Job summary
We are seeking committed and diligent staff to work as a Network Navigator on one of our Acute Mental Health Wards at Blossom Court, St Ann's Hospital. This role is full time and in person with face to face working as a minimum expectation. The Network Navigator roles is be part of a wider system of supporting and managing our patient access and flow within the North London Mental Health Partnership.
Main duties of the job
Directly reporting to the Discharge Coordinator - you will be assigned to a an acute ward and will spend each day operating within the ward, ensuring our 72 hour formulation meetings are in place, linking in with the ward staff and ensuring all actions are completed in order to facilitate the safe discharge of the in-patient population as and when they are clinically ready for discharge.
Hours of work are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm - five days per week. Please note professional registration is not required for these roles.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
Why NLFT?
We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Network Navigators will be responsible at ward level for ensuring that each patients network of care is involved early in admission to inform care planning and timely discharge. They will organise this system around the patient to join key meetings during the admission.
The quality of interaction with patients and those involved in their care will be characterised by an approach that is therapeutic, strengths based, and recovery orientated. The network will include as wide a range of relevant individuals and services as required to support the patients recovery. This will include carers, community mental health and substance misuse teams, voluntary sector organisations, criminal justice system staff and housing providers where relevant.
The post holders will work closely with Discharge Coordinators and their designated ward(s) to identify individual patients strengths and barriers to discharge at the earliest opportunity following admission. They will work with the clinical teams involved to ensure timely resolution of barriers to ensure patients are discharged when they are clinically ready. Facilitating the contribution of carers is a key activity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Network Navigators will be responsible at ward level for ensuring that each patients network of care is involved early in admission to inform care planning and timely discharge. They will organise this system around the patient to join key meetings during the admission.
The quality of interaction with patients and those involved in their care will be characterised by an approach that is therapeutic, strengths based, and recovery orientated. The network will include as wide a range of relevant individuals and services as required to support the patients recovery. This will include carers, community mental health and substance misuse teams, voluntary sector organisations, criminal justice system staff and housing providers where relevant.
The post holders will work closely with Discharge Coordinators and their designated ward(s) to identify individual patients strengths and barriers to discharge at the earliest opportunity following admission. They will work with the clinical teams involved to ensure timely resolution of barriers to ensure patients are discharged when they are clinically ready. Facilitating the contribution of carers is a key activity.
Person Specification
Experience and Knoweldge
Essential
- Significant experience of caring for people with serious mental illness.
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with serious mental illness and their carers.
- Significant experience of caring for people with serious mental illness.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute mental health inpatient setting.
Qualifications/Registrations
Essential
- Diploma in Mental Health Practice or NVQ level 3 or 4 in Mental Health or Evidence of extensive and current paid experience of working with patients with serious mental illness
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (with a minimum of 5 A - E qualifications - which must include Maths and English).
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Digital competence: Outlook, Word, data entry in EPR systems and excel plus internet search capability.
- Able to work on own initiative.
Person Specification
Experience and Knoweldge
Essential
- Significant experience of caring for people with serious mental illness.
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with serious mental illness and their carers.
- Significant experience of caring for people with serious mental illness.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute mental health inpatient setting.
Qualifications/Registrations
Essential
- Diploma in Mental Health Practice or NVQ level 3 or 4 in Mental Health or Evidence of extensive and current paid experience of working with patients with serious mental illness
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (with a minimum of 5 A - E qualifications - which must include Maths and English).
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Digital competence: Outlook, Word, data entry in EPR systems and excel plus internet search capability.
- Able to work on own initiative.
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).
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).
