Job summary
This is an exciting time to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT) as a Band 4 Mental Health Practitioner as we have seen significant investment in the provision of mental health care. This includes three new senior leadership mental health nursing roles to steer strategic and operational improvements as well as the establishment of two new mental health nursing teams at Charing Cross and St Mary's sites. As part of this expanding service, mental health professionals will play a key part in this organisational change, providing flexible therapeutic support to patients and acting as a resource and source of expertise to other clinicians across the hospital. The senior leadership team will also support our staff to build on their own practice, progress their career, and enhance their expertise through robust supervision, and access training and development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
You will maintain a high standard of practice when carrying out this varied and dyanmic role, including:
- To deliver high quality, patient centred, compassionate care under the direction of a senior RMN in the Mental Health Team, with a focus on promoting health and independence.- To provide enhanced care and continuous observations to patients with mental health conditions or patients experiencing psychological distress.- To act as a resource in caring for mental health patients providing enhanced care, support and advice to other professionals.- To ensure the safety and wellbeing of service users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person cantered care principles.- To work closely with the psychiatric liaison team, mental health matron and other clinical staff.- Be able to work without direct supervision within the parameters of the mental health practitioner role, at times delivering care independently in line with an evidence based care plan implementing clinical and care advice as needed.- To work flexibly between clinical environments on one hospital site depending on the needs of the service.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
EDUCATION
Essential
- Nursing Associate qualification OR QCF Level 3 in Health (or equivalent) WITH AT LEAST 2 years' experience working with patients who have mental health needs
- Able to speak and write English to an appropriate standard to fulfil the job requirements
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Formal training in mental health risk assessment and management/ prevention and management of violence and aggression/ breakaway training/therapeutic de-escalation skills.
Experience
Essential
- Up to date experience of providing direct care to patients with mental health needs.
- Previous experience of working with patients that present a risk to themselves or others
- Experience of working within a biopsychosocial model
- Experience working with a recovery-focused approach
- Experience of the application of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act in healthcare settings
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients in an inpatient mental health setting
- Experience working in an acute Trust
- Experience working with children and young people who have mental health needs
- Experience of working in a challenging mental health setting such as a forensic MH unit or Psychiatric Intensive Care
- Experience working with patients who have Dementia
- Experience of contributing to the delivery of biopsychosocial interventions (e.g. psychology interventions, occupational therapy groups)
Person Specification
EDUCATION
Essential
- Nursing Associate qualification OR QCF Level 3 in Health (or equivalent) WITH AT LEAST 2 years' experience working with patients who have mental health needs
- Able to speak and write English to an appropriate standard to fulfil the job requirements
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Formal training in mental health risk assessment and management/ prevention and management of violence and aggression/ breakaway training/therapeutic de-escalation skills.
Experience
Essential
- Up to date experience of providing direct care to patients with mental health needs.
- Previous experience of working with patients that present a risk to themselves or others
- Experience of working within a biopsychosocial model
- Experience working with a recovery-focused approach
- Experience of the application of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act in healthcare settings
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients in an inpatient mental health setting
- Experience working in an acute Trust
- Experience working with children and young people who have mental health needs
- Experience of working in a challenging mental health setting such as a forensic MH unit or Psychiatric Intensive Care
- Experience working with patients who have Dementia
- Experience of contributing to the delivery of biopsychosocial interventions (e.g. psychology interventions, occupational therapy groups)
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).
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).
