Job summary
We are looking to appoint a skilled and motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist to work within Bexley Mental Health Hub. The successful candidate will have excellent assessment and formulation skills supporting primary care to manage people in the community utilising local services wherever possible. They will provide support and guidance to staff working in Mind in Bexley as Mental Health Advisors to ensure the right people are offered clinical assessments and interventions at the right time. They will also work with secondary care teams (ADAPT, EIP and ICMP) to identify and transfer people who require secondary care services.
The Mental Health Hub is the front door to mental health services and therefore are a busy, demanding service requiring individuals to work at pace to ensure people are considered for the most appropriate intervention including clinical treatments, social care interventions, talking therapies with Mind in Bexley or other community assets. The Hub is currently piloting new ways of working and this role is part of the pilot service, it will require the post holder to understanding the stress of changing models and flexibility to support residents and staff though these changes to improve service delivery. The current model has been carefully reviewed and considered and the post holder will need to work under direction to ensure consistency of communication to staff and wider system partners to ensure the service excels.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work with all relevant community partners to:
Improve the lives of people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of an excellent, compassionate services to promote the recovery and well-being of patients and their carers/families.
Facilitate the interface between primary care and secondary mental health services to provide assessment for ongoing treatment decisions, lead brief inventions and facilitate groups with partner organisations
Offer expertise in networking and navigation to promote ease of access to a range of specialist mental health support services. This ensures that each person, once assessed, receives the best possible care in the right place at the right time and by the right supporting service.
Work with adults (18+) whose mental health needs can be best met within primary care and whose difficulties are best understood within a biopsychosocial model
Work as an MDT with clinicians from a range of teams and Mind in Bexley to ensure individuals receive the best possible outcome
Provide clinical leadership and oversight of referrals and assessments ensuring staff including mental health advisor are offered advice and guidance to ensure safe and meaningful conversations with residents to ensure we understand their needs
Lead on the initial triage of referrals to ensure that the appropriate pathways are undertaken for patients
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. 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 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management responsibilities
The Trusts success will be dependent on all managers playing an active role to make sure the existing areas of good employment practice are universally embedded within the organisation. Managers will be expected to:
Ensure that systems are in place to co-ordinate information about the take up of the services and to establish unmet needs and action plans to address those.
Conduct and contribute to the PDR process for all staff within the team which reflect Trust and local priorities and ensure staff has access to appropriate training and development.
Co-ordinate and develop the practice and culture of the MDT team through close liaising with clinical leads around recruitment and service delivery.
Communicate regularly through team meetings, team briefings, clinical forums and individually with team members providing an opportunity for two-way feedback.
Ensure that service response to patient experience feedback is provided in a timely manner.
Undertake other duties delegated by the Operational Manager in keeping with the scope and authority of the job description.
Ensure through effective leadership and management, continuous service development, improvement, and high-quality service delivery.
To ensure care is locally delivered, at the right time and is service user/ carer focussed.
To work closely and in partnership with colleagues within primary care and their community partner organisations in a collaborative way, ensuring that decisions are made that ensure the best care for service users and that there is a seamless pathway.
To provide informal mental health specific learning for staff across the wider Bexley system, including providing specialist advice relating to mental health
Respond to and effectively manage complaints and incidents within the team, as a Band 7 you will also be expected to investigate complaints on a rota basis for the wider directorate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management responsibilities
The Trusts success will be dependent on all managers playing an active role to make sure the existing areas of good employment practice are universally embedded within the organisation. Managers will be expected to:
Ensure that systems are in place to co-ordinate information about the take up of the services and to establish unmet needs and action plans to address those.
Conduct and contribute to the PDR process for all staff within the team which reflect Trust and local priorities and ensure staff has access to appropriate training and development.
Co-ordinate and develop the practice and culture of the MDT team through close liaising with clinical leads around recruitment and service delivery.
Communicate regularly through team meetings, team briefings, clinical forums and individually with team members providing an opportunity for two-way feedback.
Ensure that service response to patient experience feedback is provided in a timely manner.
Undertake other duties delegated by the Operational Manager in keeping with the scope and authority of the job description.
Ensure through effective leadership and management, continuous service development, improvement, and high-quality service delivery.
To ensure care is locally delivered, at the right time and is service user/ carer focussed.
To work closely and in partnership with colleagues within primary care and their community partner organisations in a collaborative way, ensuring that decisions are made that ensure the best care for service users and that there is a seamless pathway.
To provide informal mental health specific learning for staff across the wider Bexley system, including providing specialist advice relating to mental health
Respond to and effectively manage complaints and incidents within the team, as a Band 7 you will also be expected to investigate complaints on a rota basis for the wider directorate.
Person Specification
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION
Essential
- Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse educated to degree, Masters level or have other relevant experience.
- Post Graduate Certificate in prescribing practice with qualification to be a Non-Medical Prescriber
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Highly extensive experience and significant post registration experience in working with people with mental health needs.
- Advanced understanding of the mental health needs of adults in primary care settings
- Working knowledge of appropriate assessment tools and outcome measures for both primary care and secondary care
- Specialist knowledge of psycho-social interventions and their appropriate use and ability to facilitate groups
SKILLS/ABILITIES/KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Knowledge of the key drivers behind community mental health care and the need for transformation
- Ability to provide and receive complex and emotive information with staff, service users, carers and other stakeholders.
- An understanding of effective systems for integrated governance and the management of clinical and non-clinical risks.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Ability to travel and work/cover across sites
Person Specification
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION
Essential
- Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse educated to degree, Masters level or have other relevant experience.
- Post Graduate Certificate in prescribing practice with qualification to be a Non-Medical Prescriber
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Highly extensive experience and significant post registration experience in working with people with mental health needs.
- Advanced understanding of the mental health needs of adults in primary care settings
- Working knowledge of appropriate assessment tools and outcome measures for both primary care and secondary care
- Specialist knowledge of psycho-social interventions and their appropriate use and ability to facilitate groups
SKILLS/ABILITIES/KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Knowledge of the key drivers behind community mental health care and the need for transformation
- Ability to provide and receive complex and emotive information with staff, service users, carers and other stakeholders.
- An understanding of effective systems for integrated governance and the management of clinical and non-clinical risks.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Ability to travel and work/cover across sites
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
