Community Mental Health Nurse - Stevenage - ref. p16058915
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below.When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
http://hpft.recruitforvalues.com/
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Mental Health Nurse to join our Adult Community Mental Health Services Team in North Hertfordshire / Stevenage.
The area is well served with transport links to historic Hertfordshire and its glorious countryside as well as into London and beyond. We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering care to Adults with mental health issues.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an exceptional organisation with big ambitions, our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package, excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
Whilst it is a challenging period for the NHS, there has never been a more exciting time to join HPFT. We are on a “Good to Great” journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform and deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve.
Please refer to the “Main Duties Of The Job”, “Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities” sections and the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached elsewhere for full details.
Main duties of the job- The post-holder will be responsible for the clinical and operational day to day service delivery ensuring that an individualised comprehensive assessment and Care Management service is effectively delivered.
- Responsibilities include the clinical and operational supervision of junior nursing staff and students as delegated by the team manager.
- To be accountable for delivering a quality services that is effective and efficient in line with the organisations objectives and performance indicators
- To contribute to strategic service development working collaboratively with other agencies.
All staff should comply with the Trust’s Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.
Working for our organisation
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Relationships- To support the Team Leader in establishing and maintaining effective inter-team and inter agency communication
- To provide effective liaison/communication throughout the care pathway to service users, their carers and others, responding sensitively to all needs especially in highly emotive settings
- To maintain effective joint working with others, developing positive working relationships and clear communications with MDT and other professionals
- Ensure that all relevant information regarding service users care in particular issues of concern re practice and workload are communicated as necessary to the line manager
- To liaise with other professionals in relation to service user care, actively participating in care planning and review meetings and attending case conferences required
- The post holder will be able to undertake assessment of need of service users who meets the service eligibility criteria, and their family. To formulate a care plan and risk assessment, review its effectiveness and re-plan using evidence based interventions to best effect in partnership with the service user.
- The post holder will be expected to identify and respond to acute presentations in order to manage risk and promote the safety and well being of the service user.
- Utilise clinical judgement to evaluate service user’s physical and psychological responses to treatment.
- To initiate, plan and deliver effective risk management systems within the clinical area
- To ensure a consistent and timely response to safeguarding cases in line with departmental procedures
- To provide a responsive effective service to individuals in crisis
- To plan, organise and prioritise resources and tasks on a daily basis to meet service and organisational needs
- To take a leading role in the day to day management of the service supporting the Team Leader, including recruitment retention, rostering and attendance management as required.
- To work in conjunction with and alongside colleagues and partners within the organisation.
- To plan and deliver treatment interventions in line with Best Practice and local and National Guidelines
- To act as a Care Coordinator ensuring high quality care delivery at all times
- To take a leading role in designated projects/service development as allocated
- To support the line manager/service line lead in the effective and timely management of complaints and serious untoward incidents
- To identify the training needs of junior staff highlighting this to the Team Leader
- To plan, develop and deliver training to others as needed
- Document service user care by recording information on electronic care record, demonstrating keyboard skills.
- To have the ability to sit with service users for extended periods of time, often within pressurised circumstances and to sustain frequent, intense concentration.
- To be adaptable to the physical environment, particularly when meeting service users in their homes, continually being aware of Trust Health & Safety Policies within this context.
- Ability to cope with the physical demands of frequent travel across the Trust.
- The post holder may be involved in physical procedures including administration of oral and injectable medications, the storage and transportation of them, and the monitoring of people’s physical responses to medications, such as blood pressure, glucose and weight monitoring.
- The post holder will be expected to travel between appointments across a wide geographical area in order to manage numerous visits each day, across the west and south of the county and occasionally further.
- The post holder will be expected to share office space in a hot desk arrangement and work in an open plan environment. Visits to service users occur mainly within their own homes and can therefore include exposure to a range of environments.
- Work frequently in distressing, challenging and emotionally demanding situations requiring mental effort to undertake duties effectively.
- The post holder may be exposed to unpleasant and distressing working conditions; some service users may exhibit aggressive and abusive behaviour
Mental Effort
Service User Care- To carry a clinical caseload and act as a CPA Care Coordinator, adhering to the CPA policy and fulfilling the named nurse role.
- To undertake comprehensive health needs and risk assessments (including capacity assessments) and develop a care plan (Health Action Plan) in accordance with identified needs establishing specialist course of responsibilities/actions based on Recovery Principles.
- To carry out joint assessment with other MDT as required.
- To be aware of and comply with the relevant mental health and work related legislation and policy at all times.
- To provide relevant up to date evidence based information about treatment/intervention that enables service users to make informed choices about their care.
- To deliver evidence based care in a timely manner.
- To make reactive recommendations as necessary when working alone in the community.
- To undertake health promotion activities with individuals and groups.
- To promote physical health and well being by providing health checks/screen and monitoring.
- Where necessary to administer prescribed medication or to supervise its administration and assess the service user for desired and non- desired effects.
- To maintain robust clinical records and prepare reports as required
- To provide and facilitate specialist help and advice to other professionals agencies and carers
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility
Managers have a duty to promote and support staffs’ personal health and wellbeing at all times, this includes both physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Managers have a responsibility to support staff by directing employees to services that are available to everyone to help in managing health and wellbeing.
They should be open and approachable as well as proactive in discussing and agreeing a process to monitor an employee’s mental and physical health.
Human Resources- To provide effective professional supervision/mentorship of junior staff and students assessing proficiencies of practice as required
- To be a sign off mentor for students and provide a conducive learning environment
- To maintain one’s own Professional Registration and development
- To actively participate in and seek clinical and professional supervision and appraisal in line with organisational policy
- To ensure effective and economic use of resources available
- To comply with the relevant Trust and service financial policies and procedures
- To remain up to date concerning relevant clinical, social and legal issues.
- To be aware of relevant research findings and assist the Team Leader in the development of the team, incorporating evidence based practice.
- To adhere to quality initiatives compatible with national targets and local standards applicable to practice.
- To be involved in the development and use of quality assurance systems contributing to and participating in audits/outcomes, evaluation and lesson learning.
For a more in-depth Person and Job Specification please read the attached before applying
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- RMN or Dip/Bsc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing
- ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship
- ENB812/Bsc in Specialist Community Nursing Practice (Mental Health)
- Psychosocial interventions
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working in a range of settings relevant to the post
- Post-registration experience with at least one year at Band 5
- Experience of working in an acute mental health inpatient/day care services
- Experience of working in situations or crisis and emotionally demanding environments
- Experience and knowledge of safeguarding process
- Experience of teaching and training
- Experience and knowledge of working in a multiethnic community
- Experience of delivering evidence based care
- Experience of working with acute mental health problems in a community setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, ethical issues, strategic frameworks and current guidelines regarding the range of presenting problems in adult mental health, their implications for both practices and clinical management
- Professional Code of Conduct
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Clinical risk assessment and management in a community stetting
- Knowledge of parenting literature and its application
- Ability to teach and train others using multi-media materials suitable for presentation
- Knowledge of current developments in research with service user group
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were “blown away” by our people’s achievements and that everything they saw “sings and hums”.This year, our staff rated us the 4^th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority.
Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers.
If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Additional Information
HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services.
The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.
Infection Control
All our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures which could include wearing a mask on all our Trust sites and in all roles
Visa and Immigration
Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We would encourage all applicants to review the criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.Those who are on a visa will be issued with Fixed Term Contract in line with your visa end date.