Job summary
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR A SENIOR COMMUNITY NURSE IN NORTHKENSINGTON & CHELSEA COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH HUB
We are delighted to offer the opportunity for an experienced community nurse to join our nursing team as a band 7 Senior Nurse.
The post will be based at North Kensington & Chelsea Community Mental Health Hub based at Hathaway House. This would be a great development opportunity for band 6 RMN's with community experience. Be part of a vibrant, supportive team whilst developing leadership skills. This will be an exciting opportunity to make a difference in community nursing, and ultimately contributing towards patients care.
CNWL is passionate about developing its own staff, driving them to go on to become more established practitioners and this post is no different.
The CMHH is an exciting area to work in as it is at the forefront of mental health transformation in line with the five year forward plan. To be considered for this post you will need to be a registered mental health nurse and be keen to develop experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams who care for adults within mental health secondary care sector.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as a Clinical Team Leader in the Borough team providing brief clinical and social care intervention for service users.
- To Triage referrals and co-ordinate duty assessments.
- Be responsible for the supervision of staff & their case load.
- Facilitate appropriate clinical practice of the team including CPN's, OT's, Administrative staff and AMHPS.
- Draw up the monthly rotas
- Develop and maintain close professional relationships with GP's and other professionals.
- Ensure staff practices in a safe, appropriate and professional way with service users and their carers.
- Attend professional practice forums
- Organise and investigate Safeguarding alerts in line with local Safeguarding policies.
- Chair clinical and team meetings as appropriate.
- Provide senior support an cover for the Team Manager
- To assist the team to be compliant with KPI and monitor electronic records
About us
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.
- Commitment from the team to develop you by offering Preceptorship and in-house development sessions.
- Free access to our Staff and Wellbeing service to ensure that you are always looking after yourself
- Commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development including opportunities within the Trust
- On-site shadowing opportunities including HTT, Psych Liaison and many more
- Local nursing, social work or OT forums run by one of the senior leads
- An opportunity to work with a friendly, dynamic, passionate and diverse team who are committed to looking after each other as well as their patients
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To identify vulnerable service users in Primary Care and deploy resources in an effective manner to meet their needs within existing budgets.
- To carry out needs assessment of individuals presenting to the duty service in crisis.
- To promote and support self-care, recognising the important role of individuals, their families and carers as co-producers of health.
- To identify vulnerable adults and provide effective programmes of support that protect and promote their health and wellbeing, intervening appropriately when a persons safety or welfare is at risk.
- To ensure that CNWL Trust and LA protocols are adhered to by team members. To cover for the absences of senior colleagues as appropriate and as required by service needs.
- To contribute to the implementation of the Clinical Governance agenda including Target Setting for Teams, Clinical Audit.
- Participate as a key member of the Borough Service to ensure collaborative and innovative practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To identify vulnerable service users in Primary Care and deploy resources in an effective manner to meet their needs within existing budgets.
- To carry out needs assessment of individuals presenting to the duty service in crisis.
- To promote and support self-care, recognising the important role of individuals, their families and carers as co-producers of health.
- To identify vulnerable adults and provide effective programmes of support that protect and promote their health and wellbeing, intervening appropriately when a persons safety or welfare is at risk.
- To ensure that CNWL Trust and LA protocols are adhered to by team members. To cover for the absences of senior colleagues as appropriate and as required by service needs.
- To contribute to the implementation of the Clinical Governance agenda including Target Setting for Teams, Clinical Audit.
- Participate as a key member of the Borough Service to ensure collaborative and innovative practice.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Relevant Mental Health Professional Qualification
- Post Qualification Training
- Evidence of recent Personal Development
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Paid/unpaid relevant to job
Essential
- Post Qualification Experience working in the Community as a Mental Health Professional
- Management of Staff
- Experience of managing a Team
- Experience of working under the CPA system
- Active participation in Service Planning and Developments
- Supervisory Experience
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Relevant Mental Health Professional Qualification
- Post Qualification Training
- Evidence of recent Personal Development
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Paid/unpaid relevant to job
Essential
- Post Qualification Experience working in the Community as a Mental Health Professional
- Management of Staff
- Experience of managing a Team
- Experience of working under the CPA system
- Active participation in Service Planning and Developments
- Supervisory Experience
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North K&C Community Mental Health Hub - Hathaway House
7F Woodfield Road
London
W9 2BA
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)
