An exciting Opportunity has come up in Redbridge Home Treatment Team / Crisis Care Team. We are seeking an experienced Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse with NMC registration to work with us.

The candidate must have extensive experience in assessments of patients in crisis and formulating a plan in line with the assessment outcome.

The candidate will be expected to drive to different locations in Redbridge to assess patients and administer medications. A driving licence and car are essential to the role.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the post:

To ensure that assessments and care plans reflect the psychological, emotional, social care, treatment, intervention and risk management needs appropriate to adults with acute mental health problems.oTo enable others to contribute effectively, acknowledging the nature of and context of their work, sharing and taking account of own and others' knowledge and skills, and differences in working and professional practiceoTo work closely with other disciplines to deliver joined up care.oTo take joint responsibility for teaching and assessing of student nurses and other multi-disciplinary staff who are on placement within the team.oTo actively identify a full range of needs pertaining to equality and diversity issues that may arise for service users.

• Gate Keeping
• Risk Management
• Rotating between HTT base, ICAH base, the inpatient wards in Goodmayes as an HTT liaison to facilitate early discharges and some night shifts at local A& E's (Covering sickness absence and annual leave) as part of the gate keeping responsibility
• Shift co-ordination during the day, allocating responsibilities and dealing with emergencies at base

HTT is a 24hrs service therefore the post holder is required to work week days and weekend days. There might be a time you are asked to cover night shifts when staff are off sick and when they are away on annual leave.

A valid driving licence and Car are essential to this role.

About us

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High-Cost Area Supplement - London

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436).

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RMN
• Degree
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Mentorship

Experience

Essential

• Providing staff supervision and appraisal to qualified and non- professionally aligned staff.
• Risk assessment and management within a mental health inpatient setting or community setting.
• Ability to perform under pressure, quickly and effectively, making timely managerial decisions and following through available agreed care pathways.
• Psychiatric liaison experience

Desirable

• Managing clinical services.

Knowledge

Essential

• Thorough knowledge of the 1983 Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Children's Act, and related legislation, codes of practice and guidance.
• Understanding of and commitment to the principle of equal opportunities in service delivery

Other

Essential

• To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
• Well-developed interpersonal skills especially when handling conflict and change.
• Ability to lead and direct teams performance and activities.
• To be flexible, supportive and if required to take on management of new services as required

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Tantallon House - Goodmayes

157 Barley Lane

Goodmayes

IG3 8XQ

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