Clinical Nurse Specialist

The Health Based Place of Safety is a nurse-led service in North London NHS Foundation Trust with the sole remit of providing assessments and care for service users detained by the police under sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act.Main duties of the jobService users presenting to HBPoS are often in an acute phase of crisis and require high quality assessment and intensive care for a period of 24 hours.The post holder will be responsible for:Safe and effective triage process of all service user users referred to the service.Conducting high quality mental health assessments of all service users.Developing effective risk assessment and risk management plans for service users, during the period of admission and on dischargeEnsuring high quality physical health assessment and on-going physical health care during admission.Providing high quality handovers to SPR and AMHP's and timely referrals for Mental health act assessments and sourcing of beds.Effective shift co-ordination and the management of 3 staffProviding clinical supervision up to2 staffEscalating breaches and incidents effectivelyTaking a clinical lead role within the teamSupporting the manager in roster management, in phase reviews, Team audits and team QI projectThe HBPoS offers excellent opportunities for nurses to develop their specialist skills in acute crisis care and to develop effective working relationshipswith colleagues in the Police, ambulance services and local emergency departments.About usNorth 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:We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for allWe will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.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 responsibilitiesTo be responsible for providing expert care in an area of designated expertise, in accordance with NMC or HPC codes of professional conductTo provide expert, autonomous and highly specialist clinical practice within a multidisciplinary Team to include:-Initial assessment and formulation using a range of mental health or other specialist toolsWhen required to do so making appropriate judgements about own day to day caseload.To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in negotiation with service users, carers and other services, considering the needs of a diverse community.Apply a range of therapeutic modalities, using evidence based interventions in accordance with the requirements of service line care pathways.Maintaining contemporaneous records to the standard required by the trust and the relevant professional body (where appropriate to the post holder)This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.Person SpecificationQualificationsExperienceExperience of carrying out comprehensive mental health assessments Experience of effective shift co-ordination Experience of providing clinical supervision Experience of liaising effectively with NHS and non NHS organisationsExperience in the use of PMVA and the management of violence and aggressionSkillsAble demonstrate effective de-escalation skills and the use of least restrictive practice Able to guide and support junior staff to provide safe and effective care Able to multi task and provide high quality care to service users whilst co-ordinating administrative tasksAbility to perform ECG and phelbotomyDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.£44,485 to £52,521 a yearPer annum inclusive of HCAS #J-18808-Ljbffr