Job summary
We are currently seeking a full-time qualified Nurse or Occupational Therapist to join our Primary Care Mental Health Service based in Watford and covering Watford and Borehamwood/Potters Bar.
The nurse/OT will also assist in the delivery of various group and 1:1 interventions which are evidence-based to equip those with moderate and severe mental health distress to devise recovery plans. You will also work with service users who have 'stepped down' from community mental health teams and require some ongoing time-limited interventions.
You will offer either a nursing focused or occupational therapy focused interventions. Successful nursing applicant will lead on the provision of interventions for those who physical and mental ill health affect each health concern. Successful occupational therapy applicant will lead a service focused on occupation, occupational identity and occupational recovery.
Main duties of the job
- You will be willing to lead groups and run physical health clinics and support interventions that address physical and mental ill health issues. There will the opportunity to work on a 1:1 basis with service users.
- You will lead the occupational therapy provision, setting up groups as necessary and working with individuals to rebuild their occupational performance and sense of meaning that comes from occupational identity and productivity.
- You will contribute to team duties such as first Dialog+ conversations, MDTS, supervision and so on.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will provide signposting advice that directs service users to other services and to undertake short term interventions for clients with mild, moderate and severe mental health difficulties.
- You will contribute to ensuring systems are in place to promote smooth pathways between primary care and secondary mental health services.
- You will work in partnership with service users with complex health presentations, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives.
- You will work in partnership with health and social care professionals from other agencies and organisations including Community Navigators
- You will work with PCMHS colleagues in provision of consultation, support, education and problem solving approaches to GP surgeries particularly in the area of management of mental health.
Occupational Therapists
- You will manage a caseload of service users with complex OT needs, using evidence based/service user-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in clinic and community settings and on home visits.
- You will provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal
- You will participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services, holding responsibility for defined projects where appropriate
- You will regularly supervise OT students on practice placement, following attendance at an approved Fieldwork Educators course
- You will apply knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and other standardised assessment approaches relevant to the clinical setting.
For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will provide signposting advice that directs service users to other services and to undertake short term interventions for clients with mild, moderate and severe mental health difficulties.
- You will contribute to ensuring systems are in place to promote smooth pathways between primary care and secondary mental health services.
- You will work in partnership with service users with complex health presentations, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives.
- You will work in partnership with health and social care professionals from other agencies and organisations including Community Navigators
- You will work with PCMHS colleagues in provision of consultation, support, education and problem solving approaches to GP surgeries particularly in the area of management of mental health.
Occupational Therapists
- You will manage a caseload of service users with complex OT needs, using evidence based/service user-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in clinic and community settings and on home visits.
- You will provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal
- You will participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services, holding responsibility for defined projects where appropriate
- You will regularly supervise OT students on practice placement, following attendance at an approved Fieldwork Educators course
- You will apply knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and other standardised assessment approaches relevant to the clinical setting.
For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- Registered nurse (RMN or RGN)
- Sc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy.
- HCPC registration.
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office and associated packages.
- Completion of preceptorship and/or evidence of having met the full KSF Gateway for Band 5 OT's.
- Evidence of relevant post grad training.
Desirable
- Completion of Mentorship/preceptorship course or ENB equivalent, or intention to complete
- Non-medical prescriber
- Membership of RCOT, including specialist section.
- Solution Focussed Brief Therapy training.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training.
- Practice Placement qualification/APPLE accreditation.
- AMPS/ESI/SI training.
- Broad base of clinical experience.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
- post-registration experience
- Previous experience of working in the community/primary care setting
- Experience of working alongside people with complex mental health problems
- Strong experience of provision of physical health care to those with mental health difficulties
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of delivery teaching sessions
- Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area.
- Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g., AMPS, Pool Activity Levels
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
- Applied knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience in research or audit.
- Previous experience of having worked as an OT
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning disability in a variety of health and social care settings.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to communicate in a clear and unambiguous way.
- Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to develop effective professional relationships with others.
- Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships
- Establish and maintain communication with individuals, families, carers, and groups about difficult or complex matters overcoming any differences in communication
- Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development.
- Participate in partnership working with individuals, groups, communities, and agencies
- Ability to formulate community care plans, based on relevant models.
- Ability to maintain high standards of record-keeping, including accurate data entry and recording.
Analytical Skills
Essential
- Able to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals in accordance with professional, ethical guidelines and Trust policies.
- Work within the spheres of own professional responsibilities and escalate clinical and operational concerns to senior clinical and operational management in a timely way as and when required.
- Ability to apply broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and mental health.
- A high level of problem solving/clinical judgement skills and the ability to analyse professional and ethical issues.
- An ability to respond and adjust appropriately to the changing needs of service users.
- Highly developed Observational skills.
- Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation Assessment tools and or equivalent in area.
- Highly developed ability to evaluate group interventions and outcomes.
- Highly developed case formulation skills to guide own OT intervention plan and those of others.
- Experience of audits/evaluations of interventions and direct involvement of implementation of any subsequent changes to practice.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- Registered nurse (RMN or RGN)
- Sc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy.
- HCPC registration.
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office and associated packages.
- Completion of preceptorship and/or evidence of having met the full KSF Gateway for Band 5 OT's.
- Evidence of relevant post grad training.
Desirable
- Completion of Mentorship/preceptorship course or ENB equivalent, or intention to complete
- Non-medical prescriber
- Membership of RCOT, including specialist section.
- Solution Focussed Brief Therapy training.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training.
- Practice Placement qualification/APPLE accreditation.
- AMPS/ESI/SI training.
- Broad base of clinical experience.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
- post-registration experience
- Previous experience of working in the community/primary care setting
- Experience of working alongside people with complex mental health problems
- Strong experience of provision of physical health care to those with mental health difficulties
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of delivery teaching sessions
- Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area.
- Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g., AMPS, Pool Activity Levels
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
- Applied knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience in research or audit.
- Previous experience of having worked as an OT
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning disability in a variety of health and social care settings.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to communicate in a clear and unambiguous way.
- Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to develop effective professional relationships with others.
- Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships
- Establish and maintain communication with individuals, families, carers, and groups about difficult or complex matters overcoming any differences in communication
- Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development.
- Participate in partnership working with individuals, groups, communities, and agencies
- Ability to formulate community care plans, based on relevant models.
- Ability to maintain high standards of record-keeping, including accurate data entry and recording.
Analytical Skills
Essential
- Able to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals in accordance with professional, ethical guidelines and Trust policies.
- Work within the spheres of own professional responsibilities and escalate clinical and operational concerns to senior clinical and operational management in a timely way as and when required.
- Ability to apply broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and mental health.
- A high level of problem solving/clinical judgement skills and the ability to analyse professional and ethical issues.
- An ability to respond and adjust appropriately to the changing needs of service users.
- Highly developed Observational skills.
- Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation Assessment tools and or equivalent in area.
- Highly developed ability to evaluate group interventions and outcomes.
- Highly developed case formulation skills to guide own OT intervention plan and those of others.
- Experience of audits/evaluations of interventions and direct involvement of implementation of any subsequent changes to practice.
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).
