Job summary
CALLING ALL NEWLY QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH NURSES WITH AT LEAST 6 MONTHS EXPERIENCE POST-QUALIFIED WHO ARE INTERESTED IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH NURSING.
The City and Hackney directorate has created a Band 5 Development Programme to support newly qualified nurses to build their competencies, in the community, in preparation for a B6 role.
Successful candidates will be employed at Band 5 and will be supported and mentored, over a12 month period, through both a comprehensive development framework and the ELFT nurse preceptorship programme. Nurses who have gradated through the development programme will be supported to apply for a Band 6 role through a ring-fenced interview process.
You will work in multi-disciplinary recovery based mental health services and will be a core member of the multi-disciplinary team, participating in the provision high-quality mental health care for people who present with severe and enduring mental health problem, with complex needs in the crisis pathway.
You must have experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems as part of your training and/or preregistration experience and have a commitment and genuine interest in supporting service users and carers through a recovery model in the community.
A conversation with the recruiting manager would be encouraged to ask any necessary questions about the role.
Main duties of the job
The crisis pathway is a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a significant emphasis on positive risk-taking. As a newly qualified individual, the aim is to support you in building the confidence to empower our services through their recovery and crisis management. This is to prevent repeated visits to the emergency department and avoid revolving door admissions to inpatient wards. Additionally, the focus is on supporting and facilitating the transition from inpatient care back to their individual lives, where they can build value and a sense of purpose.
Successful candidates will work in multi-disciplinary recovery-based community mental health services providing evidence-based care and treatment for all those who use the service. You will provide treatment within the crisis pathway that ensures the best outcomes for our people who use the services, with a focus on recovery and promoting independence.
You need to have experience working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems as part of your training and/or preregistration experience and have a commitment and genuine interest in supporting service users and carers through the Recovery model in the community.
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
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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
- oRegistered Nurse (Mental Health) or Pre-graduate mental health nurse in the final six months of their training or a graduate mental health nurse who is pending their PIN
- oWillingness to undertake further training relevant to the B5 development programme.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health nursing either in inpatient or community setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity At (2005) & the Care Act (2014.
- oUnderstanding of the principles of the recovery model and care Programme Approach
- oUp to date knowledge of the current approaches to mental health nursing.
- oUp to date knowledge of the issues that impact individuals and carers affected by mental health and / or cognitive impairment (where applicable)
- oKnowledge and understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
- oUnderstanding of the key themes of clinical governance and evidence based practice.
- oKnowledge and understanding of equal opportunities policies and practice and how they affect staff, service users and carers.
- oHuman Rights Act 1998.
Skills
Essential
- oGood verbal and written communication skills.
- oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care using evidence based approaches
- oAbility to prioritise workload.
- oExcellent time management skills
- oAbility to work autonomously and independently.
- oAbility to be innovative in practice. Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- oGood IT skills.
- oAbility to engage with people with serious mental health problems in a holistically
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse (Mental Health) or Pre-graduate mental health nurse in the final six months of their training or a graduate mental health nurse who is pending their PIN
- oWillingness to undertake further training relevant to the B5 development programme.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health nursing either in inpatient or community setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity At (2005) & the Care Act (2014.
- oUnderstanding of the principles of the recovery model and care Programme Approach
- oUp to date knowledge of the current approaches to mental health nursing.
- oUp to date knowledge of the issues that impact individuals and carers affected by mental health and / or cognitive impairment (where applicable)
- oKnowledge and understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
- oUnderstanding of the key themes of clinical governance and evidence based practice.
- oKnowledge and understanding of equal opportunities policies and practice and how they affect staff, service users and carers.
- oHuman Rights Act 1998.
Skills
Essential
- oGood verbal and written communication skills.
- oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care using evidence based approaches
- oAbility to prioritise workload.
- oExcellent time management skills
- oAbility to work autonomously and independently.
- oAbility to be innovative in practice. Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- oGood IT skills.
- oAbility 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
City and Hacklney Centre For Mental Health, The Junction, Homerton Hospital,
Homerton Row
London
E9 6SR
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
