Community Mental Health Nurse
Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
To be part of a well-established Countywide Early Intervention in
Psychosis Team which provides a focused and specific community service for the population of Bedfordshire and Luton in response to the needs of individuals and their families experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The team works across CAMH services and Adult Mental Health Services with an age range starting at 14years.We have opportunities for a well-motivated Mental Health Nurse to join both our North and South teams.
The North post covers Bedford and mid Bedfordshire and the South post covers Luton, Dunstable and south Bedfordshire although some cross county travel will be required.
The post is suitable for a newly qualified registered mental health nurse and would also be ideal for nurses that have completed their preceptorship and are looking to develop experience in a community setting.
The post holder will hold a caseload of clients with oversight from an allocated senior mental health practitioner. They will work flexibly to deliver packages of care under CPA and a good knowledge of risk and psychosis will therefore be required.
The post holder must hold a valid driving license and have access to a car for business use.
Main duties of the job
Based in the Early Intervention in psychosis service, the post holder will hold a caseload as a Named/Associate Nurse and work within the principles of the agreed model of care for the service as laid down in the operational policy. They will be required to undertake duties as delegated by the team manager or deputy in their absence.
The post holder will be responsible for:
- Continually delivering and maintaining high standards of care
- Ensuring that the care provided is underpinned by a robust evidence base
- Leadership and supervision of support staff and monitoring of students
- Continuous personal development
- Building trust and developing relationships to ensure service user and carer involvement with the care provided
- Ensuring data quality assurance in line with Trust Policies
- Ensuring equality and diversity values underpin the day to day work of the post holder and practice area.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We offer a nationally recognised Preceptorship programme that is used as an example of regional excellence; with dedicated support to help you consolidate your knowledge and skills during the first six months of qualification and progress your career further.The successful candidate will also be supported to complete core competencies in preparation for a band 6 role. The post holder will have opportunity to be trained in Behavioural Family Therapy, the CAARMs Assessment tool and psychosocial interventions.
In addition, the team holds monthly team development days to support continuous professional development.
The successful candidate will join a creative and motivated team who continue to make positive differences to families and individuals across the county. We believe that psychosis is treatable and recovery is expected.The post holder will need use of a car for business purposes and have a UK driving license.
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for more information.
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person specification
Education/Qualification/Training
Essential criteria- Pre-graduate mental health nurse in the final six months of their training or a graduate mental health nurse who is pending their PIN or a Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Willingness to undertake further training relevant to position
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of mental health nursing either in inpatient or community setting
Knowldge
Essential criteria- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity Act (2005) & the Care Act (2014.
- Understanding of the principles of the recovery model, DIALOG+and Care Programme Approach
- Up to date knowledge of the current approaches to mental health nursing.
- Up to date knowledge of the issues that impact individuals and carers affected by mental health and / or cognitive impairment (where applicable)
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding adults and children
- Understanding of the key themes of clinical governance and evidence based practice.
- Knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities policies and practice and how they affect staff, service users and carers
- Human Rights Act 1998
Skills
Essential criteria- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care using evidence based approaches
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to work autonomously and independently
- Ability to be innovative in practice. Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to engage with people with serious mental health problems in a holistically
- Good IT skills
Other
Essential criteria- Work occasional unsociable hours
- Meet the health requirements of ELFT
Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.
We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.
Our Community
We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London.We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.
Aiming High
We were rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ’s Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.
Staff and Service Users United
We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services.We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.
We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.
Diversity
ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve.Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.
Other reasons to apply
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.
What Next?
If you like the sound of ELFT, don’t waste a moment. We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!
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