Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Nurse Band 6 to work within the HPFT Integrated Care Team within the Hertfordshire area. Our Integrated Care Mental Health team (ICT) are a team of professionals who specialize in working with people who are have long term physical health conditions, including frailty, which may be impacting on their mental health. Our team aims to support service users to continue to live independently in their own home.
This is a unique position for someone who enjoys teamwork, challenges and variety in their day to day work. You will be working collaboratively with other health colleagues with service users who have complex frailty needs that are impacting on their mental wellbeing. This position is based in the Hertfordshire area, supporting our service users with mental health and wellbeing. In their own home, this will include nursing and residential homes.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to:
- Visit service users who are identified under the frailty pathway, in their place of residence, to complete a holistic assessment of their physical and mental health needs.
- Required to take responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care and management of a defined caseload, including liaison with other agencies and, where appropriate, the supervision, development and teaching of staff and/or students.
- Work in partnership with other healthcare professionals and trusts. Integrated Care Teams aim to make healthcare more preventative, this service supports service users with multiple long term or complex conditions to remain at home rather than going into hospital or residential care. Referrals are accepted from various sources such as primary care, ambulance service, A&E and secondary care.
- Hold a case load of service users, ensuring the care plan is met at all times.
- Be part of an wider supportive and holistic multidisciplinary team of mental health nurses, mental health OT's and Psychology team.
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 the Care 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!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Then please read on...
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the person specification to ensure you meet the criteria for the role and the job description for further details on the role and what is required
The post holder will:
Be responsible for the full assessment of care needs and risk assessment of service users presenting with a wide variety of clinical conditions. Following this the post holder will be responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of programs of care, without direct supervision (though clinical supervision is implemented as per policy to support you).
To be named primary worker and act accordingly when applying care.
To manage oneself in a professional manner, responding to requests, enquiries etc in a timely fashion.
To respond to any crisis that a service user may advise of, with the aim of promoting independent living in the community
Work with the philosophy to support service users to remain in their own home.
Administer and/ or supervise medications as required. To have a sound knowledge of medications and their desired and undesired effects,
Be required to provide education, advise and guidance to service users and their careers and families.
Provide a range of clinical interventions and treatments appropriate to the individuals needs.
Participate fully in providing quality care in line with local and national guidelines.
Act as a role model in providing a service for people with mental health problems.
Participate in audit/research projects associated with the service.
Be required to challenge practice that compromises or challenges high quality care to older people.
To advise Team Manager of any resource short falls.
To partake in continuing professional development that will also benefit the development and quality of the service.
Remain updated with local and national guidelines and policies.
Partake in home visits with other professionals such as Social Workers, Community Matrons, Occupational Therapists etc.
Partake in clinical and management supervision.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the person specification to ensure you meet the criteria for the role and the job description for further details on the role and what is required
The post holder will:
Be responsible for the full assessment of care needs and risk assessment of service users presenting with a wide variety of clinical conditions. Following this the post holder will be responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of programs of care, without direct supervision (though clinical supervision is implemented as per policy to support you).
To be named primary worker and act accordingly when applying care.
To manage oneself in a professional manner, responding to requests, enquiries etc in a timely fashion.
To respond to any crisis that a service user may advise of, with the aim of promoting independent living in the community
Work with the philosophy to support service users to remain in their own home.
Administer and/ or supervise medications as required. To have a sound knowledge of medications and their desired and undesired effects,
Be required to provide education, advise and guidance to service users and their careers and families.
Provide a range of clinical interventions and treatments appropriate to the individuals needs.
Participate fully in providing quality care in line with local and national guidelines.
Act as a role model in providing a service for people with mental health problems.
Participate in audit/research projects associated with the service.
Be required to challenge practice that compromises or challenges high quality care to older people.
To advise Team Manager of any resource short falls.
To partake in continuing professional development that will also benefit the development and quality of the service.
Remain updated with local and national guidelines and policies.
Partake in home visits with other professionals such as Social Workers, Community Matrons, Occupational Therapists etc.
Partake in clinical and management supervision.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Degree, diploma or equivalent in registration Nursing (Mental Health Nursing)
- Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Mentorship Preparation Course.
- Two years post registration experience, with at least one year post registration experience in Older Adult Mental and or Frailty health care
Desirable
- Pre or Post registration training/ short courses in mental health
- Community and Inpatient nursing experience
- AMHP/NMP qualification
- Physical healthcare training
- Experience of working with clients with Delirium
- Tier 2 Dementia training
- Experience of working in primary care
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation related to mental health (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Care Programme Approach etc)
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Ability to manage distressing and challenging situations
Desirable
- Supervision skills
- Leadership skills
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing
- Ability to feedback and discuss cases within the multi disciplinary team
- Excellent report writing skills
- Excellent documentation of duties performed
- Confidence to work autonomously in the community
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Good range of problem solving skills
- Good range of information gathering skills
- Ability to assess and manage risks
- Fine attention to detail
- Experience in working with service users with personality disorder
- Maintaining a positive non- judgemental attitude and therapeutic optimism towards working with people with Personality disorder
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Degree, diploma or equivalent in registration Nursing (Mental Health Nursing)
- Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Mentorship Preparation Course.
- Two years post registration experience, with at least one year post registration experience in Older Adult Mental and or Frailty health care
Desirable
- Pre or Post registration training/ short courses in mental health
- Community and Inpatient nursing experience
- AMHP/NMP qualification
- Physical healthcare training
- Experience of working with clients with Delirium
- Tier 2 Dementia training
- Experience of working in primary care
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation related to mental health (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Care Programme Approach etc)
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Ability to manage distressing and challenging situations
Desirable
- Supervision skills
- Leadership skills
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing
- Ability to feedback and discuss cases within the multi disciplinary team
- Excellent report writing skills
- Excellent documentation of duties performed
- Confidence to work autonomously in the community
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Good range of problem solving skills
- Good range of information gathering skills
- Ability to assess and manage risks
- Fine attention to detail
- Experience in working with service users with personality disorder
- Maintaining a positive non- judgemental attitude and therapeutic optimism towards working with people with Personality disorder
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
East and North Hertfordshire Rosanne House, Park Way, Welwyn Garden City AL8 6HJ
Rosanne House, Park Way,
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6HJ
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
