Mental Health Practitioner
4 weeks ago
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our team within Hereford City. You will be part of a smaller clinic team while working within the Hereford City Neighbourhood Team.
The role will be working with the existing depot/clozapine clinic team to facilitate in the administration and supervision of long acting injections. Within the Clozapine, Depot and Physical health clinics you will be responsible for ensuring that all clinical records and data collection is recorded and collected by the team. You will also be responsible for ensuring that the needs of those with a mental health diagnosis are met.
The role will include the supervision of staff as well as providing a learning opportunity for junior staff and students.
We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development, supervision as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a comprehensive, accessible and responsive mental health services to adults within the local area.
- To deliver physical health interventions to patients under the service inclusive of phlebotomy.
- To participate in the daily management of a depot/clozapine clinic.
- To administer long acting injections and facilitate clozapine monitoring.
- To ensure a roster system is in place for the clinics.
- To contribute to effective multi-disciplinary working within the CMHT and build effective liaison with community, primary and other secondary and tertiary services and agencies within the area.
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. It's why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be clinically responsible for the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service within a Neighbourhood Mental Health team.
The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community. The post holder will communicate with people with a range of mental health needs, to provide and receive complex, sensitive information to people where there are barriers to understanding.
The post holder will employ a wide range of skills, building on and developing their expertise and actively seeking advice and collaboration with the Team Manager where issues which may not be readily resolved. As a registered practitioner, you are professionally and legally accountable under the NMC code of professional practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Registered NMC Nurse
- Venepuncture training
- Recent evidence of continuing professional development
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- NMP qualification
- Teaching / training qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current mental health issues
- Knowledge of risk assessment
- Knowledge of common medications
Desirable
- Knowledge of Clozapine and depot management
- Knowledge of physical health checks
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to analyse and undertake a core mental health assessment
- Formulate, plan, implement and evaluate care
- Ability to ensure physical health needs are screened, monitored and appropriately responded to
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a Mental Health setting
- Assessment of people presenting with mental health problems
- Assessment and management of clinical risk
- Working within a multidisciplinary team
- Managing clinic case load
Desirable
- Use and knowledge of excel spreadsheets and work documents
- Skilled in the provision of clinical supervision to both peers and junior members of staff
- Experience of Clozapine management
Additional Criteria
Essential
- High quality holistic approach to the care and support provided to clients in the community who have been identified as in need of community nurse support to enable them to exercise choice over their own lives
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