Job summary
An excellent opportunity has become available to be part of our Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Stepney and Wapping. This is an ideal opportunity for a qualified mental health nurse to expand in their skills, expertise, multi-agency liaisons and autonomous practice.
The Tower Hamlets Stepney and Wapping Neighbourhood Mental Health Team is a well-established team within East London Foundation Trust and operates as an integrated multi-disciplinary team with staff from both the East London NHS Foundation Trust and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets working together to provide a high quality service for people with severe and enduring mental health needs this is inline with Transformation Project. The team actively works in partnership with service users, carers, the Local Authority and with other statutory services and local voluntary groups.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible :
To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team providing assessment, care and
support to Adult presenting with mental health issues within the neighbourhood of Stepney and Wapping.
To conduct comprehensive and high quality holistic Health and Social Care (Care Act 2014) assessments including safeguarding when required.
To act as a care co-ordinator for a caseload of service users and develop, implement and review
individualised recovery focused care and support plans and commissioned packages of care.
To conduct carers assessments and offer support and advice to carers and relatives.
To promote the needs of service users and offer and provide training and education accordingly.
To operate as a Duty Worker on rotation across the team in line with Mental Health Transformation Project, responding to emergencies, processing referrals and presenting at referrals meetings of your assessment.
To assist the Senior Practitioners and the Operational Lead in the management of the service and deputise in their absence, where appropriate.
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
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
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
- oRegistered Mental Health Nurse.
- . oEvidence of continual professional Development o
- oTrained Adult Safeguarding Enquiry officer or willing to undertake Enquiry Officer training
Desirable
- Higher Education qualification in Mental Health Nursing AMHP or willing to undertake AMHP training
Experience
Essential
- oExperience in a relevant field in Mental Health.
- oExperience of hospital or community caseload management.
- oExperience in working with a diverse community in a complex environment
- oExperience of working as part of a multi-Professional or multi agency team
- oExperience of conducting holistic psycho-social assessments and providing comprehensive care and support plans based on individual need.
Desirable
- Experience of working with service user (and carers) affected by cognitive impairment
- Experience of working with service user (and carers) affected by cognitive impairment. Experience of completing supporting plans in line with the Care Act 2014. Experience od acting as a safeguarding enquiry officer inline with Section 42 of the Care Act (2014).
Knowledge
Essential
- oUnderstanding of the Mental Health Act 1983 and how the act is used in practice
- oUnderstanding of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and how the act is used to support service users and carers / relatives
- oKnowledge and understanding of the Care Act 2014 and how the is Act implemented within care provision
- oUnderstanding of the principles of CPA and the Recovery Model.
- oUp to date knowledge of the current approaches to mental health nursing
- oUp to date knowledge of the issues that impact individuals and carers affected by mental health and or cognitive impairment.
- oKnowledge and understanding of approaches to risk assessment and management
- oKnowledge and understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oRegistered Mental Health Nurse.
- . oEvidence of continual professional Development o
- oTrained Adult Safeguarding Enquiry officer or willing to undertake Enquiry Officer training
Desirable
- Higher Education qualification in Mental Health Nursing AMHP or willing to undertake AMHP training
Experience
Essential
- oExperience in a relevant field in Mental Health.
- oExperience of hospital or community caseload management.
- oExperience in working with a diverse community in a complex environment
- oExperience of working as part of a multi-Professional or multi agency team
- oExperience of conducting holistic psycho-social assessments and providing comprehensive care and support plans based on individual need.
Desirable
- Experience of working with service user (and carers) affected by cognitive impairment
- Experience of working with service user (and carers) affected by cognitive impairment. Experience of completing supporting plans in line with the Care Act 2014. Experience od acting as a safeguarding enquiry officer inline with Section 42 of the Care Act (2014).
Knowledge
Essential
- oUnderstanding of the Mental Health Act 1983 and how the act is used in practice
- oUnderstanding of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and how the act is used to support service users and carers / relatives
- oKnowledge and understanding of the Care Act 2014 and how the is Act implemented within care provision
- oUnderstanding of the principles of CPA and the Recovery Model.
- oUp to date knowledge of the current approaches to mental health nursing
- oUp to date knowledge of the issues that impact individuals and carers affected by mental health and or cognitive impairment.
- oKnowledge and understanding of approaches to risk assessment and management
- oKnowledge and understanding of safeguarding adults and children.
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).
