Job responsibilities
ROLE PURPOSE
The post holder will deliver and develop a specialist service for a group of patients with a
defined set of conditions involving technical interventions and the provision of advice within a
multi-disciplinary framework. This will involve developing and maintaining a high clinical
profile and presence and acting as role model for other nursing staff.
ROLE CONTENT
The requirement of a Community Nurse Practitioner in the Adult Mental Health Team is to:
Act as a Care Co-ordinator, lead the provision of highly specialist evidenced based
assessment and treatment to clients with a range of complex mental health needs.
Possess core competencies on all aspects of risk management for people with mental
health presentations.
Have enhanced skills within a specialist nursing area to support existing specialist
nursing team.
Join an existing nurse led liaison team to support timely risk assessment and
management plans for a broad range of mental health presentations this includes
commitment to an on call service out of hours.
Providing psychosocial education to individuals and their families.
To deliver safe and lawful interventions based on positive risk management assessments
and collaborative care including safety planning. The role requires both autonomous and
multi-disciplinary working.
PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES TO:
Ensure that the nursing care provided is delivered to the standards stated in the NMC
code of conduct.
Actively involve the person and carers in the clinical decision making process whenever
possible.
Always work within the best practice guidelines and local policy.
- Act as a resource for nursing colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team and wider
organisation.
Be committed to continue developing your knowledge and skills.
All nursing care is delivered to a standard that puts the interest of clients and carers first,
is safe and effective and promotes trust through professionalism.
Ensure client and public safety is protected ensuring that you work within cope of your
competence, exercising your professional duty of candour and raising concerns
immediately whenever you come across situations that put clients, yourself or others at
risk. Take responsibility to manage risk situation appropriately and ensure immediate
action is taken to escalate in accordance with the policy.
Communication
Communication
This is the primary currency in mental health.
Practitioners must be able to
consistently demonstrate an ability to articulate and literate information in a manner that is
meaningful to others. This will include an ability to match the type and level of communication
with the other persons capability and level of understanding. Verbal communication skills
must include an ability to actively listen, understand a situation from the other persons
perspective, remain respectful and empathic at all times and use words which are sensitive
to the persons situation. Clinicians must be aware of and use their non-verbal skills to
demonstrate an open honest respectful non-threatening intent.
Sharing Information
Work within the legal frameworks of the organisation and the NMC.
Ensure individual clinical records and care plans are accurate, timely and shared with clients
and carers where appropriate to promote collaborative working practice.
Ensure all steps are taken to protect sensitive and personal information with consideration to
storage. Understand and adhere to local governance policy on information sharing with
external agencies
Delegation of Duties
Make sure any delegated duties are within the scope, competence and job role of delegated
staff member and responsibilities are clearly understood.
Ensure participation in the supervision process and maintain adequate supervision records.
Promote Professionalism and Trust
Act as a model of integrity and leadership for others to aspire to. Always display a personal
commitment to the standard of practice and behaviour set out in the new NMC Code.
Uphold the reputation of your profession at all times.
Always adhere to the professional boundaries when dealing clients, their families, members
of the public and colleagues.
Leadership
To contribute to the development and implementation of policy and strategy for Adult
Community Mental Health Service.
Demonstrate a vision and the ability to provide professional leadership and assume
accountability for a specialist area of responsibility. Lead and direct members of the multidisciplinary team within the scope of your role and competencies, upholding that standards of
good clinical supervision and team cohesion.
Evidence a proven ability to work autonomously within a particular area of expertise, be
highly motivated and conscientious, exhibiting the requirement for independent, responsible
professional decision making.
Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure and have confidence in prioritising and
managing a workload based upon urgency, assessed level of need and risk.
Deliver safe and effective care within the financial envelope associated with the available
resources to achieve optimum outcomes for service users within the defined and agreed
budgets.
Ensure you are familiar with overall strategy and business planning for HSSD and how it fits
with your role and responsibility. Contribute to the identification of changing needs, project
future demands and plan service responses accordingly. Advise and assist service manager
and directors in relation to all relevant issues affecting the delivery of multi-disciplinary of
mental health services.
Health and Safety
Adhere and promote all health and safety policies acting as a role model to support safe and
collaborative care plans. Recognise the importance of health and safety within your working
environments.
Skills / Knowledge / CPD / Requirements
1
st Level Registered Nurse (RMN).
4 years post qualification including 3 years recent experience in speciality area.
Mentorship or Teaching Award/Qualification.
1
st Degree in Health related subject (Level 6).
Relevant post qualifying speciality award.
Information Technology skills (ideally hold the ECDL licence).
Full driving licence.
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