Job summary
- Are you interested in improving the health access experience and outcomes for patients and reducing race disparities in our service?
- Are you interested in exploring workforce attitudes on the use of coercive measures in acute mental health services?
- Would you like to use your management skills to support the lead quality improvement methodology in a progressive acute environment?
If the answer is 'yes', we would like you to come and join us in this exciting unique programme.
The Ethnicity, Mental Health Improvement Programme (EMHIP) is a three-year innovative locality-based service improvement programme consisting of five key interventions to reduce ethnic inequalities in access, experience and outcomes of mental health care in South West London.
It is a collaborative partnership, South West London ICS, South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust and Wandsworth Community Empowerment Network (WCEN) and local BME communities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the EMHIP Project Lead to manage the implementation for a one-year pilot project. Key intervention 3 of EMHIP aims to reduce the use of coercive and restrictive practices in adult, acute inpatient wards at SWLSTG, and support the scaling up across all inpatient acute wards to deliver the desired outcomes:
- Reduction in coercion
- More consensual care
- Improved therapeutic engagement and therapeutic alliance between service users and staff.
- Service user ownership of decisions concerning their care and treatment.
- Better treatment adherence
- Improved family involvement in care and treatment
- More accountable and transparent clinical decision-making.
You will support the EMHIP Project Lead contributing to the development of a detailed bespoke programme liaising with staff, to promote new ways of working that support a positive and proactive approach to care that helps to reduce the need for coercive and restrictive practice, through the implementation of a Framework for Shared decision making.
The post holder will work closely with the EMHIP Project Lead and CEN Lived Experience Assessment Panel to utilise Mental Health Mediators (MHM) effectively in their role. They will be based on the pilot wards engaging with the service users, staff and mediators and then liaising directly to the EMHIP Project Lead supporting with supervision, debriefs and reflective practice.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Management Responsibilities:
- Supporting the EMHIP Project lead with the implementation of Key Intervention 3 (reducing coercion) in the pilot acute care wards at SWLSTG.
- The post holder will be required to work collaboratively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Participate in relevant internal and external working groups, meetings, services, and initiatives.
- Support the leadership for the programme and ensure engagement and involvement of all staff working in the inpatient wards in implementing a programme of change.
- Supporting and embedding the role of Mental Health Mediators, their induction and ongoing support, supervision, and management.
- Supporting the development and implementation of a framework for involving service users from acute inpatient wards in Key intervention 3.
- Work closely with the Lived Experience Assessment Panel (LEAP) within clinical settings in collaboration with the MDT.
- Support with the development and implementation of high level communication strategies internally, in line with the programme of work.
Facilitation, Mentorship and Quality Improvement:
- To liaise with other Managers and staff to share and embed best practice.
Training and Development:
- Maintain personal clinical competence through regular direct clinical involvement and delivery of clinical care.
- To undertake mandatory and statutory training as required by Trust policy.
- To contribute and commit to undertaking an annual Development Review/appraisal.
- To undertake personal development as identified in the Personal Development Plan (PDP).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Management Responsibilities:
- Supporting the EMHIP Project lead with the implementation of Key Intervention 3 (reducing coercion) in the pilot acute care wards at SWLSTG.
- The post holder will be required to work collaboratively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Participate in relevant internal and external working groups, meetings, services, and initiatives.
- Support the leadership for the programme and ensure engagement and involvement of all staff working in the inpatient wards in implementing a programme of change.
- Supporting and embedding the role of Mental Health Mediators, their induction and ongoing support, supervision, and management.
- Supporting the development and implementation of a framework for involving service users from acute inpatient wards in Key intervention 3.
- Work closely with the Lived Experience Assessment Panel (LEAP) within clinical settings in collaboration with the MDT.
- Support with the development and implementation of high level communication strategies internally, in line with the programme of work.
Facilitation, Mentorship and Quality Improvement:
- To liaise with other Managers and staff to share and embed best practice.
Training and Development:
- Maintain personal clinical competence through regular direct clinical involvement and delivery of clinical care.
- To undertake mandatory and statutory training as required by Trust policy.
- To contribute and commit to undertaking an annual Development Review/appraisal.
- To undertake personal development as identified in the Personal Development Plan (PDP).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Experience of NMC revalidation and confirmation processes.
- 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.
- Working in a multicultural community and with multi ethnic staff groups
- Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
- Experience of supporting practice monitoring and reporting.
- Experience of providing professional/ peer group training and group facilitation.
Desirable
- Evidence of development of multi-professional learning opportunities.
- Experience of engaging/ supporting clinical or research projects.
- Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas,through action learning sets
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- PG Certificate in Education
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Experience of NMC revalidation and confirmation processes.
- 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.
- Working in a multicultural community and with multi ethnic staff groups
- Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
- Experience of supporting practice monitoring and reporting.
- Experience of providing professional/ peer group training and group facilitation.
Desirable
- Evidence of development of multi-professional learning opportunities.
- Experience of engaging/ supporting clinical or research projects.
- Experience of supporting practice development in clinical areas,through action learning sets
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- PG Certificate in Education
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).
