Job summary
*Bank Band 5/6 Community Mental Health Nurse *
We are seeking Band 5 and Band 6 Mental Health (RMN) Community Nurses who have a keen interest in working in the Community Mental Health Teams in Tower Hamlets. You will have the opportunity to develop your community nursing skills and support the teams to meet key targets and provide excellent care for service users and keep them well in the community.
You will be part of a pool of bank nurses who we will call upon when we need bank nurse cover. You will be provided with an induction to each of the 5 community teams so you are ready to support any of the teams when they need someone
NEWLY QUALIFIED NURSES ARE WELCOME TO APPLY
Main duties of the job
- To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team providing assessment, care and
- support to adult presenting with mental health issues within the neighbourhood Team
- To conduct comprehensive and high-quality holistic Health and Social Care (Care Act 2014) assessments including safeguarding when required.
- 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.
- Use a broad range of nursing knowledge, interventions and skills, to prevent, where possible and avoid hospital admission
- 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 operate as a Duty Worker on rotation across the team in line with the Mental Health Transformation Project, responding to emergencies, processing referrals and presenting at referrals meetings of your assessment.
- To support the seamless running of the depot clinic
- Develop good communication links with patients and carers and joint working with other services across professional and organisational boundaries in order to provide a patient-centred, holistic and seamless service
What we will offer you
Training, development and supervision from highly experienced professionals
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 explore the exciting job description and person specification included with this vacancy profile.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly explore the exciting job description and person specification included with this vacancy profile.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oA graduate mental health nurse who is pending their PIN or a Registered Mental Health Nurse or a AHP Registered professional .
- oWillingness to undertake further training relevant to the role.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health nursing either in inpatient or community setting.
Knowledge and Skills
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
- 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
- oGood verbal and written communication skills.
- oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care using evidence based approaches
- oAbility to prioritise workload.
- oAbility to work autonomously and independently
- oExcellent time management skills
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oA graduate mental health nurse who is pending their PIN or a Registered Mental Health Nurse or a AHP Registered professional .
- oWillingness to undertake further training relevant to the role.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health nursing either in inpatient or community setting.
Knowledge and Skills
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
- 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
- oGood verbal and written communication skills.
- oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care using evidence based approaches
- oAbility to prioritise workload.
- oAbility to work autonomously and independently
- oExcellent time 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
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Tower Hamlets Adult Mental Health Directorate Ground Floor
Burdett House Mile End Hospital
London
E1 4DG
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
