Job summary
Horizon is an adjacent building newly built in 2019 dedicated Mental Health area within our A&E department that is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It has 4 individual patient rooms and 1 assessment room providing a therapeutic space to meet the varied needs of patients presenting with a range of mental health problems. Horizon is staffed by 2 (Registered Mental Health Nurse) RMNs and 1 (Health Care Support Worker). Horizon's ethos is to nurse patients presenting with mental health problems in an environment that is calm, therapeutic and safe.
It is expected that Horizon will work with patients from any locality presenting to The NMUH Emergency Department who will be jointly supported with our clinical interface with Barnet Enfield and Haringey's Psychiatry Liaison Team.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will work as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team in Horizon and larger A&E department, using their professional skill-set and calming influence to identify and support patients presenting with mental health needs; supporting the implementation and engagement of care plans set out by the psychiatric liaison team.
The RMN will work as an interface between the psychiatric liaison team and Horizon / A+E team to ensure patient's mental health needs are interpreted into high quality care whilst in Horizon A&E and provide ongoing support with mental state reviews as well as dynamic risk assessments.
Please refer to the JD/PS for further detailed information
About us
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium sized District General Hospital based in Edmonton in Enfield, North London. We serve a diverse multicultural population largely from the London boroughs of Enfield and Haringey. Many of our patients live in wards that are within the 5% most deprived in the UK and a large proportion of our patients were born abroad. This makes it both a fascinating and a challenging hospital to work in. Over the last decade we have rebuilt almost all of the hospital and now have facilities that we are proud to work in. We employ over 3,500 staff, more than half of whom live locally. We encourage apprenticeships from the local community and work closely with our local Health Watch. We are primarily an emergency led hospital with more than 90% of our bed days being used for patients admitted via our emergency and ambulatory units. As well as offering everything you would expect from a major acute hospital, we have several tertiary services treating patients with HIV and Sickle Cell Disease and a large cancer and radiotherapy service. We also run our local community Sexual Health Clinics. We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will be independently and clinically responsible for the co-ordination and implementation of effective nursing care in Horizon A&E. The applicant will liaise with other professionals and with those providing support services if/when necessary.
- Provide accurate reports to liaison team, assisting them to develop plans of care and make difficult decisions in cases where patients are exhibiting complex psychosocial needs and/or challenging behaviours.
- Act as patients advocate to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
- Ensure that sensitive patient records are documented and stored appropriately.
- Ensures the cultural and spiritual needs of patients are recognised and accommodated within resources available.
- Undertake risk assessments for service users who are waiting in Horizon and be responsible for communicating information about the risks to all relevant services and agencies.
- To work in partnership with the user, carer, NMUH psychiatric Liaison service, and agencies and have an understanding and awareness of the differences in their values and cultures as well as priorities and objectives and how those differences can affect partnership strategies.
- Participate fully in quality assurance initiatives, with particular emphasis on a patient first approach.
- Be able to understand local policies, practice and frameworks, keeping up to date with the national agenda
- Take on a range of management duties at the request of and in the absence of Senior management staff.
- Initiate and participate in audit/research projects associated with the work of the service.
- Be required to guide nursing staff in the general hospital and mental health setting and non- nursing staff, both in formal and informal settings.
- Will act as a role model for all staff in the general hospital setting in providing a service for people with mental health problems.
- Please refer to the JD/PS for further detailed information
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will be independently and clinically responsible for the co-ordination and implementation of effective nursing care in Horizon A&E. The applicant will liaise with other professionals and with those providing support services if/when necessary.
- Provide accurate reports to liaison team, assisting them to develop plans of care and make difficult decisions in cases where patients are exhibiting complex psychosocial needs and/or challenging behaviours.
- Act as patients advocate to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
- Ensure that sensitive patient records are documented and stored appropriately.
- Ensures the cultural and spiritual needs of patients are recognised and accommodated within resources available.
- Undertake risk assessments for service users who are waiting in Horizon and be responsible for communicating information about the risks to all relevant services and agencies.
- To work in partnership with the user, carer, NMUH psychiatric Liaison service, and agencies and have an understanding and awareness of the differences in their values and cultures as well as priorities and objectives and how those differences can affect partnership strategies.
- Participate fully in quality assurance initiatives, with particular emphasis on a patient first approach.
- Be able to understand local policies, practice and frameworks, keeping up to date with the national agenda
- Take on a range of management duties at the request of and in the absence of Senior management staff.
- Initiate and participate in audit/research projects associated with the work of the service.
- Be required to guide nursing staff in the general hospital and mental health setting and non- nursing staff, both in formal and informal settings.
- Will act as a role model for all staff in the general hospital setting in providing a service for people with mental health problems.
- Please refer to the JD/PS for further detailed information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse Level 1
- Mentorship Qualification
- IT literate
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Additional qualification in clinical speciality
- Post qualification 3 years work experience
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Knowledge of MH/CAMHS legislation
- Audits/Check Lists
- Leadership Ability
- Supervision Skills
- PVMA/De-escalation Skills
- Clinical governance/ Clinical competency
Desirable
- Working with acute mental health patient in Initial Assessment Unit
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable understanding of an acute Mental Health environment
- Minimum 18 months experience at Band 5, and minimum 6 months experience at band 6 managing mental health patients
- Proven ability of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work in a stressful environment and verbalise when extra support is needed to buffer stress and promote resilience
- Ability to motivate and coach others
- Role model, Negotiating skills, Influencing skills, Enthusiasm and Creative
Desirable
- Proven evidence of team development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse Level 1
- Mentorship Qualification
- IT literate
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Additional qualification in clinical speciality
- Post qualification 3 years work experience
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Knowledge of MH/CAMHS legislation
- Audits/Check Lists
- Leadership Ability
- Supervision Skills
- PVMA/De-escalation Skills
- Clinical governance/ Clinical competency
Desirable
- Working with acute mental health patient in Initial Assessment Unit
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable understanding of an acute Mental Health environment
- Minimum 18 months experience at Band 5, and minimum 6 months experience at band 6 managing mental health patients
- Proven ability of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work in a stressful environment and verbalise when extra support is needed to buffer stress and promote resilience
- Ability to motivate and coach others
- Role model, Negotiating skills, Influencing skills, Enthusiasm and Creative
Desirable
- Proven evidence of team development
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
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Horizon Mental Health Unit, Emergency Department, North Middlesex University Hospital
Sterling Way
Edmonton, London
N18 1QX
Employer's website
https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
