Clinical Nurse

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The National Inpatient Centre for Psychological Medicine Needs YOU!

Do you want to deliver individually tailored, biopsychosocial care to clients with complex rehabilitation needs from across the UK?

Do you want to have your observations and assessments valued by your colleagues in weekly MDT meetings?

Do you want to contribute to the lasting improvements made by patients who have struggled for years with their illnesses?

Do you want to work alongside, and learn from, a range of other professional groups including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Dieticians, Medics and Psychological Therapists?

Do you want to work in a supportive, therapeutic 8 bedded unit with planned, informal admissions?

If so, then it sounds like you're perfect for this role.

The National Inpatient Centre for Psychological Medicine (NICPM) is looking for qualified Mental Health Nurses to build up our team of experienced Liaison Psychiatry practitioners. You will have the opportunity to develop the clinical skills required to support people with varying illnesses ranging from medically unexplained conditions, such as Functional Neurological Disorder, to comorbid physical and psychological problems. We also offer rehabilitation and treatment to those with severe and complex CFS/ME and will be looking to expand your understanding and knowledge of such conditions and how we work with them.

Main duties of the job

Key working - Coordinating the care for people with severe and complex presentations. Writing and implementing care plans to meet the wide-ranging needs of our patients. Supporting colleagues to maintain high standards of care.

Assessments - Not just assessing risk but providing more detailed and ongoing assessments of a person's biopsychosocial wellbeing and needs. In time, we will also ask you carry out pre-admission assessments on those patients on our waiting list.

Shift coordinating - Managing the day to day running of our ward environment. Supporting staff on shift and providing clinically informed handovers. Having an overall awareness of what is occurring on the ward and dealing with situations as they arise.

Administering medication alongside other treatments - Medications are just one part of the treatment we provide for patients here at NICPM. We would like you to be responsible for delivering a range of therapeutic interventions to our patients as directed by the MDT.

Working with families and carers - Help build and maintain relationships with the wider care network for our patients. Helping families to understand the journey a person has gone through in order to support their ongoing rehabilitation goals post discharge.

MDT working - You will be working alongside colleagues from various professional backgrounds. We expect you to show and understanding and appreciation of each professional groups' role in the delivery of care here at NICPM.

About us

We are a high quality, high performing NHS foundation trust. We are the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York as well as some highly specialised services across the country.We employ around 3,000 staff and every year we have contact with over 25,000 service users. Our vision is to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. Our ambition is to support our service users and carers, our staff and the communities we serve to live healthy and fulfilling lives. We need people like you to help us achieve our goals; to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination; and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health. We perform well againstlocal and national targetsand inour most recent CQC inspection, 85% of our services were rated good or outstanding.As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

Date posted

21 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £31,534 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-51222-LPS

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant/s will:

Undertake biopsychosocial assessments and contribute to the planning of care for patients in a multidisciplinary framework.

Participate in and coordinate the delivery of quality mental health and physical nursing care. This will involve the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care for people who have complex needs requiring involvement from a range of professionals in the team, or where specific emotional, social or symptom management issues need to be addressed.

Assess the level of risk to patients and others using appropriate standardised tools.

As the shift coordinator, liaise with colleagues in the MDT regarding admissions and discharges of patients.

Demonstrate sound clinical skills and ability to make decisions, promoting the involvement of patients.

Effectively manage own time and workload with ability to delegate appropriately and prioritise accordingly.

Manage the clinical area, ensuring at all times that health and safety standards are met.

Demonstrate sound clinical skills and ability to make decisions, promoting the involvement of patients.

Facilitate and co-facilitate therapeutic groups.

Maintain and contribute to a safe and therapeutic working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant/s will:

Undertake biopsychosocial assessments and contribute to the planning of care for patients in a multidisciplinary framework.

Assess the level of risk to patients and others using appropriate standardised tools.

As the shift coordinator, liaise with colleagues in the MDT regarding admissions and discharges of patients.

Demonstrate sound clinical skills and ability to make decisions, promoting the involvement of patients.

Effectively manage own time and workload with ability to delegate appropriately and prioritise accordingly.

Manage the clinical area, ensuring at all times that health and safety standards are met.

Demonstrate sound clinical skills and ability to make decisions, promoting the involvement of patients.

Facilitate and co-facilitate therapeutic groups.

Maintain and contribute to a safe and therapeutic working environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Experience

Essential

Knowledge and experience of MDT working

Skills

Essential

Knowledge and skills of a range of therapeutic interventions

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Experience

Essential

Knowledge and experience of MDT working

Skills

Essential

Knowledge and skills of a range of therapeutic interventions

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.