Home Treatment Team Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Clinical

  To contribute to the ongoing assessment process, including risk, of service users in line with policy standards

  To assess capacity and provide safe treatment and care to those who may lack capacity.

  Report on the patients changing condition and response to therapeutic interventions and contribute to care plan changes as appropriate.

  To operate within the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act and all relevant policy and legislation.

  Escalate the needs of service users presenting with complex long-term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma)

  Maintain relevant clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge, critically appraise and apply information in practice

  Promote and deliver evidence-based care for service users with mental health conditions in their own homes.

  To carry out physical observations in accordance with Trust and local policy, liaising with medical and senior nursing staff as appropriate.

  To administer medication with knowledge of its purpose, contraindications and side effects, relating that information to service users in a way they will understand.

  Support service users to adopt recovery strategies that promote their wellbeing, healthy lifestyle, independence and self-care.

  Actively promote health education that may include providing alternative materials to support service users and carers in making decisions regarding their care and treatment

  To provide relevant support to carers and families in relation to their rights as carers and their involvement in the care of the service user when they are under the care of the team.

  Apply infection control measures within practice according to local and national policies.

  To adhere to lone working practices

  Effectively co-ordinate a shift.

  Communication

  Communicates the patients health status using appropriate terminology, format, and technology

  Use good communication skills to provide accurate information to service users and their families and carers in a sensitive and professional manner which respects equality and diversity.

  Use and demonstrate sensitive communication strategies to ensure that service users are fully informed and consent to care/ treatment.

  Act as an advocate for service users.

  Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records of health assessment, implementation and evaluation of management and therapeutic interventions.

  Effective liaison with all parts of the service including daily communication with those responsible for gatekeeping, bed management and accurate data collection.

  Service development

  To participate in service evaluations, benchmarking, research and audit activities, and to contribute to implementation of service modernisation and improvement projects.

  Legal, professional and Educational

  Maintain a safe environment for all staff and visitors, taking reasonable care to avoid injury. Co-operate with the Trust to meet statutory requirements.

  Provide statements regarding untoward incidents, as requested by line manager.

  To work in accordance with the professional Code of Conduct and Trust policy and ensure that standards of practice are upheld

  To receive regular clinical supervision

  Maintain and develop own professional knowledge and competence by keeping informed of advances and research pertaining to mental health care.

  To provide clinical supervision of junior team colleagues and to develop supervision and mentorship skills.

  To participate in clinical governance initiatives as agreed by the directorate clinical governance committee

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse Or LD Nurse Or Occupational Therapist
• Evidence of post registration experience in acute or crisis setting

Desirable

• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Training in specialised areas such as dual diagnosis or family work

Skills

Essential

• Good risk assessment and management skills
• Effective communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to work with carers and relatives

Desirable

• Commitment to obtaining service user feedback and involving service users in the development of services

Experience

Essential

• Acute psychiatry experience
• Experience of delivering evidence based care to address service users mental and physical health needs
• Understanding of safe and effective alternatives to hospital care
• Evidence of a good knowledge of medication and medication management with clients, including clozapine
• Working knowledge of mental health policy and legislation

Desirable

• Experience of supervising and teaching students
• A range of post registration experience within mental health settings
• Experience of working with service users who are in crisis in the community

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lambeth Home Treatment Team, Orchard House, Lambeth Hospital

108 Landor Road

London

SW9 9NU

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)