Community Psychiatric Nurse

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

Community Psychiatric Nurse

Merton Early Intervention in Psychosis Service & Sutton Early Intervention in Psychosis service.

Community Psychiatric Nurse. 1.0 wte 37.5 hrs (Early Intervention Service)

Band 6

Permanent

Main duties of the job

Merton & Sutton Early Intervention in Psychosis service

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced CPN's to join our team based at The Wilson Hospital in Mitcham providing a service across the London boroughs of Merton and Sutton.

We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated nurses to work as care co-ordinators with people aged 17 - 65 yrs experiencing first episode psychosis.

Working closely with the MDT you will be responsible for planning, implementing and reviewing a comprehensive care plan for each client on your caseload.

You will be able to work in a supportive multi-disciplinary team where differing views and perspectives are welcomed and respected, and where passion and commitment to the recovery process are evident.

About us

Benefits:

We offer a number of excellent staff benefits and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
Work life balance, we support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, compressed hours and working from home.
Subsidised car parking - You can park at any of our sites at a reduced rate of £20/month.
NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

Eye examinations
Looking after your health
Cycle to work scheme
Car lease scheme
Season ticket loan
Childcare vouchers
Staff restaurants
Free gym membership

Date posted

03 August 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,152 to £43,994 a year PA Inclusive HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

294-COMM-0467-G

Job locations

Wilson Hospital

Wilson Hosptial

CR4 4TP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading and supporting junior staff and wider care team to implement the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise.

Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support:

Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient centred care; gettingfeedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).

Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives / carers.

Liaising and working positively with members of the multi- disciplinary team and partner organisations.

Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication; monitoringservice user compliance.

Safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, report allincidents following trust policy.

Leading and supporting/teaching junior staff on risk assessment and riskmanagement that involves making decisions based on knowledge of theresearch evidence, knowledge of the individual service user and their socialcontext, knowledge of the service users own experience and clinical judgment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support:

Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient centred care; gettingfeedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).

Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives / carers.

Liaising and working positively with members of the multi- disciplinary team and partner organisations.

Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication; monitoringservice user compliance.

Safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, report allincidents following trust policy.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

Registered Adult nurse and/ or Registered mental health nurse and/ or registered learning disabilities nurse
Mentorshop qualification

Desirable

Matsers degree

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Experience of research- based/reflective practice, e.g understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice
significant relevant clinical experience
evidence of continuing professional development
experience as a preceptor/mentor

Desirable

experience of taking responsibility for a ward/ clinical unit
experience of engaging / supporting clinical research projects
experience of supporting practive development in clinical areas

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs, without close supervision
Teaching ability

Desirable

Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and take appropriate action without a predetermined framework

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

Registered Adult nurse and/ or Registered mental health nurse and/ or registered learning disabilities nurse
Mentorshop qualification

Desirable

Matsers degree

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Experience of research- based/reflective practice, e.g understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice
significant relevant clinical experience
evidence of continuing professional development
experience as a preceptor/mentor

Desirable

experience of taking responsibility for a ward/ clinical unit
experience of engaging / supporting clinical research projects
experience of supporting practive development in clinical areas

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs, without close supervision
Teaching ability

Desirable

Problem solving, ability to identify problems, review options and take appropriate action without a predetermined framework

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).