Job summary
An exciting Opportunity has come up in Redbridge Home Treatment Team / Crisis Care Team. We are seeking an experienced Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse with NMC registration to work nights in our Integrated Crisis and Assessment Hub (ICAH) and Psychiatric Liaison in King George's Hospital. Please note this is a secondment post for 6 months.
Though the post is for nights at the moment staff maybe asked to work alternate day and nights in the future. This will be explained in detail later.
The candidate must have extensive experience in assessments of patients in crisis and formulating a plan in line with the assessment outcome.
The candidate will be at the front line of gatekeeping in ICAH and KGH working nights
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities of the post:
To ensure that assessments and care plans reflect the psychological, emotional, social care, treatment, intervention and risk management needs appropriate to adults with acute mental health problems.oTo enable others to contribute effectively, acknowledging the nature of and context of their work, sharing and taking account of own and others' knowledge and skills, and differences in working and professional practiceoTo work closely with other disciplines to deliver joined up care.oTo take joint responsibility for teaching and assessing of student nurses and other multi-disciplinary staff who are on placement within the team.oTo actively identify a full range of needs pertaining to equality and diversity issues that may arise for service users.
- Gate Keeping
- Risk Management
- Rotating between ICAH base and local A&E's as part of the gate keeping responsibility
- 1. To work as a team during night shifts with other HTT colleagues, Mental Health Direct,Duty Doctor and EDT service.
- Ability to respond to crisis assessments on short notices.
- To ensure hundred percent gate keeping to acute beds.
- To ensure excellent working relationship with housing department and other voluntaryagencies in the local community.
HTT is a 24hrs service therefore the post holder is required to work week nights, and weekend nights.
Assessment of patients presenting in emergency department at KGH or ICAH in crisis and gate keeping
About us
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High-Cost Area Supplement - London
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735).
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN
- Degree
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Providing staff supervision and appraisal to qualified and non- professionally aligned staff.
- Risk assessment and management within a mental health inpatient setting or community setting.
- Ability to perform under pressure, quickly and effectively, making timely managerial decisions and following through available agreed care pathways.
- Psychiatric liaison experience
Desirable
- Managing clinical services.
Knowledge
Essential
- Thorough knowledge of the 1983 Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Children's Act, and related legislation, codes of practice and guidance.
- Understanding of and commitment to the principle of equal opportunities in service delivery
Other
Essential
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
- Well-developed interpersonal skills especially when handling conflict and change.
- Ability to cope with highly emotionally stressful situations on a day-to-day basis.
- To be flexible, supportive and if required to take on management of new services as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN
- Degree
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Providing staff supervision and appraisal to qualified and non- professionally aligned staff.
- Risk assessment and management within a mental health inpatient setting or community setting.
- Ability to perform under pressure, quickly and effectively, making timely managerial decisions and following through available agreed care pathways.
- Psychiatric liaison experience
Desirable
- Managing clinical services.
Knowledge
Essential
- Thorough knowledge of the 1983 Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Children's Act, and related legislation, codes of practice and guidance.
- Understanding of and commitment to the principle of equal opportunities in service delivery
Other
Essential
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
- Well-developed interpersonal skills especially when handling conflict and change.
- Ability to cope with highly emotionally stressful situations on a day-to-day basis.
- To be flexible, supportive and if required to take on management of new services as required
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).
