Job overview
TMS (Transcranial magnetic stimulation) is a treatment for people with Major Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD). TRD is the term to describe people with depression for whom standard treatments with antidepressants and psychological therapies have been unsuccessful. This form of depression is chronic and difficult to treat; it often requires inpatient carer often sometimes for an extended period.
The Tower Hamlets Neuromodulation Team is an outpatient service that provides direct care to a Service Users. The Clinic works with Consultants, NMHT’s, Wards, HTT across the borough as well as private patients and others service providers across the North East London Integrated care system.
We have an exiciting opportunity for a band 4 support worker to join the team in this three day a week post.
Main duties of the job
The TMS Practitioner will prepare and perform TMS treatments on patients in accordance with SOPs and prescriptions. They will carry out regular patient psychometric tests and conduct observational assessments. The TMS Practitioner will support patients through their treatment, keeping them informed of progress at each stage of their treatment plan. They will maintain accurate patient records and database of patient information for audit purposes. The TMS Practitioner will communicate effectively within the multidisciplinary team and keep the responsible clinician informed of patients' progress through regular contact. They will participate in regular supervision with a clinic manager and provide advice and guidance to patients on the telephone as required.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. The TMS Practitioner will prepare and perform TMS treatments on patients in accordance with SOPs and prescriptions.
2. The TMS Practitioner will support patients through their treatment, keeping them informed of progress at each stage of their treatment plan
3. To take a dynamic role with the TMS clinic manager within the TMS service to maximise the contribution that the recovery model, values and evidence based nursing makes to the service user journey.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential criteria
4. Evidence of continued professional development.
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Working with people with mental health and physical health problems.
6. •Working within a multidisciplinary team environment.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
7. Good verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the needs of the patient group and clinical specialty
8. Ability to recognise stress
9. Ability to be innovative in daily practice
10. Ability to work as part of a team.
11. Mental Health issues relevant to adults with acute mental health problems.
12. Able to identify and determine physical health risk with an understanding of the current treatments available.
13. Able to identify and determine physical health risk with an understanding of the current treatments available.
Desirable criteria
14. Administering TMS treatments
15. Assisting patients to complete psychiatric rating scales after sessions
16. To understand the antecedents or factors that may have contributed to the Service Users current presentation