Job overview
Do you want to be part of a team improving the way adult mental health care is delivered in the community? Are you looking for a varied role with the opportunity to work autonomously?
The Mental Health Integrated Network Team (MINT) is a community-based service supporting people with their mental and physical health, as well as their social care needs. In this role, you will enhance your skills through autonomous clinical decision-making, assessment and treatment of mental and physical health needs, as well as reviewing and managing risk and crisis situations while working closely with multidisciplinary teams and services. Clinicians are also encouraged and supported to be involved in ongoing service development projects.
We work closely with local GP practices, primary care networks, social services, the voluntary sector, and other organisations to provide collaborative interventions that support joined-up, personalised treatment and care.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for either an RMN with some prior community experience and a keen interest in providing outstanding support within community mental health settings.
Interested? Please read on for further details
Main duties of the job
The nursing role involves a number of elements that support people with both mental and physical health conditions who are referred to our service. Interventions may be delivered on an individual, group, or team basis, with the aim of supporting service users to live as independently as possible while managing their mental and physical health needs.
The role also focuses on providing holistic support to help individuals engage with their local communities and access the wide range of services and resources available to them.
The post holder will be part of a multidisciplinary team covering a Primary Care Network (PCN) or locality and will also work across networks, contributing to the development of a truly innovative and forward-thinking support structure.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Professional qualification in mental health - Mental Health Nursing (RMN) with current NMC registration, or registration with Social Work England for qualified social workers.
2. Attained at least Level 2 Maths and English (equivalent to GCSE grade 9-4 (A*-C))
Desirable criteria
3. Educated to degree or Diploma level with other courses relevant to primary care mental health services e.g. CBT, Brief Solution Focussed Therapy etc.
4. RGN/physical health qualification
5. Evidence of recent and on-going relevant further professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Demonstrable experience of post qualifying work in psychiatry.
7. Experience of supervising junior staff within own and/or other disciplines
Desirable criteria
8. Evidence of experience in a Band 6 position or equivalent
9. Other relevant post registration experience
10. Audit and research experience
11. Experience of teaching/training in a formal or informal setting
12. Experience of working in a primary care setting/ social care/ voluntary sector
Knowledge
Essential criteria
13. Knowledge of counselling skills/cognitive behavioural skills, psychosocial interventions
14. Knowledge of recovery approaches as used with those with mental health conditions
15. Ability to interpret research and apply to practice
16. Specialist knowledge of mental health conditions as well as their relationship to physical disorders
17. Assessment and treatment of Deliberate Self Harm
18. Risk assessment/management and crisis intervention skills
19. Use of psychosocial assessment methods
20. Higher level communication skills, both written and oral
21. Ability to engage challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations and use de-escalation techniques effectively
22. Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options, with senior clinical support/supervision
23. Team/self management and organisation skills that enable a number of complex activities and clinical work to be undertaken, revising and adjusting these according to the needs of individual patients and the service
24. Computer literate
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
25. Ability to frequently work under pressure and maintain intense concentration, particularly in unpredictable situations where there will be exposure to highly distressed and/or disturbed patients, often exhibiting challenging behaviours and the risk of physical violence.
26. Ability to meet deadlines
27. Commitment to equal opportunities
28. Ability to accept constructive feedback
29. Self-motivated, able to work autonomously and independently with confidence when required.
30. Exercise initiative, flexibility and tact and self awareness
31. Willing to use peer and group supervision creatively
32. Be able to work flexibly if required
33. Be aware of the limitations in your competencies and seek appropriate senior advice and leadership.
Desirable criteria
34. Personal experience of a mental health condition