About this role
Job summary
Taking responsibility for making a significant contribution to the nursing input, participating fully in the referral and allocation process, assessments, treatment, risk management, safeguarding vulnerable children and adults, care coordination of service users as well as contributing to case discussions and service-related meetings.
Offering consultations and supervision to colleagues and students as well as staff in other services.
Main duties of the job
Provide highly specialist nursing assessments, formulations, risk assessments, and evidence-based interventions . Deliver timely and accessible care through clinic-based and outreach models, including engagement with hard-to-reach service users. Provide specialist nursing consultation, advice, and support to colleagues and partner agencies regarding assessment, risk management, and treatment planning. Care coordinate a complex caseload, undertaking comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and delivering integrated care plans. Lead on the assessment and management of clinical risk, safeguarding concerns, and complex presentations. Support the development of nursing practice through supervision, mentorship, teaching, and clinical leadership. Participate in supervision, appraisal, and continuing professional development. Chair and/or attend MDTs, providing specialist nursing leadership, consultation, and clinical oversight. Promote integrated physical and mental healthcare, including physical health monitoring and health promotion. Work collaboratively with HPFT teams and partner agencies to support early identification and effective management of mental health difficulties. Lead service development, quality improvement, and innovation initiatives to enhance safe and effective care. Provide clinical leadership within the Enhanced Safety Support Pathway and Early Psychosis Pathway, supporting staff with complex and high-risk cases.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare 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.
Job description Job responsibilities
Sound working relationships
The post holder will have four main groups within his/her professional domain:
Service Users and their Carers
The clinical staff within the team
The senior staff within the teams
Staff within services with which there is daily liaison
Communication Requirements
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility
Service Development and Improvement
Analytical and Judgmental Skills
Planning and Organizational Skills
An Understanding of Physical Working Conditions and Environment
Management of Information Resources
* Please see attached detailed Job Description for this post
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING Essential
RMN, RGN or RSCN Further training/qualification in relevant area of practice Evidence of CPD Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT
Desirable
Postgraduate diploma in CBT (General or IAPT) with eligibility for, or accreditation with, the BABCP
Experience Essential
Post qualification experience in a CYP team or related area, or several years experience prior to qualification, with experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems and knowledge of a range of clinical interventions with children/adolescents and their carers/families. Experience of multi-disciplinary team working, and inter-agency collaboration Knowledge of child development, child and adolescent mental health and an understanding of a range of theoretical approaches Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions Awareness of current NHS initiatives and developments Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to children/adolescents
Desirable
Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc.
Skills Essential
Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving) Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team and the ability to respect and value other members contributions
Desirable
Ability to initiate service developments or be involved in service planning Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts
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 Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address CYMPHS South
Hertsmere Civic Offices , Elstree Way
Borehamwood
WD6 1WA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)