Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Community Mental Health Nurse Bromley PCP

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Job summary

Community Psychiatric Nurse, Band 6 Permanent Full Time: 37.5 hours per week

Bromley PCP - Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse

We are looking for a motivated, skilled, and experienced Community Psychiatric Nurse to join Bromley PCP.

Bromley PCP is the single point of access to secondary mental health services in Bromley. We receive referrals from various sources but principally primary care sources including GPs and the London Borough of Bromley. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved with the development of the service and requires a commitment to integrated working.

We are looking for a health care professional with exceptional organisational and communication skills

The post holder will be responsible for undertakingcomprehensive telephone and face-to-face assessments of referred patients to identify their needs; they may have to hold a caseload for a short brief -intervention period.

The post holder will be workingin a supportive and diverseteam, where there areopportunities for personal development.

The post holder will be a mental health professional registered with NMC with significant post qualification experience, working either in a single point of access, primary care, or community setting.

Oxleas NHS Trust operates a Probationary Period, further details are available on request.

Main duties of the job

A Community Psychiatric Nurse will act as an effective member of an integrated Team, with responsibility for face-to-face and telephone assessments of incoming referrals from various sources within the borough of Bromley but principally referrals from GP practices and social services teams in the borough.

Bromley Primary Care Plus (PCP) is the point of access to secondary mental health care service in Bromley. There is an ongoing integration work with third sector and other organisations in line with the NHS 5-year Plan

About us

Oxleas - About Us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,000 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

We're Kind
We're Fair
We Listen
We Care

Date posted

28 March 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,152 to £43,994 a year p.a. inc.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-3982253-CMH

Job locations

Beckenham Beacon

Oxleas CMHT, 379 Croydon, Beckenham

Beckenham

BR3 3QL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Task and Responsibilities

To hold professional responsibility for assessing individual needs of referred mental health patients in line with Bromley PCP Team Operational Policy and in line with OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST POLICY.

To use standardised and assessment and screening tools to gather baseline information and make a formulation. Therefore excellent assessment and formulation skills are essential for this role.

To be able to follow instruction but work autonomously, with good attention to detail.

To maintain appropriate written and computerised records.

Provide supervision, mentorship & leadership for junior staff within the Bromley Primary Care Plus Team and Student Nurses, as appropriate.

To be able to contribute to the delivery of peer and student supervision and participate in the development and implementation of team protocols and the provision of information for services users and carers.

Being an effective communicator, observer, and listener.

Maintaining service user confidentiality at all times.

Adhering to all organisational policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Ensuring good working relationships with service users, carers, relatives, other professionals, and the public.

Demonstrating understanding and use of clinical supervision to reflect upon and modify own and others practice.

Ensuring that own practice remains within legal, ethical, and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from peers.

Must hold a current, valid First Level Registration with the Nurses & Midwives Council.

Leadership

Accountable to director of Adult Community Mental Health Services.

Provides leadership, mentorship, and supervision for, junior qualified staff and student nurses, as appropriate.

Clinical

To provide a brief crisis intervention to service users in line with Bromley PCP Operational Policy. To provide consultation within the Team and to outside agencies.

To support the work of other team members through case discussion and other clinical meetings.

Responding to the needs of people in an honest, non-judgemental, and open manner, which respects the rights of individuals and groups.

Demonstrating a commitment to equal opportunities for all people.

Understanding the impact of social and cultural diversity on service users and carers experiences of mental illness and mental health services.

Responding to the needs of people sensitively with regard for age, culture, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, and disability, especially regarding service users privacy and dignity.

Undertaking care in support of a written plan of care, reporting on cared delivery and documenting it in a timely manner. To comply with all systems financial, personnel, health and safety, service users records, management information as directed by the Team Manager.

To maintain accurate records, detailing assessments, care planning, contacts using paper records and electronic systems as required.

Having a good understanding of the relevant parts of the Mental Health Act1983 and their responsibilities.

Having a good knowledge of referral and assessment processes.

Demonstrating the ability to work collaboratively with other professionals and managers to deliver high quality services for service users.

Demonstrating professional self-awareness and the ability to explore and manage personal values and beliefs in mental health settings.

.Demonstrating good verbal and non-verbal communication skills. To have a clear understanding of the barriers and to initiate techniques or resources to ensure fair access to services are present.

Demonstrating good observational skills.

Facilitate service users use of effective treatment through negotiation skills, provision of information, assessment, management, and systematic monitoring of side effects.

Demonstrating good understanding and functioning as a role model of the causes and utilising skills in the prevention and management of violence and aggression.

Actively participate in personal development through Personal Development Reviews.

Actively participate in training and education identified in Personal Development Plan.

Ensuring that all complaints are reported to the appropriate Line Manager according to Trust Policy

Professional

To ensure registration with the NMC is always maintained.

To adhere to the NMC code of conduct.

To remain informed about new legislation, guidance, national initiatives, research, and departmental developments, to contribute to ones own and others learning.

To receive appropriate professional, peer, managerial supervision.

Research and Quality

Participating in any research, audit, Clinical Governance or Clinical Effectiveness projects, as required.

Demonstrating ability to initiate and maintain positive change within own and other areas.

Communication

Establish and maintain communication with people, both internally and externally to OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST.

Reporting on care delivery and documenting it in a timely manner and acceptable format.