Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Team Leader for Harrow Community Mental Health Triage and Assessment Team. We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Nurse to join the team to work in the community with Adults with mental health needs and support the team with the day to day running of a busy triage mental health service
The role is suitable for nurses who have experience in working in the community, with the multidisciplinary team, individuals with mental health difficulties and for someone seeking to develop and apply their leadership and management skills.
Harrow Triage and Assessment Team, based in Harrow and Wealdstone is looking for a passionate RMN and Team Leader who is looking to make a difference whilst working in an environment that promotes staff development and training opportunities. 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 Harrow 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 and Harrow services are pioneers in the Trauma Informed Approaches. 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 team providing brief clinical and social care intervention for service users.
- To Triage referrals and co-ordinate duty and assessments,
- Be responsible for the supervision of staff & their caseload.
- Facilitate appropriate clinical practice of the team including RMNs, care navigators, social workers and the administrative staff.
- Draw up the monthly rotas
- Develop and maintain close professional relationships with GPs, multi-agencies and other healthcare professionals.
- Ensure staff practice 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 to the Team Manager
- To assist the team to be compliant with KPIs 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.
- Free access to our Staff and Wellbeing serviceto ensure that you are always looking after yourself
- Commitment tocareer mappingto ensure continuous professional development including opportunities within the Trust
- On-siteshadowing opportunitiesincluding HTT, Psych Liaison, LD and many more
- Localnursing, social work or OT forumsrun by one of the senior leads
- An opportunity to work with afriendly, dynamic, passionate and diverse teamwho are committed to looking after each other as well as their patients
Job description
Job responsibilities
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To receive referrals from SPA and GPs, triage, screen and undertake comprehensive psycho-social mental health assessments to establish care needs.
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To screen non-urgent GP Adult mental health referrals, identifying patients who are suitable for management in primary care according to agreed thresholds and with any adjustments to reflect MH resource available at individual practices
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To act as a contact point and provide a link/liaison role to GP practices with regard to patients with more complex mental health problems and/or co-morbidities
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To facilitate onward referral and rapid access to mental health services and other agencies in line with agreed thresholds and shared protocols and criteria, and/or to provide support/advise referring GP on effective management
- 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 receive referrals from SPA and GPs, triage, screen and undertake comprehensive psycho-social mental health assessments to establish care needs.
-
To screen non-urgent GP Adult mental health referrals, identifying patients who are suitable for management in primary care according to agreed thresholds and with any adjustments to reflect MH resource available at individual practices
-
To act as a contact point and provide a link/liaison role to GP practices with regard to patients with more complex mental health problems and/or co-morbidities
-
To facilitate onward referral and rapid access to mental health services and other agencies in line with agreed thresholds and shared protocols and criteria, and/or to provide support/advise referring GP on effective management
- 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
Skills
Essential
- Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available
- Computer literate to an intermediate/ advanced level
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional Qualification - RMN
- Diploma/degree in Mental Health Nursing. Registration with NMC
- Mentorship in practice or equivalent (or willingness to complete
Desirable
- Dual qualified as RGN or midwife
- Specialist Training in perinatal & infant mental health
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Qualifications / training in specialist skills e.g. therapeutic / psychological interventions
Experience
Essential
- Significant years post and previous qualifying experience at Band 6 level
- Significant post qualification experience working with people with serious mental illness
- Experience of managing a caseload of service users with evidence of completing high quality assessments
- Experience of working in a complex multi-disciplinary / multi-agency context
- Experience of undertaking complex nursing and mental state, risk and needs assessments
- Experience of working in a multi-racial/cultural community and of working with interpreters
Desirable
- Experience of multi-agency working with serious mental illness
- Evidence of networking with third sector organisation
- Experience of planning and delivery of training in response to identified needs
- Experience of contributing to policies and procedures
- Experience of supervising mental health / non-mental health professionals
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available
- Computer literate to an intermediate/ advanced level
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional Qualification - RMN
- Diploma/degree in Mental Health Nursing. Registration with NMC
- Mentorship in practice or equivalent (or willingness to complete
Desirable
- Dual qualified as RGN or midwife
- Specialist Training in perinatal & infant mental health
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Qualifications / training in specialist skills e.g. therapeutic / psychological interventions
Experience
Essential
- Significant years post and previous qualifying experience at Band 6 level
- Significant post qualification experience working with people with serious mental illness
- Experience of managing a caseload of service users with evidence of completing high quality assessments
- Experience of working in a complex multi-disciplinary / multi-agency context
- Experience of undertaking complex nursing and mental state, risk and needs assessments
- Experience of working in a multi-racial/cultural community and of working with interpreters
Desirable
- Experience of multi-agency working with serious mental illness
- Evidence of networking with third sector organisation
- Experience of planning and delivery of training in response to identified needs
- Experience of contributing to policies and procedures
- Experience of supervising mental health / non-mental health professionals
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).
