37.5 hours per week. Are you a Mental Health nurse looking for a new role? Livewell Southwest is one of the most exciting organisations in Health & Social Care.

We are seeking an enthusiastic practitioner to join our experienced, knowledgeable, hard working and very supportive multi-disciplinary team. The Specialist Outreach Recovery Team has a positive approach to supporting service users in their mental health personal recovery. The team deliver a wide range of recovery interventions and treatments to people experiencing complex psychosis within a city wide service.

We are seeking a registered nurse who possesses recent clinical experience in a community or relevant mental health inpatient setting. (We also offer a Return to Practice scheme).

Our aim is to ensure that people living in Plymouth and their families are supported to maintain their health, wellbeing and independence. As a social enterprise, we are a not for profit organisation that means we reinvest back into the services we provide or in the communities we serve.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is responsible to the Manager of the Specialist outreach recovery team for the assessment of recovery needs, development, implementation and evaluation of care for patients with a primary diagnosis of complex psychosis.

The practitioner is responsible for assessment of recovery needs, development, implementation and evaluation of care, within agreed personalised care procedures.

The post holder may be required to supervise junior staff within SORT.

Accountability:

The post holder is accountable to the SORT Manager through the Line Management system within SORT.

Please see job description and person specification for main duties of the role in more detail.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.

We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.

Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:

Protected CPD time for registered staff

Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff

Leadership & mentoring programmes

Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training

A Robust Preceptorship

A bespoke induction programme

Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities of the Post:

The post holder will undertake assessments as part of the MDT routinely for all new referrals as appropriate, at home or in a clinic setting, in accordance with the agreed Operational Policy.

The post holder will provide nursing care and recovery interventions as appropriate in the right setting, in accordance with the agreed Operational Policy.

The post holder will provide community based recovery support for a defined group of patients within the City. The post holder will work closely with all other clinical professionals e.g. Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Psychologist, Social Workers, Occupational Therapist both within SORT as well as liaising with other Professionals externally where appropriate.

The post holder will act as a key worker for a defined group of practice patients and organise care in accordance with the personalised care framework.

The post holder will be expected to attend and contribute to weekly MDT meetings, daily morning meetings and caseload formulation sessions within the team.

The post holder will support senior members of the team with day to day management of the team and medication administration.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the team with improving quality, and will be expected to attend training provided in house as well as mandatory training to maintain high standards of knowledge and skills.

The post holder will be expected to undertake a clinical lead for the team in either an area of interest to the post holder, or an allocated lead depending on the needs of the service.

The post holder will ensure that their clinical practice is based on evidence and good practice and in accordance with any NICE guidance.

The post holder will be individually accountable for their practice in accordance with the NMC professional code of conduct.

Staff Management:

The post holder may be responsible for supervising some junior staff within SORT.

Liaison and Administration:

The post holder should maintain close links with in-patient services at Glenbourne recovery inpatient services, 3rd sector organisations, Social Care, Dual Diagnosis Services.

The post holder will keep up to date electronic/paper records of all patient and staff activity, ensuring these are kept in a safe place, in accordance with NMC guidelines, and Livewell Southwest policies including Data Protection Act and the Mental Health Act. The post holder will be aware of NMC and Livewell Southwest guidelines on record keeping, confidentiality, Mental Health Act and Data Protection Act.

Professional Development and Education:

The post holder will be required to keep up-to-date this will include Mandatory training and developments in mental health nursing or sphere of practice.

The post holder will participate in the provision of relevant community placements and training programmes for nurses.

The post holder will be required to ensure that they receive appropriate regular line management and clinical supervision in line with current policies of Livewell Southwest.

The post holder will participate in an annual appraisal this Job Description will be reviewed at this time.

Additional information for all posts

The post holder is required to comply with all relevant policies and procedures pertinent to their post. The areas listed below are those Livewell Southwest currently places particular emphasis on. Failure to follow correct policies and procedures may result in disciplinary action.

Risk Management:

In Accordance with the Risk Management Strategy, employees will participate, whenever required, with the risk management process. They will support line managers by attending mandatory and statutory training, completing incident/accident forms for every adverse event or near miss that occurs, report all defects and complaints, and communicate any dangerous situation to individuals potentially at risk.

Other:

This Job Description is not exhaustive and may change as the post develops, but such change will not take place without consultation between the post holder and his/her manager. Job descriptions should be reviewed at least annually at the appraisal meeting.

The Working Time Regulations apply to all employees of Livewell Southwest. In particular Livewell Southwest will not permit staff in all employments to work in excess of 48 hours in any one week except where there are exceptional service needs where an absolute limit of averaging over a reference period of 17 weeks would apply.

Livewell Southwest has adopted NO SMOKING and NO ALCOHOL policies for staff, which applies to all posts. Details of the policy are available on request and will be included in the statement of main terms and conditions of service of staff appointed.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Ability to travel across Plymouth
• Assessment skills
• Communication and liaison skills.
• Leadership skills/ Supervisory skills
• Team working skills.
• Self-management ability.
• Prioritising workload/resources
• Administration skills
• Interpersonal skills.
• Computer skills
• Risk assessment management
• Crisis management
• Lone working
• Medication management
• Administration of medication, be willing to undertake further training required, and relevant competences
• Ability to plan/implement a package of care in the community for patients with mental health problems
• Ability to manage a caseload ensuring record keeping meets the standards of Livewell Southwest
• Responsible and self-motivated
• Able to manage own stress
• Flexible, supportive and reliable

Desirable

• Ability to recognise and support stress in others
• Mentorship or equivalent
• Group Interaction Skills
• Specific therapeutic interventions
• Positive risk management
• Full driving license for at least 12 months
• Good working knowledge of the Care Quality Commission

Experience

Essential

• Multi-disciplinary working.
• Relevant experience of working with adults with a history of severe and enduring mental illness.

Desirable

• Life experience in wide range of settings.
• Experience within a community mental health setting.
• Experience of working within recovery setting.

Knowledge

Essential

• Mental Health Act
• Confidentiality
• Applies knowledge of Key Working
• Psychiatric illnesses especially those of a complex psychosis nature
• Knowledge of NICE guidelines in relation to mental health and the ability to apply evidence-based practice
• NICE guidelines specifically relating to recovery and rehabilitation in mental health.

Desirable

• Breakaway
• Networking with other agencies
• Ethical issues in relation to Mental Health
• System one/ECPA/computer patient records
• Interest and awareness of national and local services developments including CMHF

Qualifications

Essential

• RMN/Dip HE/BSc Mental Health Nursing- NMC Registration.

Employer details

Employer name

Livewell Southwest

Address

200 Mount Gould Road

Mount Gould

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 7PY

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