Job summary
This is a fixed term community mental health role within Tower Hamlets Community 24/7 service pilot. The pilot ensures delivery of high quality, modern, patient-centered services. This is a pilot project aimed to establish and test out a new model of care that breaks down current barriers to care, is nonrestrictive, co-produced, culturally sensitive and accessible. The service will run 24hrs a day, 7 days a week for people residing in the catchment area offering open access to a range of psycho-social- medical Interventions at every stage of their wellness journey, this includes short term Hospitality stays for those in crisis, and community based offers that are embedded in the neighbourhood.
The Team is multi-disciplinary and multi-agency and committed to co-production, facilitation and liaison with service users, local residents, local VCSE, health and social care services in order that people with co-morbid physical and mental health conditions, experience good outcomes for their mental health. Additionally the team provides specialist input where this is required.
Main duties of the job
Welcome all attending the community hub within its values and ethos
Make sure that co-production is at the core of the role
Ensuring that compassion and empathy are central to care delivery
Ensuring that the local demographics are taken into consideration for service provision and improvement
Participating in all MDT working eg meetings, visits, assessments and interventions
Making Contact with the service user in a timely Manner following from Triage to screen for risk effectively and to complete initial assessment.
To be responsible for an identified community caseload, ensuring high standard of professional conduct to comply with best practice and professional accountabilities.
To promote a service user focused service.
About us
An exciting opportunity has arisen to help develop and shape a new model of care for that breaks down current barriers to care, is non-restrictive, co-produced, culturally sensitive and accessible. The service will run 24hrs a day, 7 days a week for people residing in the catchment area offering open access to a range of psycho-social- medical Interventions at every stage of their wellness journey, this includes short term Hospitality stays for those in crisis, and community based offers that are embedded in the neighbourhood. We will work in partnership with Look Ahead Housing Association, the Tower hamlets VCSE Alliance, experts by experience, in a new fully integrated community mental health centre based in Bethnal Green and serving PCN1.
We are one of six pilot sites in England and intend to reshape care.
We are looking for a person who has a good understanding of the Trieste model and is keen on being part of a new way of working. Integral to the role and ethos of the service is a commitment to co-productivity and the eradication of a "them-and us" culture, a removal of barriers that hinder good care, ensure compassion, empathy and relationship building as the primary focus.
Please also within your supporting information, kindly 'Give three reasons why you would thrive in this new way of working?".
Your application will be rejected if not completed.
If you would like further information. Please contact Mark Akyea Addo on 0203 487 1400.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the job, please refer to the Job description and Person specification within the advertisement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the job, please refer to the Job description and Person specification within the advertisement.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oPre-graduate mental health nurse in the final six months of their training or a graduate mental health nurse who is pending their PIN or a Registered Mental Health Nurse
- oWillingness to undertake further training relevant to position
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health nursing either in inpatient or community setting
- oWorking with people with mental ill health /learning disabilities and complex emotional needs
- oExperience in de-escalating distressed people
Knowledge
Essential
- oA clear understanding of co-production Knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity Act (2005) & the Care Act (2014.
- oUnderstanding of the principles of the recovery model, DIALOG+
- oUp to date knowledge of the current approaches to mental health nursing
Desirable
- oKnowledge of risk formation and ability to teach others
Skills
Essential
- oAble to work sensitively and compassionately with patients
- oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care using evidence based approaches
- oAbility to prioritise workload.
- oGood IT skills.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- oPre-graduate mental health nurse in the final six months of their training or a graduate mental health nurse who is pending their PIN or a Registered Mental Health Nurse
- oWillingness to undertake further training relevant to position
Experience
Essential
- Experience of mental health nursing either in inpatient or community setting
- oWorking with people with mental ill health /learning disabilities and complex emotional needs
- oExperience in de-escalating distressed people
Knowledge
Essential
- oA clear understanding of co-production Knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity Act (2005) & the Care Act (2014.
- oUnderstanding of the principles of the recovery model, DIALOG+
- oUp to date knowledge of the current approaches to mental health nursing
Desirable
- oKnowledge of risk formation and ability to teach others
Skills
Essential
- oAble to work sensitively and compassionately with patients
- oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care using evidence based approaches
- oAbility to prioritise workload.
- oGood IT skills.
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).
