Job summary
Are you an experienced adult Mental Health Practitioner/Registered Mental Health Nurse/Registered Social Worker?
Do you want to work for an outstanding NHS Trust?
You will support the Team Leader in providing a high quality service to meet the needs of people in acute phases of mental illness, and their carers.
To ensure the continued efficient and effective running of the team, providing leadership and supervision within the staff group as appropriate.
You will undertake rapid assessments of people with mental health problems in acute crisis and where appropriate as an alternative to in-patient admission. Also to provide routine and urgent Mental Health Services in the District General Hospital.
For an informal chat, please contact Liz on 07966554195
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- have relevant qualification and professional registration
- work within a Multi-Disciplinary evidenced based Mental Health Liaison model
- focus on early identification and rapid response of Service Users presenting in A&E or admitted to hospital
- provide on-going training to general hospital staff with regards to the recognition and treatment of mental health problem
- work closely with the Acute Trusts across a range of services to ensure early identification of mental health issues
- have excellent assessment and communication skills
- be able to work both independently and as part of a team.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the Team Leader\MHLT Manager in maintaining effective inter-team and inter-agency communication.
To provide effective liaison/communication relating to referral andexpedition and to support the early identification of mental health issues for patients using the hospital A&E or inpatient services.
Maintain effective joint working with Sector CMHTs, Older Peoples Community, other community based teams according to local circumstances.
Ensure that all relevant information regarding client care is communicated to the appropriate persons team, bringing to the Team Leaders attention issues of concern regarding practice or workloadEnsure effective communications with relatives, visitors, voluntaryorganisations and the general public, thus encouraging participation in Care delivery.
To respond sensitively, to the needs of relatives and carers, often in a highly emotive settingTo liaise with other professionals in relation to client care, activelyparticipating in care planning and review meetings, and attendingcase conferences as appropriate.
To advise others as to the role and practices of the MHLT and deliver basic Mental Health training to non mental health professionals
For a more indepth Person and Job Description please see attached document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the Team Leader\MHLT Manager in maintaining effective inter-team and inter-agency communication.
To provide effective liaison/communication relating to referral andexpedition and to support the early identification of mental health issues for patients using the hospital A&E or inpatient services.
Maintain effective joint working with Sector CMHTs, Older Peoples Community, other community based teams according to local circumstances.
Ensure that all relevant information regarding client care is communicated to the appropriate persons team, bringing to the Team Leaders attention issues of concern regarding practice or workloadEnsure effective communications with relatives, visitors, voluntaryorganisations and the general public, thus encouraging participation in Care delivery.
To respond sensitively, to the needs of relatives and carers, often in a highly emotive settingTo liaise with other professionals in relation to client care, activelyparticipating in care planning and review meetings, and attendingcase conferences as appropriate.
To advise others as to the role and practices of the MHLT and deliver basic Mental Health training to non mental health professionals
For a more indepth Person and Job Description please see attached document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN or Dip / BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing
Desirable
- Preceptorship and Mentorship. / BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Nursing Practice (Mental Health) or similar training.
- Completed AMHP training Practice Teacher Award Child protection
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in acute and community areas for younger or older adults. Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Experience in working with acute mental health problems in community setting or CATT or MHLT.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively within a multiprofessional team.
- Confidence to work autonomously in the community and use own initiative, and make decisions in complex situations.
- Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassuring skills are required.
- Ability to deal with distressing circumstances and challenging behaviour.
- Experience of risk assessment in an acute / community setting.
- Awareness of Child and safeguarding process and ability to identify and act on safeguarding concerns.
- Knowledge of legislation related to mental health and social care (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, National Service Framework, National Dementia Strategy, Care Programme Approach etc)
- Ability to work well in a team setting.
- Ability to cope with an unpredictable work pattern and frequent interruptions
- Understanding of legal framework and social factors involved in community care.
- Supervision skills.
Desirable
- Specific clinical/practice skills applicable in an acute community setting e.g. brief therapy, cognitive therapy, and anxiety management.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN or Dip / BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing
Desirable
- Preceptorship and Mentorship. / BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Nursing Practice (Mental Health) or similar training.
- Completed AMHP training Practice Teacher Award Child protection
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in acute and community areas for younger or older adults. Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Experience in working with acute mental health problems in community setting or CATT or MHLT.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively within a multiprofessional team.
- Confidence to work autonomously in the community and use own initiative, and make decisions in complex situations.
- Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassuring skills are required.
- Ability to deal with distressing circumstances and challenging behaviour.
- Experience of risk assessment in an acute / community setting.
- Awareness of Child and safeguarding process and ability to identify and act on safeguarding concerns.
- Knowledge of legislation related to mental health and social care (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, National Service Framework, National Dementia Strategy, Care Programme Approach etc)
- Ability to work well in a team setting.
- Ability to cope with an unpredictable work pattern and frequent interruptions
- Understanding of legal framework and social factors involved in community care.
- Supervision skills.
Desirable
- Specific clinical/practice skills applicable in an acute community setting e.g. brief therapy, cognitive therapy, and anxiety management.
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
Shrodells Unit Watford General Hospital, Vicarage Rd, Watford. WD18 0HB
Vicarage Rd
Watford
WD18 0HB
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
