Job summary
Community Mental Health Nurse Recovery Worker (CPN)
The Community Recovery Team North, which is located in the London Borough of Newham, is offering an exciting opportunity for a forward thinking and highly motivated Band 6 Nurse Recovery Worker (CPN) in our busy and stimulating multi-disciplinary service. We welcome all applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses with relevant skills and experience at Band 5 or above.
The advertised vacancies have become available due to some promotional opportunities for existing staff members, with training and development being a core element of support within the team.
The Community Recovery Team North provides care coordination recovery treatment for adults aged 18 - 65yrs over a fixed period. The service is intended for Service Users that need more focused recovery work in the context of severe and enduring mental illness and/or complex mental health needs. Service users will have specific recovery goals in mind and the team supports them to step down to primary care services when appropriate, ideally within 3 years.
The team believes passionately in offering the best quality care in the least restrictive manner; in actively and creatively engaging service users using recovery-based interventions; providing care which is compassionate and sensitive to the diverse population of the local area and fostering an approach which accepts and embraces the uniqueness of each service user.
Main duties of the job
Within your monthly allocated workload, you will be required to carry a designated caseload of Service Users (CPA and Non-CPA cases), work within the Recovery Team duty system as part of a duty rota while assisting Clinical Lead Nurses in completing the initial screening of referrals as part of the duty role. The majority of cases in the service are allocated to care coordinators or other health Care Practitioners, which minimises the need for duty worker input.
The role requires effective communication and an ability to liaise with a range of local social services or other mental health services e.g. Home Treatment Team etc. You will therefore need to have applicable knowledge and experience within mental health services appropriate to meet the role requirements as defined within the Job Description.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- RMN/RNMH Qualification.
- Evidence of regular up-dating in practice
Experience
Essential
- Well-developed and suitable experience of working as a qualified RMN
- Experience of completing full psycho-social assessments and writing reports
Desirable
- Suitable experience of working in a community mental health setting.
- Experience of nurse prescribing or willingness to consider undertaking training as part of professional development
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural, inner city area.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- The current legislation relating to Mental Health provision
- The needs and rights of service users.
- Psychiatric problems and the social, psychological and political dimensions of mental ill-health.
- Current models of working with people with serious mental health problems including psycho-social and recovery approaches
- Current research and how this can inform practice
- The major current issues in relevant health and social care
- Appropriate knowledge of mental health medications and other relevant medicines required to undertake the role safely and effectively.
- Also proficient in medicine administration/calculations
- To engage with people with serious mental health problems in a holistic manner. To assess their needs, design and deliver appropriate interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the process.
- To manage time, be self-motivated and to work both independently and as part of a team as required.
- An understanding of the principles and practice of Equal Opportunities and a commitment to work within that framework.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- RMN/RNMH Qualification.
- Evidence of regular up-dating in practice
Experience
Essential
- Well-developed and suitable experience of working as a qualified RMN
- Experience of completing full psycho-social assessments and writing reports
Desirable
- Suitable experience of working in a community mental health setting.
- Experience of nurse prescribing or willingness to consider undertaking training as part of professional development
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural, inner city area.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- The current legislation relating to Mental Health provision
- The needs and rights of service users.
- Psychiatric problems and the social, psychological and political dimensions of mental ill-health.
- Current models of working with people with serious mental health problems including psycho-social and recovery approaches
- Current research and how this can inform practice
- The major current issues in relevant health and social care
- Appropriate knowledge of mental health medications and other relevant medicines required to undertake the role safely and effectively.
- Also proficient in medicine administration/calculations
- To engage with people with serious mental health problems in a holistic manner. To assess their needs, design and deliver appropriate interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the process.
- To manage time, be self-motivated and to work both independently and as part of a team as required.
- An understanding of the principles and practice of Equal Opportunities and a commitment to work within that framework.
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
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
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Recovery Team North, Passmore Edwards Building
304 Shrewsbury Road, East Ham
London
E7 8QR
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
