Mental Health Nurse

Hurley Group

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Job summary

Mental Health Nurse London or Leeds based

This has been a difficult year for the NHS workforce, and at NHS Practitioner Health we have seen the numbers of patients accessing our service rising and services expanding. We are looking to appoint two mental health nurses to join our multi-disciplinary team of GPs, psychiatrists, nurses and therapists caring for the NHS workforce. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Mental Health team of the year (2019) and make a real difference to the lives of health professionals suffering with mental illness and ensure they get appropriate treatment to help them recover and return to work.

For more information about the service please visit www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

We have hub sites in both London and Leeds and post holders will be attached to one of these for face to face work, as well as providing virtual care from an appropriate setting. These posts are full time, employed positions, but we are also open to secondment opportunities as well as people seeking part time/job share roles.

The key job functions are threefold as described in the Health for Health Professionals (HHP) Competency Framework.

Clinical will include the roles of assessment, treatment, care planning, referral and signposting, specialist prescribing and monitoring please refer to the job description for more information.

About us

NHS PH is a National (England wide) service for Doctors with mental health and addiction issues which may be affecting their ability to work safely and effectively, or return to work.

The service will also soon be expanding to cover Scotland (late 2020). Our Scottish service will be for all health and social care staff.

Date posted

04 January 2021

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

A1199-21-1737

Job locations

Kennington Lane

London

SE11 4HJ


18 Wandsworth Road

London

SW8 2JB


Job description

Job responsibilities

As a key member of NHS PH you will provide care to PH patients, participating as a core team member carrying out triage for new contacts and referrals, assessments of new patients, ongoing case management and liaison to other providers who might be involved in the care of the patients.

You will be responsible for managing a caseload of sick health professionals, assessing risk and providing holistic support to manage their programme of care.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team which includes GPs, specialist nurses, psychiatrists and therapists. As a full time member of the team you will be expected to attand several of the MDTs running throughout the week and contribute accordingly.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a key member of NHS PH you will provide care to PH patients, participating as a core team member carrying out triage for new contacts and referrals, assessments of new patients, ongoing case management and liaison to other providers who might be involved in the care of the patients.

You will be responsible for managing a caseload of sick health professionals, assessing risk and providing holistic support to manage their programme of care.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team which includes GPs, specialist nurses, psychiatrists and therapists. As a full time member of the team you will be expected to attand several of the MDTs running throughout the week and contribute accordingly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with the NMC; in current clinical practice
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • MRCGP or MRCPsych or RMN + HHP or equivalent
  • Part 1& 2 RCGP Certificate in Substance Misuse or equivalent
  • Prescribing qualification
  • Evidence of postgraduate study in sub-stance misuse Part 2 RCGP Certificate in Substance Misuse or equivalent such as other specialist psychiatric experience in a related field e.g. eating disorders

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 5 years post qualification experi-ence in managing mental health
  • Significant experience of working in mental health and/or addiction
  • Empathy and an understanding of distressed patients, many of whom will have been reluctant to contact the service
  • Experience of working with sick health professionals
  • Experience of producing reports, assess-ments and presentations involving highly complex information.
  • Experience of providing, receiving and processing sensitive or contentious infor-mation and communicating this effectively.
  • Experience of building and developing effective working relationships and networking with senior professionals
  • Personal clinical supervision
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with the NMC; in current clinical practice
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • MRCGP or MRCPsych or RMN + HHP or equivalent
  • Part 1& 2 RCGP Certificate in Substance Misuse or equivalent
  • Prescribing qualification
  • Evidence of postgraduate study in sub-stance misuse Part 2 RCGP Certificate in Substance Misuse or equivalent such as other specialist psychiatric experience in a related field e.g. eating disorders

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 5 years post qualification experi-ence in managing mental health
  • Significant experience of working in mental health and/or addiction
  • Empathy and an understanding of distressed patients, many of whom will have been reluctant to contact the service
  • Experience of working with sick health professionals
  • Experience of producing reports, assess-ments and presentations involving highly complex information.
  • Experience of providing, receiving and processing sensitive or contentious infor-mation and communicating this effectively.
  • Experience of building and developing effective working relationships and networking with senior professionals
  • Personal clinical supervision

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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

Hurley Group

Address

Kennington Lane

London

SE11 4HJ


Employer's website

http://hurleygroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hurley Group

Address

Kennington Lane

London

SE11 4HJ


Employer's website

http://hurleygroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

CE of Practioner Health

Lucy Warner

lucy.warner@nhs.net

07954329270

Date posted

04 January 2021

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

A1199-21-1737

Job locations

Kennington Lane

London

SE11 4HJ


18 Wandsworth Road

London

SW8 2JB


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