Job summary
We are looking to recruit two Band 6 Unit Co-Ordinator's to support the Enfield Acute Mental Health Services experiences a high turnover of complex patients across both working age and older adult services.
These positions are for 12 months to help us deliver crucial support to maintain an overview of all wards at the Chase Farm site, understanding each ward's staffing needs, patient access, flow, current acuity levels, and bed availability for upcoming shifts
You will be working in a team that is diverse in background, highly motivated, friendly, agile, flexible and responsive.
The post-holder will provide effective and timely care within a multidisciplinary team setting for working age adults who present with functional mental health problems who are residing in the London Borough of Enfield.
The post holder will carry a defined caseload and will work closely with other members of the team, including Psychologists, Medical professionals, Social Workers, Nurses other Health & Allied professionals to ensure that the best quality of care is provided.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have managerial responsibility for overall site co-ordination to ensure the provision of high standards of care in all inpatient areas.
- They will deal with complex incidents on acute and inpatient wards which will necessitating a well-prepared and knowledgeable unit co-ordinator.
- Responsible for managing and coordinating day-to-day operations in a specific unit or department.
- Acting as the point of contact for the management of all activity in hours and out of hours and assuming indirect accountability for ensuring these are managed in a timely and effective manner providing advice and support as and when necessary.
- Co-ordination and facilitation of admissions and discharges to the Inpatient Wards.
- Providing support and guidance to staff with the support of ward managers and ensuring correct escalation procedures are adhered to for any incidents which occur.
- Responsible for the development and implementation of a patient centred approach to care: assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating the care needs of patients and their carers
- Ensure that statutory and legal requirements of care are incorporated safely within each patient's programme of care.
- Maintain own registration with the NMC/ appropriate professional body.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
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We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
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With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
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We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
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We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential Criteria
Registered Mental Health Nurse with post qualification experience
Current registration with relevant professional body (NMC)
Skills/Abilities
Essential Criteria
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Competency in managing challenging behaviours and ability to de-escalate
Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential Criteria
Apply clinical knowledge and experience to provide education to facilitate patients in developing an understanding of their mental health problems and, working in a patient centred way helping them develop life skills and coping strategies.
Demonstrate robust knowledge of risk management and its application to service user, carer and staff safety.
Demonstrate a clear understanding of your own role and that of others within the multi -professional team
Job description
Job responsibilities
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential Criteria
Registered Mental Health Nurse with post qualification experience
Current registration with relevant professional body (NMC)
Skills/Abilities
Essential Criteria
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Competency in managing challenging behaviours and ability to de-escalate
Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential Criteria
Apply clinical knowledge and experience to provide education to facilitate patients in developing an understanding of their mental health problems and, working in a patient centred way helping them develop life skills and coping strategies.
Demonstrate robust knowledge of risk management and its application to service user, carer and staff safety.
Demonstrate a clear understanding of your own role and that of others within the multi -professional team
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse with post qualification experience
- Current registration with relevant professional body (NMC)
- Evidence of further post-registration relevant training /ongoing academic study relevant to area of practice
Desirable
- Current Level 3 Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults certificates
Previous Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of your own role and that of others within the multi -professional team
- Demonstrate robust knowledge of risk management and its application to service user, carer and staff safety
- Apply clinical knowledge and experience to provide education to facilitate patients in developing an understanding of their mental health problems and, working in a patient centred way helping them develop life skills and coping strategies
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
Attributes
Essential
- Honest, trustworthy and reliable, friendly, approachable.
- Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands and respond accordingly
Desirable
- to have a flexible and creative approach to problem solving
- Ability to work under pressure while remaining calm and maintaining quality.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of being resilient and adaptable to change
- Demonstrate openness to flexible working practices
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse with post qualification experience
- Current registration with relevant professional body (NMC)
- Evidence of further post-registration relevant training /ongoing academic study relevant to area of practice
Desirable
- Current Level 3 Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults certificates
Previous Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of your own role and that of others within the multi -professional team
- Demonstrate robust knowledge of risk management and its application to service user, carer and staff safety
- Apply clinical knowledge and experience to provide education to facilitate patients in developing an understanding of their mental health problems and, working in a patient centred way helping them develop life skills and coping strategies
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
Attributes
Essential
- Honest, trustworthy and reliable, friendly, approachable.
- Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands and respond accordingly
Desirable
- to have a flexible and creative approach to problem solving
- Ability to work under pressure while remaining calm and maintaining quality.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of being resilient and adaptable to change
- Demonstrate openness to flexible working practices
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).
