Job summary
The National Psychosis Unit (NPU) is the foremost treatment service for people with complex and difficult-to-treat psychotic disorders in England. Drawing on expertise from leading psychosis researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience (IoPPN, King's College London), the NPU offers intensive multidisciplinary care for people with severe mental illness, often with significant physical health comorbidities as well.
As a Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse you will have the opportunity to provide excellent nursing care in a highly specialised environment and to develop your skills in caring for people with psychosis through your hands-on clinical experience and have access to experts for on-the-job learning.
Main duties of the job
The National Psychosis Unit is a specialist mixed- gender 18 bedded inpatient service for working age adults, based at the Bethlem Royal Hospital.
We provide 24 hour care and treatment to people with severe and enduring mental ill health and specialise in treatment resistant / treatment intolerant psychosis.Applying the latest research evidence, our team support people in their treatment and recovery from psychosis. We help people to achieve improved mental and physical health outcomes, greater autonomy, and increased independence, as well as reducing re-admission to hospital . The majority of patients step down from our service to inpatient rehab or supported living placements. Length of stay is between 9-12 months, on average.
Our multidisciplinary team include professionals from a range of health, social care, and allied health professions with partnership working and strong academic connections with the IoPPN. The NPU offers a specialist service that is research-driven and contributes widely to the academic research base. The service strives to uphold the Trust Core Values every day and encourages service users to collaborate in supporting physical and mental wellbeing, and social inclusion for individuals with psychosis.The National Psychosis Unit works closely with families and carers using a behavioural family therapy approach, supporting resilience and facilitating the building and strengthening of positive relationships.
About us
Applicants should enjoy participating in a range of activities with service users, have great interpersonal, team working and leadership skills and be enthusiastic in supporting service users recovery journey during their admission to our unit.
Values
Our values are pivotal - if you can demonstrate that you can uphold the values and ethical practice that is at the heart of all of our organisations, then we will welcome you to join us and will support, train and develop you throughout your nursing and caring journey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We seek to recruit 2 newly qualified as well as experienced nurses, who have a real understanding of the service user and family members needs, and who can bring innovation and change to our growing eating disorder services.
As a staff nurse you will be an integral and valued part of the large multi-disciplinary team. You will take charge in coordinating shifts, formulating care plans, conducting risk assessments, supporting junior staff, working effectively with the wider team and most importantly building therapeutic relationships with the service users, families and carers. Your interpersonal skills, clinical judgement and positive demeanour will be crucial when providing high quality care.
Successful candidates must be a qualified RMN, RNLD or dual trained with the addition of RGN qualification and a strong desire to work within a specialist longer stay in-patient mental health setting, working with people with complex needs.
We are committed to providing band 5 nurses with training and development opportunities and to equip you specialist learning that will support you in your new role, including leadership development via the NHS Leadership Academy.
There are also a range of apprenticeshipprograms on offer within the Trust to further support your onwards professional development and career progression. What better place to start your career than at the National Psychosis Unit. Funding for long courses as part of continued personal development is available after 1 year in post. We also offer flexible working opportunities to balance life and work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We seek to recruit 2 newly qualified as well as experienced nurses, who have a real understanding of the service user and family members needs, and who can bring innovation and change to our growing eating disorder services.
As a staff nurse you will be an integral and valued part of the large multi-disciplinary team. You will take charge in coordinating shifts, formulating care plans, conducting risk assessments, supporting junior staff, working effectively with the wider team and most importantly building therapeutic relationships with the service users, families and carers. Your interpersonal skills, clinical judgement and positive demeanour will be crucial when providing high quality care.
Successful candidates must be a qualified RMN, RNLD or dual trained with the addition of RGN qualification and a strong desire to work within a specialist longer stay in-patient mental health setting, working with people with complex needs.
We are committed to providing band 5 nurses with training and development opportunities and to equip you specialist learning that will support you in your new role, including leadership development via the NHS Leadership Academy.
There are also a range of apprenticeshipprograms on offer within the Trust to further support your onwards professional development and career progression. What better place to start your career than at the National Psychosis Unit. Funding for long courses as part of continued personal development is available after 1 year in post. We also offer flexible working opportunities to balance life and work.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or RMN/LDRN with Adult Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
Desirable
- Mentorship Training and other relevant professional qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge/understanding of the needs of people with SMI and experience of comprehensive care planning complex mental health needs in an inpatient setting
Desirable
- Knowledge of common physical health problems affecting people with SMI
Experience
Essential
- Effective collaboration with families of people with enduring mental health problems
- Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice.
Desirable
- Work experience in rehabilitation setting, using of recovery approaches/application or interest in research and evidence base healthcare
- Experience of mentoring or supervising junior staff
- Experience of conducting therapeutic groups
- Experience of shift co-ordination
Skills
Essential
- Ability to develop a therapeutic relationship with complex mental health needs
- Flexible and creative in one's approach to therapeutic interventions and an ability to reflect upon and develop one own practice using individual and group supervision process
- Self-aware, self-confident and intrinsically motivated to do a good job and to motivate others.
Desirable
- Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or RMN/LDRN with Adult Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
Desirable
- Mentorship Training and other relevant professional qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge/understanding of the needs of people with SMI and experience of comprehensive care planning complex mental health needs in an inpatient setting
Desirable
- Knowledge of common physical health problems affecting people with SMI
Experience
Essential
- Effective collaboration with families of people with enduring mental health problems
- Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice.
Desirable
- Work experience in rehabilitation setting, using of recovery approaches/application or interest in research and evidence base healthcare
- Experience of mentoring or supervising junior staff
- Experience of conducting therapeutic groups
- Experience of shift co-ordination
Skills
Essential
- Ability to develop a therapeutic relationship with complex mental health needs
- Flexible and creative in one's approach to therapeutic interventions and an ability to reflect upon and develop one own practice using individual and group supervision process
- Self-aware, self-confident and intrinsically motivated to do a good job and to motivate others.
Desirable
- Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback.
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).
