identify cultural, spiritual and communication needs of users within a diverse community and ensure that these needs are addressed in the care plan.
- To co-ordinate a multidisciplinary response to crisis situations.
- To ensure regular reviews of the care plan and ongoing monitoring of all aspects of treatment and services provision.
- To provide evidence-based medication management in line with NMC guidelines and CNWL Trust Policy and to develop user-centred medication concordance.
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care provided to users, in collaboration with users, carers, GPs and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- To work in partnership with the Local Authority and other agencies (e.g. Housing, Citizens Advice, etc).
- To identify substance misuse issues and work within a Dual Diagnosis model when required.
- To participate in the running of the clozapine and depot clinics
- To identify Adult Safeguarding and Child Protection issues and to implement procedures as required.
- To prepare and present Social Circumstances Reports for service users in accordance with statutory Mental Health Act procedures.
- To work as part of the Victoria PCN duty rota system as required and to provide assessment and respond to mental health and social emergencies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We will shortlist within 72 hours of the job vacancy closing and if successful we will invite you for an interview the following week.
Clinical
- To provide comprehensive, culturally appropriate, evidence-based assessments to establish eligibility for health and social care services and consult/refer to other services when appropriate.
- To key work an allocated caseload of service users with complex mental health.
- To provide all service users with an adult mental health assessment encompassinghealth and social care needs in line with national and local policy, the Care Act 2014, Section 117, and any other relevant legislation.
- To undertake continuous Risk Assessment and Risk Management.
- To formulate, monitor and review service user care plans using the Dialog+ framework.
- To provide direct therapeutic care to users in their own home or other community settings, using evidence-based nursing skills and psychosocial interventions.
- To co-ordinate and manage all aspects of care, including joint work with statutory and non-statutory agencies.
- To identify cultural, spiritual and communication needs of users within a diverse community and ensure that these needs are addressed in the care plan.
- To co-ordinate a multidisciplinary response to crisis situations.
- To ensure regular reviews of the care plan and ongoing monitoring of all aspects of treatment and services provision.
- To provide evidence-based medication management in line with NMC guidelines and CNWL Trust Policy and to develop user-centred medication concordance.
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care provided to users, in collaboration with users, carers, GPs and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- To work in partnership with the Local Authority and other agencies (e.g. Housing, Citizens Advice, etc).
- To identify substance misuse issues and work within a Dual Diagnosis model when required.
- To participate in the running of the clozapine and depot clinics
- To identify Adult Safeguarding and Child Protection issues and to implement procedures as required.
- To prepare and present Social Circumstances Reports for service users in accordance with statutory Mental Health Act procedures.
- To work as part of the Victoria PCN duty rota system as required and to provide assessment and respond to mental health and social emergencies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Qualification in mental health nursing
- Registration must be live with professional body NMC
- Evidence of post registration training and CPD.
Desirable
- Post-qualification training in psychosocial interventions, Family Therapy, CBT, etc.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-qualification experience working in multi-disciplinary mental health settings
- Experience of working with service users presenting with a wide range of complex, severe, and enduring mental health conditions
- Experience in assessment and interventions related to physical healthcare needs
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community mental health team
- Experience of working with Dual Diagnosis/substance use clients
- Experience in audit / research projects
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a values-based and culturally sensitive approach that considers the needs of the whole person
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, involving family, carers and social networks when needed/consented to
- Good communication skills written, verbal, listening and use of up to date systems of communication i.e. IT systems, e-mail, telephone etc.
- Ability to work autonomously, as well as part of an MDT
- Good organisational skills including timely reporting and record keeping
- Good understanding of the application of risk assessment and risk management strategies which facilitates a patient's recovery
Desirable
- Experience of working within the Open Dialogue model, or willingness to undertake training
Attitudes, Aptitudes, & Personal Characteristicss
Essential
- High level of personal motivation and accountability
- Ability to contribute to a positive and psychologically safe work environment, offering support to team members and respecting different views, approaches, and skill sets
- Ability to be self-reflective and learn from mistakes
- Personal resilience and good stress-management skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Qualification in mental health nursing
- Registration must be live with professional body NMC
- Evidence of post registration training and CPD.
Desirable
- Post-qualification training in psychosocial interventions, Family Therapy, CBT, etc.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-qualification experience working in multi-disciplinary mental health settings
- Experience of working with service users presenting with a wide range of complex, severe, and enduring mental health conditions
- Experience in assessment and interventions related to physical healthcare needs
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community mental health team
- Experience of working with Dual Diagnosis/substance use clients
- Experience in audit / research projects
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a values-based and culturally sensitive approach that considers the needs of the whole person
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, involving family, carers and social networks when needed/consented to
- Good communication skills written, verbal, listening and use of up to date systems of communication i.e. IT systems, e-mail, telephone etc.
- Ability to work autonomously, as well as part of an MDT
- Good organisational skills including timely reporting and record keeping
- Good understanding of the application of risk assessment and risk management strategies which facilitates a patient's recovery
Desirable
- Experience of working within the Open Dialogue model, or willingness to undertake training
Attitudes, Aptitudes, & Personal Characteristicss
Essential
- High level of personal motivation and accountability
- Ability to contribute to a positive and psychologically safe work environment, offering support to team members and respecting different views, approaches, and skill sets
- Ability to be self-reflective and learn from mistakes
- Personal resilience and good stress-management skills
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Westminster South Community Mental Health Hub
190 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London
SW1V 1DX
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)
