Job summary
Community Mental Health Nurse (Older Adults)
We are looking for enthusiastic, skilled and competent mental health nurses to work within our CMHT for Older People.
The service covers the whole of Tower Hamlets, which is a lively, vibrant and culturally diverse borough. The work of the team is varied, interesting and challenges you as a practitioner in the use of your recovery skills with a caseload of people with decades of life experience behind them!
We provide high quality care for people with severe and enduring mental health needs by working actively in partnership with our service users, their carers, the Local Authority, other statutory services and local voluntary groups.
Candidates will have a specialist interest in the care for older people and demonstrate an understanding of supporting individuals and families through the integrated (Heath and Social Care) model of care.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with a caseload of service users, their family members and carers to develop recovery focused care and support plans that promote and enable independence, reduce social exclusion and isolation and maintain their quality of life.
You will join a motivated, friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team who continue to make a make a positive difference for our local community.
An informal conversation with the recruiting manager is strongly encouraged.
Please note we are offering permanent and secondment opportunities.
Main duties of the job
To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team providing assessment, care and
support to older people presenting with mental health issues and / or cognitive impairment within the borough of Tower Hamlets.
To conduct comprehensive and high quality holistic Health and Social Care (Care Act 2014) assessments.
To act as a care co-ordinator for a caseload of service users and develop, implement and review
individualised recovery focused care and support plans and commissioned packages of care.
To conduct carers assessments and offer support and advice to carers and
relatives.
To promote the needs of service users and offer and provide
training and education accordingly.
To act as a duty officer in line with the service duty rota, responding to emergencies and processing referrals.
To assist the Senior Practitioners and the Operational Lead in the management of the service
and deputise in their absence, where appropriate.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse.
- Evidence of continual professional Development
- oTrained Adult Safeguarding Enquiry officer or willing to undertake Enquiry Officer training.
Desirable
- Higher Education qualification in Mental Health Nursing AMHP or willing to undertake AMHP training
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a relevant field in Mental Health.
- Experience of hospital or community caseload management.
- Experience in working with a diverse community in a complex environment
- Experience of working as part of a multi-Professional or multi agency team
- Experience of conducting holistic psycho-social assessments and providing comprehensive care and support plans based on individual need.
Desirable
- Experience of working with service user (and carers) affected by cognitive impairment
- Experience of conducting holistic psycho-social assessments and providing comprehensive care and support plans based on individual need.
- Experience of completing supporting plans in line with the Care Act 2014.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983 and how the act is used in practice
- Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and how the act is used to support service users and carers / relatives.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Care Act 2014 and how the is Act implemented within care provision.
- Understanding of the principles of CPA and the Recovery Model.
- Up to date knowledge of the current approaches to mental health nursing.
- Up to date knowledge of the current approaches to mental health nursing.
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
- Understanding of the key themes of clinical governance and evidence based practice.
- Knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities policies and practice and how they affect staff, service users and carers.
- Human Rights Act 1998
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise workload.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. o
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to work autonomously and independently.
- Ability to be innovative in practice.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Good IT skills.
- Ability to engage with people with serious mental health problems in a holistically
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse.
- Evidence of continual professional Development
- oTrained Adult Safeguarding Enquiry officer or willing to undertake Enquiry Officer training.
Desirable
- Higher Education qualification in Mental Health Nursing AMHP or willing to undertake AMHP training
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a relevant field in Mental Health.
- Experience of hospital or community caseload management.
- Experience in working with a diverse community in a complex environment
- Experience of working as part of a multi-Professional or multi agency team
- Experience of conducting holistic psycho-social assessments and providing comprehensive care and support plans based on individual need.
Desirable
- Experience of working with service user (and carers) affected by cognitive impairment
- Experience of conducting holistic psycho-social assessments and providing comprehensive care and support plans based on individual need.
- Experience of completing supporting plans in line with the Care Act 2014.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983 and how the act is used in practice
- Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and how the act is used to support service users and carers / relatives.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Care Act 2014 and how the is Act implemented within care provision.
- Understanding of the principles of CPA and the Recovery Model.
- Up to date knowledge of the current approaches to mental health nursing.
- Up to date knowledge of the current approaches to mental health nursing.
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
- Understanding of the key themes of clinical governance and evidence based practice.
- Knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities policies and practice and how they affect staff, service users and carers.
- Human Rights Act 1998
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise workload.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. o
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to work autonomously and independently.
- Ability to be innovative in practice.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Good IT skills.
- Ability to engage with people with serious mental health problems in a holistically
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
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Tower Hamlets CMHT for Older People & Diagnostic Memory Clinic Robinson Centre. Mile End Hospital.
Bancroft Road
London
E1 4DG
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
