Mental Health Specialist Clinical Practitioner

The Complex Health Hub consists of 6 specialties: mental health, substance misuse, safeguarding, dementia support, mental capacity, and learning disabilities and autism.

The purpose of the hub is to bring the 6 specialties together to support the hospital in improving the care, treatment, and outcomes for individuals with complex needs. Working in a multi-disciplinary way enables our staff to discuss ideas, concerns, and complex cases with each other to identify and implement the appropriate intervention, increasing the likelihood of achieving the best outcome for the child.

This post holder will sit under the mental health specialty of the hub. This new and exciting opportunity will see the successful candidate support the Paediatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide specialist input to children with an identified mental health need and their families.

Main duties of the job

• To take a leading role in the delivery of integrated care planning, care co-ordination, and risk management of patients who are considered to have a mental health need.
• To support the Reducing Restrictive Intervention leads with reducing the use of restrictive practice on patients with a mental health need within the medicine division.
• To provide specialist advice and support to the MDT and ward staff in relation to care and treatment of patients with a mental health need.
• To provide support to the patients' family/caregivers where required.
• Support the medicine division in reviewing incidents relating to patients with a mental health need, identifying learning and actions to improve patient safety and care.
• To develop and deliver training to NNUH staff.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme, and home electronics

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Ensure practice is in accordance with the post holder's professional registration and work within limits of competence.
• Assist the Ward/Department manager in maintaining standards of nursing practice.
• To take a leading role in the implementation of robust care and risk management reviews/care planning and care co-ordination for patients who have an identified or suspected mental health need (including eating disorder/disordered eating/ARFID).
• To support the medicine division, clinical teams in reviewing levels of enhanced observations for patients who display high risk and/or vulnerable behaviours with an identified or suspected mental health need (including eating disorder/disordered eating/ARFID).
• To provide clinical advice and intervention to patients and their families to ensure they receive holistic care and treatment whilst improving patient experience and outcomes.
• To provide advice and support to the patients' family and support network where required and appropriate.
• Where patients are detained under the Mental Health Act, the postholder will ensure interventions are carried out within the confines of the law and Mental Health Act Code of Practice, working with the MDT to provide assessment and treatment as required.
• To co-ordinate and provide the required care, as well as monitor the progress of patients within the identified group, working closely alongside the Mental Health Liaison Service, Adult Community Mental Health Services, and Social Care (as well as other agencies involved in the patients' care).
• Co-ordinate and chair MDT meetings where required.
• To be competent and confident when lone working with the ability to independently make decisions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Body Registration relevant to the role (for example NMC, HCPC or Social Work England, others may be considered if registration is relevant to the role)

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience at Band 6 (or equivalent grade) level supporting patients with a mental health need
• Experience in managing complex MH cases and making autonomous decisions

Skills

Essential

• Significant experience in assessing and reviewing mental state and risk in patients with complex mental health needs, co-producing care, and risk management plans

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication, and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital

Colney Lane

Norwich

NR4 7UY

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