Job summary
We are currently expanding the well-established Countywide Early Intervention in Psychosis Team which provides a focussed and specific community service for the population of Bedfordshire and Luton in response to the needs of individuals and their families experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The team works across CAMH services and Adult Mental Health Services with an age range starting at 14 years. We are therefore looking for skilled and well-motivated Mental Health Nurses to join the team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse with a sound background of working in a Community Mental Health setting and Care Coordination within CPA. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly to ensure delivery of full care packages. They will also provide psychosocial interventions and undertake specialist assessments which will require a good understanding of At Risk Mental States and Psychosis. The team therefore strongly supports ongoing professional development and structured Behavioural Family Therapy, CAARMs assessment tool and Psychosocial Intervention training opportunities are available locally and as part of our regional Early Intervention network.
The successful candidate will join a creative and motivated team who continue to make positive differences to families and individuals across the county. We believe that psychosis is treatable and recovery is expected.
The post holder will need use of a car with business insurance and have a UK driving license.
About us
ELFT is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees, job applicants and service users. We are committed to ensuring that no one will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, colour, creed, ethnic or national origin, disability, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation or marital status. The Trust commits itself to promote equal opportunities and value diversity and will keep under review its policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, users and providers of its services are treated according to their needs.
For management posts, to ensure that within their service area fair employment practice and equality of opportunity are delivered.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Continually delivering and maintaining high standards for a defined caseload as agreed with Line Manager
- Leadership, supervision and support to junior staff
- Ensuring national targets and standards are achieved
- Building trust and developing relationships to ensure service user involvement
- Demonstrating a professional manner in all work carried out
- Maintaining accurate and timely records
- Ensuring equality and diversity values underpin the day-to-day working of the practice area.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Continually delivering and maintaining high standards for a defined caseload as agreed with Line Manager
- Leadership, supervision and support to junior staff
- Ensuring national targets and standards are achieved
- Building trust and developing relationships to ensure service user involvement
- Demonstrating a professional manner in all work carried out
- Maintaining accurate and timely records
- Ensuring equality and diversity values underpin the day-to-day working of the practice area.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oRelevant professional qualification (1st Level nurse in mental health)
- oRegistered with a professional clinical body (e.g. NMC)
Desirable
- oHas obtained MSPP qualification or equivalent
- oEvidence of appropriate CPD post-qualification in psychosis / early intervention
- oEvidence of further training, e.g. Bsc Community Nursing or AMHP status Clinical skill based qualification e.g. CBT, Psycho social interventions or nurse prescribing.
Experience
Essential
- oAppropriate post registration experience at qualified practitioner level within Mental Health in the community, including experience of working with first episode psychosis.
- oExperience of ensuring that the values including Care, Compassion, Competence, communication, Courage and Commitment are adhered to daily, and any matters of concern are raised with the relevant Line Manager or through the necessary processes within the Trust.
Desirable
- oExperience of working within an early intervention team
- oPrevious experience of working within a CAMHS service
- oExperience in applying psychosocial interventions
- oExperience of providing supervision to Junior staff and or consultation for other professionals
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oUnderstanding of current NHS/Social Care policies/practices relating to Mental Health and Services for people with a Learning Disability
- oAn understanding of the principles of early intervention in psychosis
- oKnowledge/ skills of Health promotion and psycho education both in clinical practice and delivering professionally to other agencies
- oUnderstanding of CPA, Recovery approach and the principles of engagement with the seriously mentally ill.
- oUnderstanding of research and its application to clinical practice.
- oDemonstrable knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues and the ability to integrate into employment policies and practices
- oExcellent communication and listening skills with the ability to tailor the message to a variety of audiences
- oGood Report Writing skills
- oUnderstanding and commitment to the personalization agenda
Desirable
- oUnderstanding and commitment to the personalization agenda
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oRelevant professional qualification (1st Level nurse in mental health)
- oRegistered with a professional clinical body (e.g. NMC)
Desirable
- oHas obtained MSPP qualification or equivalent
- oEvidence of appropriate CPD post-qualification in psychosis / early intervention
- oEvidence of further training, e.g. Bsc Community Nursing or AMHP status Clinical skill based qualification e.g. CBT, Psycho social interventions or nurse prescribing.
Experience
Essential
- oAppropriate post registration experience at qualified practitioner level within Mental Health in the community, including experience of working with first episode psychosis.
- oExperience of ensuring that the values including Care, Compassion, Competence, communication, Courage and Commitment are adhered to daily, and any matters of concern are raised with the relevant Line Manager or through the necessary processes within the Trust.
Desirable
- oExperience of working within an early intervention team
- oPrevious experience of working within a CAMHS service
- oExperience in applying psychosocial interventions
- oExperience of providing supervision to Junior staff and or consultation for other professionals
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oUnderstanding of current NHS/Social Care policies/practices relating to Mental Health and Services for people with a Learning Disability
- oAn understanding of the principles of early intervention in psychosis
- oKnowledge/ skills of Health promotion and psycho education both in clinical practice and delivering professionally to other agencies
- oUnderstanding of CPA, Recovery approach and the principles of engagement with the seriously mentally ill.
- oUnderstanding of research and its application to clinical practice.
- oDemonstrable knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues and the ability to integrate into employment policies and practices
- oExcellent communication and listening skills with the ability to tailor the message to a variety of audiences
- oGood Report Writing skills
- oUnderstanding and commitment to the personalization agenda
Desirable
- oUnderstanding and commitment to the personalization agenda
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).
