Job summary
Great Chapel Street Medical Centre Band 7 Nurse
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Nurse to join the Great Chapel Street Medical Centre. The Medical Centre is situated on the 4th floor of the Soho Centre, 1 Firth Street W1D 3HZ.
We are looking for a compassionate, highly motivated, enthusiastic and clinically confident Practitioner with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. As a successful candidate you will you will be expected to engage effectively with service users and their carers to feel safe and cared for.
You will need to demonstrate strong vibrant leadership skills to co-ordinate the work alongside the team at Great Chapel Street. You will work clinically with the Team providing clinical input and leadership to the MDT at the practice.
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to influence and deliver high standards of care, be creative and dynamic in the development of the Service.
- For further details / informal visits contact:
To arrange an informal visit or to discuss the post please contact
Miles Davis Practice Manager on 02074379360 or Therese Cahir Service Manager 0754321883
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
You will manage a small case load of patients and be responsible for ensuring that all KPI are met. You will form part of the Primary Care MDT team assisting case reviews, triage of those presenting with mental health needs, and supporting your GP colleagues with referring clients to Mental Health Services as appropriate. For those with SMI and where applicable to the skilled professional, the post holder will support antipsychotic medication management.
About us
We can offer you:
- Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities
- Shadowing opportunities
- Leadership programme
- Ongoing supervision and appraisals with optional coaching available
Job description
Job responsibilities
Manage a small case load of patients ensuring all KPI are met. You will form part of the primary care MDT, assisting in case reviews, triage of those presenting with mental health needs, supporting your GP colleagues to refer clients to the Consultant Psychiatrist in the Team and further to Mental Health Service s as appropriate.
As post holder you will function as an autonomous Nurse able to access, interpret clinical findings, form a working diagnosis and implement a treatment plan. You will deliver and lead on the delivery of high-quality safe care ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence are met including promotion of population health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Manage a small case load of patients ensuring all KPI are met. You will form part of the primary care MDT, assisting in case reviews, triage of those presenting with mental health needs, supporting your GP colleagues to refer clients to the Consultant Psychiatrist in the Team and further to Mental Health Service s as appropriate.
As post holder you will function as an autonomous Nurse able to access, interpret clinical findings, form a working diagnosis and implement a treatment plan. You will deliver and lead on the delivery of high-quality safe care ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence are met including promotion of population health.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- RMN
- Experience and knowledge of Mental Health Issues.
- Knowledge of a range of acute and long term conditions
- Excellent Communication skills
Desirable
- Educated to degree/diploma level
- ACP Training or working on it
Previous Experience
Essential
- Substantial years post qualification experience in mental health
Desirable
- Other relevant post registration experience.
- Audit and Research experience
- Experience of supervising staff
- Knowledge of cognitive behavioural skills, brief solution focused therapy
Skills, Knowledge and abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (written and oral)
- Provide specialist bio-psycho-social and mental state assessment for patients either as part of the transfer of care process or following request by primary care team.
- An understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its Code of Practice
- An understanding of the Care Act 2014
- An understanding of performance management systems and the importance of achieving targets
- Knowledge of mental health disorders and their relationship to physical disorders
- Skills and abilities relevant to Medication management
- Engagement skills.
- Knowledge of Safeguarding
- Provide access and /or deliver a broad range of psychosocial interventions for individual patients where needed
- To communicate assessment results and care plans to patients, carers, GPs and other staff in Primary Care
- Demonstrate a high standard of record keeping and documentation and understanding of professional guidelines and application of confidentiality.
Other
Essential
- Able to exercise initiative, flexibility and tact
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Willing to use peer and group supervision creatively
- Understanding/implementation of Equal Opportunities
- Able to travel around the district ( bike, public transport, foot, car)
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- RMN
- Experience and knowledge of Mental Health Issues.
- Knowledge of a range of acute and long term conditions
- Excellent Communication skills
Desirable
- Educated to degree/diploma level
- ACP Training or working on it
Previous Experience
Essential
- Substantial years post qualification experience in mental health
Desirable
- Other relevant post registration experience.
- Audit and Research experience
- Experience of supervising staff
- Knowledge of cognitive behavioural skills, brief solution focused therapy
Skills, Knowledge and abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (written and oral)
- Provide specialist bio-psycho-social and mental state assessment for patients either as part of the transfer of care process or following request by primary care team.
- An understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its Code of Practice
- An understanding of the Care Act 2014
- An understanding of performance management systems and the importance of achieving targets
- Knowledge of mental health disorders and their relationship to physical disorders
- Skills and abilities relevant to Medication management
- Engagement skills.
- Knowledge of Safeguarding
- Provide access and /or deliver a broad range of psychosocial interventions for individual patients where needed
- To communicate assessment results and care plans to patients, carers, GPs and other staff in Primary Care
- Demonstrate a high standard of record keeping and documentation and understanding of professional guidelines and application of confidentiality.
Other
Essential
- Able to exercise initiative, flexibility and tact
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Willing to use peer and group supervision creatively
- Understanding/implementation of Equal Opportunities
- Able to travel around the district ( bike, public transport, foot, car)
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).
