About this role
Job summary
We are looking to recruit Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse with a passion for working with people with mental health condition.
This is a well established, high performing team delivering compassionate care in the community to adults who suffer from mental health problem. You will be working in a team that is diverse in background, highly motivated, friendly, agile, flexible and responsive.
The post-holder will provide effective and timely care within a multidisciplinary team setting for working age adults who present with functional mental health problems who are residing in the London Borough of Enfield.
The post holder will carry a defined caseload and will work closely with other members of the team, including Psychologists, Medical professionals, Social Workers, Nurses other Health & Allied professionals to ensure that the best quality of care is provided.
This work will be underpinned by a bio psychosocial model of care and the post holder will ensure that best practice psycho-social interventions are offered wherever possible within their skill set.
Main duties of the job
To work as a Care-coordinator within the team in the planning, delivery, co-ordination and evaluation of assessments and formulation To work closely and collaboratively with other members of the team including Psychologists Medical professionals and other Allied Professionals to provide optimal To carry out complex person-centred assessments. To ensure that all care offered is evidence based and all interventions take into account specific physical, cultural, psychological and spiritual needs of service users. To assess care needs, devise care programmes, packages of care including Risk assessment, Dialog+ and implement and evaluate these in collaboration with individual service users and their carers. To support and mentor less experienced staff, support workers and students from related professional backgrounds who are on placement within the team. To undertake duties designed to extend clinical and managerial expertise as delegated by the Team Manager when required. To undertake comprehensive outcome monitoring of all referrals.
About us
We are North London NHS Foundation Trust. In order to meet the needs of the services you may berequired from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay and Camden and Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
Registered Mental Health Nurse, Professional registration as RNMH Must be currently registered with appropriate professional body Evidence of on-going CPD in portfolio
Desirable
RNMH - over 1 year experience as RNMH
Previous Experience Desirable
Post registration experience of working in a mental health setting. Experience of multiagency/professional working. Working experience as RMN in community mental health Minimum of one year post qualification experience as RMN
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Demonstrate an extensive knowledge of evidence-based assessments and interventions. Able to deal with difficult situations e.g. dealing with aggressive and/or emotional patients or carers.
Desirable
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing. High quality record keeping Risk Assessment and Risk Management skills.
Attributes Essential
Honest, trustworthy and reliable, friendly, approachable. Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands and respond accordingly
Desirable
to have a flexible and creative approach to problem solving Ability to work under pressure while remaining calm and maintaining quality.
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 North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Lucas House
305-309 Fore Street
Edmonton
N9 0PD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)