Community Psychiatric Nurse - Older People

NHS; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job description

Community Psychiatric Nurse - Older People

We have an exciting opportunity for a mental health nurse to take up a full-time position with the Community Mental Health Older Adult Services at the Springwell Centre in Barnet, Hertfordshire. As a multi-disciplinary team, we provide holistic assessment and treatment pathways for older adults and people with mental health and frailty needs. Our service provides seamless pathways between primary care and secondary care services for people with functional mental illness and dementia.

We are looking for a dynamic nurse who is passionate about the care of our older adult service users. We consider transferable skills from other areas of mental health services as valuable and a positive contribution to a well-rounded team.

We cover the London Borough of Barnet, and we are based at the Springwell Centre at Barnet General Hospital. The post is to cover Hendon and the surrounding area locality, with flexibility to support other areas of the East locality if needed.

As a team, we can offer multi-disciplinary support from Clinical Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, as well as Mental Health Nurses. We also provide regular CPD sessions, reflective practice, staff support sessions, individual and group supervisions, and academic training, as well as access to external training resources.

If you are interested in our service, please call Michael Benson on 0208 702 6194.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will demonstrate expert practice in the care of clients with mental health needs and maintain clinical expertise, taking responsibility for initiating risk assessment, mental capacity, best interest assessments, crisis planning, dialog plus and core assessment, ensuring the care and interventions provided within the older people service are evidence-based and in accordance with NICE guidance.

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:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough, we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with a supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organization by pioneering research, quality improvement, and technology.

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 falls under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, or Islington.

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Dip/BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing or Occupational Therapy
• Evidence of further post-registration education and training
• Currently registered with the appropriate professional body
• Evidence of ongoing CPD
• Post-registration experience as a Band 5 Mental Health nurse, preferably in a mental health setting working with older adults with functional and organic mental health needs.
• Experience/Interest in working with older adults.
• Experience of working in a community mental health setting.
• Recognised training in teaching/mentorship/supervision.
• Ability to demonstrate transferable skills if currently working in another setting.
• Further training within the specialist area of Mental Health for the Older Person.

Special Requirements

• Full driving licence
• Understanding of user empowerment.
• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice.

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to care coordinate within dialog plus requirements.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously.
• Ability to work under pressure in acute situations with minimal supervision.
• Safeguarding Adult Processes
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1973

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience, one of which will be as a practitioner at band 5, working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems.
• Evidence of skills and attributes relating to the job description.
• Experience in managing patient caseload and working as part of an MDT.

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.

OPCMHT, Springwell Centre, Barnet General Hospital

£42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-BEH-2609-A

Job locations

OPCMHT, Springwell Centre, Barnet General Hospital