About this role
Job summary
The role includes regular participation in multidisciplinary team meetings, acting as a mental health expert resource, contributing to service development, supporting education and training initiatives, and providing clinical leadership to colleagues. The post holder will promote integrated, person-centred care and help shape the continued development of neighbourhood-based services across Enfield.
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and Enfield GP Federationare working in partnership to improve health outcomes for Enfield's diverse population. Together, we serve some of the most deprived communities in the country, combining our complementary strengths, extensive localknowledgeand shared commitment todelivering high quality,equitablehealthcare.
The Enfield Integrated Proactive Care Service delivers care through a multidisciplinary, multi-agency care coordination model that underpins neighbourhood-based care. Bringing together professionals from health, social care and the voluntary and community sector, the service supports adults living with frailty and complex needs. It provides a strong foundation for the continued development of Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, demonstrating the benefits of truly joined-up, preventative and person-centred care delivered within local communities.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist will work as part of the Integrated Proactive Care Service multidisciplinary team, providing specialist mental health support to adults with complex physical and mental health needs living in the community. The post holder will undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, develop and implement personalised care plans, provide expert clinical advice, and support patients to improve their health, wellbeing, and independence.
The successful candidate will work closely with GPs, community services, social care, mental health services, hospital teams, and voluntary sector partners to coordinate care, reduce health inequalities, prevent avoidable hospital admissions, and support people to receive care closer to home. They will provide specialist advice on mental health pathways, risk management, safeguarding, medication adherence, and complex case management.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications Essential
o1st . level Registered Mental Health Nurse with current registration with the NMC oEvidence of CPD in management of psychological conditions o Full UK Driving Licence
Desirable
oDegree in psychological health related topic oCommunity Specialist Practice oIndependent Prescribing oEducation at Masters Level oPost graduate training in Dementia and/or Delirium management
Experience Essential
oSignificant post-basic work within acute, mental health or community & primary care nursing fields oExperience of working in a senior nursing role oExperience of working in a multi-disciplinary team oExperience of implementing change in clinical practice oExperience of working with older adults
Desirable
oExperience of working with or in community setting
Skills and Aptitudes Essential
oAbility to manage complex psychological illness within a defined caseload oAbility to work proactively with A&E, ERAS, GPs, and Social Care colleagues to prevent hospital admission oAbility to assess and plan individual care needs in partnership with patients/their carers and MDTs oAbility to work across the multi-disciplinary health and social care team oAbility to case manage for patients/individuals with complex needs oAbility to make decisions autonomously but liaise closely with other care providers within the sector oAbility to give clear and concise reports against performance targets oAbility to handle distressing situations with sensitivity and empathy oAbility to prioritise work/response/triage referrals and messages effectively oPsychological Assessment Skills oClinical Leadership Skills oData Collection & Analysis oIT Skills
Personal Qualities & Attributes Essential
oEnthusiastic and motivated oDemonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Others Essential
oCar Driver with current UK License
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Lucas House
305-309 Fore Street
Edmonton
N9 0PZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)