Job summary
To supports service users within secondary care mental health services, by providinganti-psychotic depot medication administration and physical health care monitoring.To offer support which focuses on medication and its effects, as well as any otheridentified need to assist with maintaining the mental well-being of our service users.To work closely with the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team, Consultants, Pharmacists,Carers and other local professionals.To participate in the running and ongoing development of the depot and ClozapineClinics for the Secondary Care Community Mental Health Services.To work across community and hospital clinic settings, promoting continuity of careand effective communication regarding the treatment and support for service usersunder the care of the team.
Main duties of the job
To supports service users within secondary care mental health services, by providinganti-psychotic depot medication administration and physical health care monitoring.To offer support which focusses on medication and its effects, as well as any otheridentified need to assist with maintaining the mental wellbeing of our service users.To work closely with the Community Mental Health Team, Consultants, Pharmacists,Carers and other local professionals.To participate in the running and ongoing development of the depot and ClozapineClinics for the Secondary Care Community Mental Health Services.To work across community and hospital clinic settings, promoting continuity of careand effective communication regarding the treatment and support for service usersunder the care of the team.
About us
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To support and implement care that meets the mental, physical, spiritual,psychological and social needs of the patient, being sensitive to age, culture,race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality and disability.
- Take a lead in facilitating the day to day functioning of the Clozapine Clinic, withsupport and guidance from qualified professionals such as the nursing team,consultants and pharmacists.
- To monitor the effects and side effects of Clozapine medication in the community,with guidance from relevant professionals, such as the nursing team, consultantsand pharmacists.
- To administer intramuscular injections and monitor the effects of these, with theknowledge of contraindications and side effects, being able to relay accurateinformation to patients in a format that they are able to understand in accordancewith SOP0031.AFC 06/08/19 JME-335-19 Community Mental Health Nurse Band 5
- To undertake venepuncture in the context of Clozapine monitoring, after relevanttraining and ongoing guidance.
- To undertake physical health checks, interpret results and respond to and reportconcerns appropriately. (No moving and handling required).
- Assessment, Care planning and Risk Assessment in line with Trust Policy.
- To be able to identify and respond to concerns appropriately.
- The ability to make a judgement about a patients mental health or wellbeingneeds and act appropriately to manage needs / risks. (For example, supportingself-care needs by helping a patient to organise their prescribed medication into adosette box, or reporting a concern / risk to a qualified member of staff).
- To maintain the safe storage of medical equipment within the clinical setting, inline with Trust Policy.
- To monitor clinical stock supplies levels and support in the maintenance ofadequate stock levels.
- To take responsibility for maintaining the safe use of clinical equipment usedwithin the role.
- To contribute to the provision of a safe clinical environment and promote thedignity of patients.
- To carry out team Audits with support as required, such as the Hand WashingAudit.
- To prioritise workload based upon the patient needs / service demands.
- To support multi-disciplinary meetings and contribute to information sharing andclinical decisions regarding service users in the care of the CMHTs.
- To support patients whose health and wellbeing is at risk, acting upon andreporting concerns appropriately.
- To have the ability to accurately communicate information to patients in a formatthat they are able to understand.
- To demonstrate understanding of the distress and emotional impact caused bymental illness for patients and their carers, as well as the impact upon their socialand personal circumstances.
- To adopt a non-judgemental approach with patients based upon respect anddignity.
- To assist patients, as required, to obtain support from agencies such as welfarerights, employment support, housing and substance misuse services.
- To assist patients to develop skills for everyday living i.e. budgeting money,shopping, cooking, establishing or improving social networks, accessing localservices etc.
- To have the ability to identify limitations and to be able to seek assistance andguidance from senior staff as necessary.
- To ensure the safety, wellbeing and interests of patients, staff and visitors.AFC 06/08/19 JME-335-19 Community Mental Health Nurse Band 5
- To have an awareness of and follow Local and National policies and proceduresin relation to the clinical role.
- To demonstrate an understanding of the psychosocial impact that mental illnesscan have on service users and their carers to be able to promote their wellbeing.
- To support care programmes, reviewing and modifying care programmes inconsultation with the multi-disciplinary team.
- To support multi-disciplinary meetings and contribute to clinical decisionsregarding patients in the care of the Community Mental Health Teams.
- To work within Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust policy, professional andlegal frameworks at all times. This requires risk assessment skills, awareness ofboth Pennine Care and Local Authority child and adult safeguarding protocols,relevant mental health legislation and the Care Programme Approach.
- To keep a high standard of written communication, accurately recording eventsand observations in accordance with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trustpolicies, and the NMC code of professional conduct.
- To develop and understanding of and demonstrate the skill in the supervisionprocess, using your own supervision and the provision of supervision to juniorstaff and students. To develop mentorship skills, and to provide professionalsupervision to and the assessment of student nurses.
- To account for your own professional practice in accordance with the NMCprofessional code of conduct, and to maintain the requirements for regular reregistration.
- To keep up to date with current trends in mental health care government policyand research based practice with particular relevance to this service user group.
- To recognise and respond appropriately to challenging behaviour in line withTrust policies.To develop and demonstrate skills in the supervision process, both for personalbenefit and in supporting junior staff and students.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To support and implement care that meets the mental, physical, spiritual,psychological and social needs of the patient, being sensitive to age, culture,race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality and disability.
- Take a lead in facilitating the day to day functioning of the Clozapine Clinic, withsupport and guidance from qualified professionals such as the nursing team,consultants and pharmacists.
- To monitor the effects and side effects of Clozapine medication in the community,with guidance from relevant professionals, such as the nursing team, consultantsand pharmacists.
- To administer intramuscular injections and monitor the effects of these, with theknowledge of contraindications and side effects, being able to relay accurateinformation to patients in a format that they are able to understand in accordancewith SOP0031.AFC 06/08/19 JME-335-19 Community Mental Health Nurse Band 5
- To undertake venepuncture in the context of Clozapine monitoring, after relevanttraining and ongoing guidance.
- To undertake physical health checks, interpret results and respond to and reportconcerns appropriately. (No moving and handling required).
- Assessment, Care planning and Risk Assessment in line with Trust Policy.
- To be able to identify and respond to concerns appropriately.
- The ability to make a judgement about a patients mental health or wellbeingneeds and act appropriately to manage needs / risks. (For example, supportingself-care needs by helping a patient to organise their prescribed medication into adosette box, or reporting a concern / risk to a qualified member of staff).
- To maintain the safe storage of medical equipment within the clinical setting, inline with Trust Policy.
- To monitor clinical stock supplies levels and support in the maintenance ofadequate stock levels.
- To take responsibility for maintaining the safe use of clinical equipment usedwithin the role.
- To contribute to the provision of a safe clinical environment and promote thedignity of patients.
- To carry out team Audits with support as required, such as the Hand WashingAudit.
- To prioritise workload based upon the patient needs / service demands.
- To support multi-disciplinary meetings and contribute to information sharing andclinical decisions regarding service users in the care of the CMHTs.
- To support patients whose health and wellbeing is at risk, acting upon andreporting concerns appropriately.
- To have the ability to accurately communicate information to patients in a formatthat they are able to understand.
- To demonstrate understanding of the distress and emotional impact caused bymental illness for patients and their carers, as well as the impact upon their socialand personal circumstances.
- To adopt a non-judgemental approach with patients based upon respect anddignity.
- To assist patients, as required, to obtain support from agencies such as welfarerights, employment support, housing and substance misuse services.
- To assist patients to develop skills for everyday living i.e. budgeting money,shopping, cooking, establishing or improving social networks, accessing localservices etc.
- To have the ability to identify limitations and to be able to seek assistance andguidance from senior staff as necessary.
- To ensure the safety, wellbeing and interests of patients, staff and visitors.AFC 06/08/19 JME-335-19 Community Mental Health Nurse Band 5
- To have an awareness of and follow Local and National policies and proceduresin relation to the clinical role.
- To demonstrate an understanding of the psychosocial impact that mental illnesscan have on service users and their carers to be able to promote their wellbeing.
- To support care programmes, reviewing and modifying care programmes inconsultation with the multi-disciplinary team.
- To support multi-disciplinary meetings and contribute to clinical decisionsregarding patients in the care of the Community Mental Health Teams.
- To work within Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust policy, professional andlegal frameworks at all times. This requires risk assessment skills, awareness ofboth Pennine Care and Local Authority child and adult safeguarding protocols,relevant mental health legislation and the Care Programme Approach.
- To keep a high standard of written communication, accurately recording eventsand observations in accordance with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trustpolicies, and the NMC code of professional conduct.
- To develop and understanding of and demonstrate the skill in the supervisionprocess, using your own supervision and the provision of supervision to juniorstaff and students. To develop mentorship skills, and to provide professionalsupervision to and the assessment of student nurses.
- To account for your own professional practice in accordance with the NMCprofessional code of conduct, and to maintain the requirements for regular reregistration.
- To keep up to date with current trends in mental health care government policyand research based practice with particular relevance to this service user group.
- To recognise and respond appropriately to challenging behaviour in line withTrust policies.To develop and demonstrate skills in the supervision process, both for personalbenefit and in supporting junior staff and students.
Person Specification
Registered Mental Health Nurse
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Registered Mental Health Nurse
Essential
Desirable
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).
