LD MH Community Nurse/Care Professional Section 117 OOA reviewer

Job overview

Community Nurse Section 117 reviewer out of area (Mental Health and Learning Disabilities)

Tri-borough - Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster.

The job role includes the following:

• To be responsible for reviewing Sec 117 aftercare plans, following an agreed process for patients whose responsibility sits with the ICB and are placed out of area.
• To work closely with clients and families, local authority services, placement providers.
• To collaborate on creating crisis and contingency plans.

We are looking for:

• a clinician with experience of or a strong interest in working with people with learning disabilities and mental health challenges
• a clinician who keeps the client at the centre of their practice.
• a strong understanding of the Section 117 aftercare process.
• a dedicated motivated individual who has the experience to work independently with the support of a team.
• Could this be you?

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job are reviewing the Section 117 aftercare and care plans for clients who reside outside of the tri-borough where responsibility sits with the ICB. You will be working closely with the client, their support network, care providers and local authority.

You will be expected to complete assessments relating to mental health and learning disabilities including identifying strengths and risks and developing aftercare plans reflective of the clients needs.

You will work closely with the ICB lead providing updates on reviews and raising any concerns or positive feedback following a review and support in creating crisis and contingency plans.

We are looking for someone who has experience:

• putting the client at the centre of their practice
• working with people who have a learning disability and/or
• working within mental health
• Understanding of Section 117 after care review process
• Understanding of the Dynamic Support Register
• Knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support

Could this be you?

Working for our organisation

The LD Psychiatry service works across three boroughs offering the psychiatry input into the Tri-Borough LD Community Team. This post offers the flexibility to be based in Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea or Westminster.

The role requires travel around the UK. We are looking for a clinician who is able to work independently and to organise their time effectively.

You would receive clinical supervision from the Trust Consultant Nurse for Learning Disabilities and be part of the active Learning disabilities and Autism Clinical network. Management supervision would be provided by the LD Psychiatry service manager.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be responsible for reviewing S.117 aftercare plans of Tri-Borough patients who live outside the area. This involves following an agreed review process and creating aftercare plans to support the client.

You will work with the client, family and care services to review Section 117 after care arrangements providing specialist professional advice and expertise in learning disabilities for this cohort of patients.

The post-holder will establish and maintain a high standard of care, ensuring that the quality of care provided is continually informed by the best evidence-based practice.

Person specification

Education

• Registered NMC RNLD and/or RMN/ Healthcare professional
• Evidence of post-registration qualification
• Mentorship/Teaching & assessing qualification

• Educated to degree/Diploma level
• Mentorship/Teaching & assessing qualification

Previous Experience

• Extensive post registration, experience with experience of working with a learning disability service
• Knowledge and experience of Section 117 reviews and aftercare planning
• Experience of multi-professional collaboration, partnership working with other statutory and voluntary agencies
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive practice
• Experience of managing service users who exhibit challenging and high risk behaviours, that require advanced interventions to enable effective de-escalation
• Experience of using creative and sophisticated interventions with service users in distress
• Highly specialist knowledge of the user group in the learning disabilities agenda
• Physical Intervention trained
• Able to evidence change practice, culture and outcomes of nursing teams
• Experience of cultural awareness/diversity training and the ability to implement this

• Participation in audit cycle
• Project Management
• Autonomy

Knowledge

• Knowledge/understanding of the physical and mental needs of service users being cared for within this service
• Knowledge of risk assessments
• Knowledge of current professional developments
• Knowledge of clinical supervision process and the ability to train others
• Understanding of CQC processes and requirements

• Understanding of research and audit methodology
• Understanding of budgeting and financial control

Skills and Abilities

• Able to facilitate multidisciplinary meetings
• Able to manage time constructively
• Able to negotiate constructively and effectively with all professionals at all levels
• Able to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and in community team
• Able to communicate with service users who are distressed, angry and have difficulty in communicating
• Basic knowledge of IT skills
• Ability to motivate staff to provide a quality mental health service to users and carers alike.
• Evidence of sound written skills
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and self-regulate.
• Able to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and in community team
• Able to develop training packages that are innovative, creative and in line with current service needs
• Positive role model with clinical credibility – evidence of recent clinical practice
• Able to work across professional boundaries and service in community
• Able to communicate with service users who are distressed, angry and have difficulty in communicating
• Understanding of de-escalation techniques
• Ability to provide leadership to staff from a variety of mental health professions.
• Ability to prioritise staff resources to target those areas of greatest need.
• Ability to manage devolved budgets
• Proven ability to provide clinical supervision, to challenge and commend as required.
• Ability to evaluate services

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

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