Community Psychiatric Nurse

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are a recovery support team and provide support in the community to people with severe and enduring mental illness.

Our team is multi disciplinary team consisting of Nurses, Dr's, Psychologists, Recovery and support workers, Peer Support Workers and OT's

We are a fun dynamic, supportive team with a good reputation of high-quality care and standards. Our team has a great ethos and supported approach to working.

Main duties of the job

Within the role you will undertake the coordination of care being involved in assessment, treatment delivery, and partnership working. As part of the multi disciplinary team you will work with individuals and their families or carers providing support, education, family work and evidence-based interventions aimed towards promoting recovery. You will work with people aged 18 and upwards in a service which aims to work with other agencies including primary care to raise awareness of mental health and to reduce the length of time people remain untreated.

To supervise, instruct and teach junior and unqualified staff and students

To undertake duties designed to extend clinical and managerial expertise as delegated by the manager when required.

To provide a full care management service to clients and their carers.

About us

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

10 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,762 to £45,765 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

294-COMM-4966841-JB-A

Job locations

Jubilee Health Centre

Wallington

SM6 0HY

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; getting feedback 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; monitoring service user compliance.

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

Leading and supporting/teaching junior staff on risk assessment and risk management that involves making decisions based on knowledge of the research evidence, knowledge of the individual service user and their social context, 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; getting feedback 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; monitoring service user compliance.

Safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, report all incidents 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).