Job summary
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We are looking to recruit an
experience Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to take on the running of the
depot clinic within the Community mental health Teams (CMHT) which is based in
North East Lincolnshire area.
You would be in charge of the
day to day running of the current on site depot clinic along with conducting
home visits for other patients requiring depots. You will be expected to lead
on implementing improvements in to how the depot clinic is delivered.
Navigo CMHT are
wonderful to work alongside and this role offers an opportunity to develop
senior clinical and leadership skills. The team leads are committed to the
wellbeing and development of the depot service. you will be supported by
receiving regular supervision
Main duties of the job
Act as an
independent practitioner within a defined community setting within the
transformation CMHT/PCN alignments for service-users in North East
Lincolnshire. Will act as an independent
practitioner within a defined community setting, while liaising with other
professionals as necessary.
Will manage
together with a depot clinic nurse a caseload of clients prescribed IM
medication. provide supervision to others as appropriate.
Will be
responsible for the evaluation of nursing care within agreed parameters, and
have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation, which
govern current service provision and audit.
Will be
responsible for ensuring effective communication pathways exist.
Will be
responsible for ensuring the promotion of equality diversity and rights in
accordance with good practice and legislation.
Will
be responsible for identifying and contributing to the training needs necessary
in providing quality evidence based care as appropriate.
About us
Hello!
We
are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire's mental health and
well-being, an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental health
services to the NHS and beyond.
The
whole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for our
own family to use.
We
offer a range of mental health services, including acute and community
facilities as well as specialist support such as outstanding older adults
inpatient services, rehabilitation and recovery community mental health and an
outstanding specialist eating disorder facility.
Ranked
as one of the top UK companies to work for, we feature in the Best Companies
top 100 large company list.
As
a social enterprise, we do things a little bit differently and have also
developed income-generating commercially viable businesses that provide
training, education and employment opportunities including Grimsby Garden
Centre.
Working
at Navigo is not like working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we
really mean it.
We
like to work with forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.
Come
and Join us !
Please
note: Whilst we value all applications, if we believe an application to be AI
generated, we will use a checking tool and may reject any application that has
been automatically generated.
Should
you require any assistance in completing this application due to a disability
or other needs please contact navigo.recruitment@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities and role
of the Depot Service/Nurse
Inductions for new starters
around the clinic room/medication room
Complete medicine management
with newly qualified nurses
Need to be a Practice
Educator and supporting the professional development of newly qualified staff
and students
To carry out the ordering of
stock and named medication and the ordering of all medication supplies and
complete depot clinic audits
To keep the medication room
and the clinic room in good order according to infection control policy
Attend the medication safety
sub group meeting on a monthly basis
To liaise with pharmacy
around audits and ordering of medication
To follow the shared care
guideline for prescribing of antipsychotics guidelines especially around
physical health screening and side effects monitoring and escalation process
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities and role
of the Depot Service/Nurse
Inductions for new starters
around the clinic room/medication room
Complete medicine management
with newly qualified nurses
Need to be a Practice
Educator and supporting the professional development of newly qualified staff
and students
To carry out the ordering of
stock and named medication and the ordering of all medication supplies and
complete depot clinic audits
To keep the medication room
and the clinic room in good order according to infection control policy
Attend the medication safety
sub group meeting on a monthly basis
To liaise with pharmacy
around audits and ordering of medication
To follow the shared care
guideline for prescribing of antipsychotics guidelines especially around
physical health screening and side effects monitoring and escalation process
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with all age functioning people.
- To evidence appropriate experience and a high level of knowledge about working within community mental health care with working age adults
- To evidence experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and an understanding of AMHTs and interdisciplinary working
- To evidence of understanding and experience of risk management both clinically and operationally.
- To evidence a good understanding of clinical governance and your professional legal responsibilities.
- To evidence experience of supervising other staff
Desirable
- Involvement in innovative nursing/social work practice.
- Worked as key-worker/care co-ordinator or equivalent.
- Experience of taking part in recruitment and selection processes.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Takes responsibility for own personal development.
- Evidence of engaging in learning activities and professional development.
- Evidence of communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with a range of people on a range of matters in a form that is appropriate to them and the situation.
- Commitment to ethos of MDT working.
- Evidence of ability to work within a team.
- Evidence of ability to keep confidentiality.
- Evidence of an interest and enthusiasm for working with this client group.
- Must hold a full driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with all age functioning people.
- To evidence appropriate experience and a high level of knowledge about working within community mental health care with working age adults
- To evidence experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and an understanding of CMHTs and interdisciplinary working
- To evidence of understanding and experience of risk management both clinically and operationally.
- To evidence a good understanding of clinical governance and your professional legal responsibilities.
- To evidence experience of supervising other staff
Desirable
- Involvement in innovative nursing/social work practice.
- Worked as key-worker/care co-ordinator or equivalent.
- Experience of taking part in recruitment and selection processes.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Registration on part 3 or 13 of NMC register.
Desirable
- Have undertaken other relevant training and courses relevant to the post.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with all age functioning people.
- To evidence appropriate experience and a high level of knowledge about working within community mental health care with working age adults
- To evidence experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and an understanding of AMHTs and interdisciplinary working
- To evidence of understanding and experience of risk management both clinically and operationally.
- To evidence a good understanding of clinical governance and your professional legal responsibilities.
- To evidence experience of supervising other staff
Desirable
- Involvement in innovative nursing/social work practice.
- Worked as key-worker/care co-ordinator or equivalent.
- Experience of taking part in recruitment and selection processes.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Takes responsibility for own personal development.
- Evidence of engaging in learning activities and professional development.
- Evidence of communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with a range of people on a range of matters in a form that is appropriate to them and the situation.
- Commitment to ethos of MDT working.
- Evidence of ability to work within a team.
- Evidence of ability to keep confidentiality.
- Evidence of an interest and enthusiasm for working with this client group.
- Must hold a full driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with all age functioning people.
- To evidence appropriate experience and a high level of knowledge about working within community mental health care with working age adults
- To evidence experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and an understanding of CMHTs and interdisciplinary working
- To evidence of understanding and experience of risk management both clinically and operationally.
- To evidence a good understanding of clinical governance and your professional legal responsibilities.
- To evidence experience of supervising other staff
Desirable
- Involvement in innovative nursing/social work practice.
- Worked as key-worker/care co-ordinator or equivalent.
- Experience of taking part in recruitment and selection processes.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current Registration on part 3 or 13 of NMC register.
Desirable
- Have undertaken other relevant training and courses relevant to the post.
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
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).
