About this role
Job summary
We are looking for skilled and dynamic Clinical Specialists with a passion for delivering outstanding patient care, and a commitment to least restrictive practice and acting in the patient's best interest. You willbe required to complete trauma informed psychosocial assessments and develop safe and effective collaborative plans with service users. The service acknowledges that we often see people at their most vulnerable and as such it is essential that we provide, compassionate and trauma informed care.The service is dynamic and fast paced and the role, therefore, requires stamina, resilience, and the ability to work in a joined-up way with Trust services as well as with our acute hospital colleagues.As a central London service, you will see the complete spectrum of mental health presentations from people with very diverse backgrounds and as such you will need to be someone mindful of cultural differences.
Main duties of the job
Clinical/PracticeThe post-holder will:1. Have theoretical knowledge of mental health liaison emergency and ward-based work deploying a wide range of theoreticalapproaches and utilise awide variety of clinical skills appropriate to the needs of individual patientsand the clinical setting in which they are required to be seen.2. Be accountable and take direct responsible for carrying out specialist assessments including risk assessments unsupervised.Develop, implement, evaluate, and document specialist care.3. Undertake PMVA techniques to prevent and manage escalation in terms ofpatient harm to self and others.4. Work closely with the NCL wide crisis services and maintain good workingpractices with all other CRTs as a means of ensuring least restrictivepractice and outcomes.5. Make autonomous decisions with regard to the admission and discharge ofpatients based on an analysis of complex presenting problems, andjudgement about available options within agreed protocols. Direct and guidejunior doctors on rotation with the service (including locums).6. Provide a consultation-liaison and assessment service to clinicians andclinical teams within the general hospital. This will include giving specialistadvice on a range of care, treatment and patient management issues.
Please refer to the attached JD and person specification for more details about the role and main duties of the job.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care Why NLFT?
We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required 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, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or 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
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Person Specification
Nurse or Social worker Essential
Band 6 or SW6
Experience Essential
Demonstrable experience in a senior specialist capacity assessing and caring for people with mental health or substance misuse issues in a community care or inpatient setting Working knowledge of MHA 1983.
Desirable
Previous liaison experience
Skills and abilities Essential
Able to demonstrate an understanding of the personal and clinical needs of individual service users, their relatives and carers. Ability to negotiate and influence.
Desirable
At least 18 months experience working in acute services i.e., crisis services
Educational Qualification Essential
Registered Mental health Nurse or alternative Current registration with relevant professional body
Desirable
Experience mentoring NQNs
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 Highgate Mental Health Centre West, Whittington Hospital and University College Hospital
Dartmouth Park Hill, Magdalena Avenue, Euston Road
London
N19 5NX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)