Job summary
Join our
team, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across
Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop
and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional
development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.
This role
is for a Band 5 Qualified Nurse in mental health for 22.5 hours.
The role
will be based at the Evesham Neighbourhood Community Mental Health team, which
is a growing and dynamic team with a range of multi-disciplinary professionals
with a wide range of knowledge and skills to welcome the new applicant for this
role into the well establish and friendly team to ensure you feel welcome and empowered
to take on a great opportunity within the team.
Do you
want to be able to demonstrate and develop your autonomous skills as well as
some leadership skills around leading on the depot, clozapine and physical
health checks for the team, helping support other staff that can undertake and
support in this role, being able to have the oversight of the clinics that are
being ran as well as completing them yourself as part of the job
role/description.
Are you
enthusiastic and able to incorporate the trust values into a new innovative
role for the team to lead on depot clinics, clozapine and physical health
clinics then this role is just for you.
For an informal discussion, get in
touch with Recruiting Manager on the top right-hand side of
the advert.
Main duties of the job
- Be the
lead on Clozapine, Depot and physical health clinics.
- Administer
depot injections to all of the patients open to the team for depot medications
this will include administering in our on-site clinic room or some may need
outreach where you administer out in the community in patients homes for those
that may not be able to come to a trust base for their medication to be
administered.
- Clozapine
clinic will entail the post holder to undertake 4 weekly blood monitoring for
those patients that are on Clozapine medication, continual monitoring and
ordering of the regular clozapine medication for patients, there may be some
patients that have been on an inpatient ward and started on Clozapine or re
titrated so may need weekly blood monitoring in line with our clozapine blood
monitoring policy for up to 14 weeks to then reduce to fortnightly and
eventually 4 weekly if all blood results are in range and safe to reduce to 4
weekly.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)
Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Conduct regular weekly physical health clinics for patients under the service that require physical health checks which includes bloods, ECGs, height weight and BMI checks to ensure we are checking patients especially on anti-psychotic medications, Depots and clozapine are having yearly checks for physical health.
- Reporting the physical health checks back to the GP and if any have any concerns with physical health IE Blood pressure concerns, raise accordingly within the team but also the GP to continue to monitor if any blood pressure concerns needing further investigation/treatment through the GP in primary care.
- You may also be required to support other colleagues in the team on two person visits, you will not be holding a caseload but would be expected to help and support other colleague in the team on two person visits if required.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Conduct regular weekly physical health clinics for patients under the service that require physical health checks which includes bloods, ECGs, height weight and BMI checks to ensure we are checking patients especially on anti-psychotic medications, Depots and clozapine are having yearly checks for physical health.
- Reporting the physical health checks back to the GP and if any have any concerns with physical health IE Blood pressure concerns, raise accordingly within the team but also the GP to continue to monitor if any blood pressure concerns needing further investigation/treatment through the GP in primary care.
- You may also be required to support other colleagues in the team on two person visits, you will not be holding a caseload but would be expected to help and support other colleague in the team on two person visits if required.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- One years experience working with people with mental health (this can be pre-qualification experience)
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current mental health issues
- Knowledge of risk assessment
- Knowledge of Common medications
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered NMC Nurse
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
- Role modelling good behaviour.
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Ability to work alone and as a member of a team.
- Ability to recognize own limits.
- Adaptable/Flexible/Approachable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- One years experience working with people with mental health (this can be pre-qualification experience)
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current mental health issues
- Knowledge of risk assessment
- Knowledge of Common medications
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered NMC Nurse
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
- Role modelling good behaviour.
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Ability to work alone and as a member of a team.
- Ability to recognize own limits.
- Adaptable/Flexible/Approachable
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).
