Job summary
Care Co-ordinator NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Mitcham Recovery and Support Team
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Site: Wilson HospitalTown: Mitcham
Salary period: Yearly
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.
We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' however we aim to be 'outstanding'.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".
When you join us, you'll be part of something special - an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Main duties of the job
About the team:
The Mitcham Recovery and Support Team is a community-based service for working-age adults between 18 to 75 years, who have experienced severe and enduring mental illness. The Mitcham Recovery and Support Team works collaboratively with clients, their carers and networks with the aim of minimising the impact of mental disorder has on their lives. The team is made of integrated health and social care professionals. We work in close partnership with GPs, Housing, Police and other key partners, including voluntary organisations.
Mitcham RST is a stable and cohesive team built on mutual trust, collaboration, teamwork and support. This largely explains our stability and very little or no turnover. Successful applicants will work as part of a Multidisciplinary Team as Care Coordinators.
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
We look forward to receiving your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
About the role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN)/ to join the Mitcham Recovery and Support Team. If you are passionate about impacting positively on the lives of people with severe and enduring mental illness in a community setting, then this could be the perfect job for you.
We are also open to those who wish to develop their careers and would be happy to consider a band 5 6 developmental role. You would be supported by the team to complete a set of competencies and with additional Trust-wide support with reflective sessions and working groups to develop your skills.
The successful candidate will be able to offer intensive engagement work and recovery-orientated interventions. You will hold a caseload and work with a complex caseload of clients with varied mental health conditions. The role primarily involves developing treatment and interventions for health conditions within a recovery model of care. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate an understanding of clients health and social care needs.
You will be able to develop and enhance the therapeutic care of individuals within the community. The role involves among other things, completing comprehensive assessments, risks assessments, drawing up meaningful care plans, risk management plans and delivering appropriate and therapeutic interventions. You should be committed to MDT and partnership working, establishing good networks with colleagues in the HTT, RST, In-Patient services, Police, GPs and a variety of voluntary, statutory and independent agencies.
You will need to be flexible energetic have a positive attitude and demonstrate an ability to work autonomously.
About the location:
The position is open within the Mitcham Recovery and Support Team. Team is located within the Wilson Hospital, Mitcham. The Wilson Hospital is easily accessible and has good transport network and link to Trains, Trams and buses, all within 10 minutes walk. There is free car parking on site and the Trust offers reduced rate of parking on other sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
About the role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN)/ to join the Mitcham Recovery and Support Team. If you are passionate about impacting positively on the lives of people with severe and enduring mental illness in a community setting, then this could be the perfect job for you.
We are also open to those who wish to develop their careers and would be happy to consider a band 5 6 developmental role. You would be supported by the team to complete a set of competencies and with additional Trust-wide support with reflective sessions and working groups to develop your skills.
The successful candidate will be able to offer intensive engagement work and recovery-orientated interventions. You will hold a caseload and work with a complex caseload of clients with varied mental health conditions. The role primarily involves developing treatment and interventions for health conditions within a recovery model of care. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate an understanding of clients health and social care needs.
You will be able to develop and enhance the therapeutic care of individuals within the community. The role involves among other things, completing comprehensive assessments, risks assessments, drawing up meaningful care plans, risk management plans and delivering appropriate and therapeutic interventions. You should be committed to MDT and partnership working, establishing good networks with colleagues in the HTT, RST, In-Patient services, Police, GPs and a variety of voluntary, statutory and independent agencies.
You will need to be flexible energetic have a positive attitude and demonstrate an ability to work autonomously.
About the location:
The position is open within the Mitcham Recovery and Support Team. Team is located within the Wilson Hospital, Mitcham. The Wilson Hospital is easily accessible and has good transport network and link to Trains, Trams and buses, all within 10 minutes walk. There is free car parking on site and the Trust offers reduced rate of parking on other sites.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Registered Adult nurse and/ or Registered mental health nurse and/ or registered learning disabilities nurse
- Mentorshop qualification
Desirable
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
- Knowledge of clinical governance and audit
- Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
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
- Experience of teaching. e.g. lecturer practitioner/preceptorship
- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff
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
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
- Knowledge of clinical governance and audit
- Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
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
- Experience of teaching. e.g. lecturer practitioner/preceptorship
- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff
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.
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).
