Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
The Havering Mental Health & Wellness Team (MH&WT) North is looking to recruit Community Mental Health Nurses
Come and join us at The Havering Mental Health & Wellness Team (MH&WT) North. We are currently recruiting band 6 nurses to work within our community mental health and wellness team.
We pride ourselves on caring for staff and their well-being. We are a modern workforce offering flexible working and making the most of data analytics and technology in the delivery of care.
We strive for excellence and support the Community Transformation model that supports our service users to access different speciality services across community.
We will guarantee your career development through a variety training packages and learning opportunities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of our multi-disciplinary team and will coordinate a caseload of service users that have complex and challenging needs.
The post holder will deliver recovery focused health and social care interventions that includes managing risk and the Safeguarding of vulnerable adults.
As a nurse you will have the opportunity to work within the wellness clinic to deliver physical and mental health interventions, such as administration of oral and injectable medications.
The post holder will require good IT skills and be able to undertake assessment of needs of service users and their families to formulate personalised care and support plans.
You will be expected to provide supervision to junior colleagues, mentor students and participate in on-going educational and research programmes.
It is essential that you are willing to work flexibly within the demands of the service.
Working for our organisation
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers, we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
1. We are kind.
2. We are respectful.
3. We work together with our communities.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. I member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,94 pro rata for part time).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed Job Description and Main 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.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
4. Understanding the Care Act and its application
5. Understanding of contemporary evidence based ‘best practice
6. Understanding of the mental capacity act
7. Understanding of Community Treatment Order (CTO) and social circumstances report
8. Awareness of The 1983 Mental Health Act, related legal guidance and ethical practice
Desirable criteria
9. Understanding of NICE CQC and DoH guidance
Experience
Essential criteria
10. Working with adults who have complex mental health needs
11. Working with adults who have dual diagnosis
12. To have experience in working/liaising with multi-disciplinary teams, internal and external agencies in the provision of care
13. To have experience of assessing, planning and initiating care
14. Ability to work under pressure, quickly and effectively, making timely clinical decisions in conjunction with the MDT
15. Ability to work both independently and as part of the team
Desirable criteria
16. Community Experience
Skills
Essential criteria
17. Well-developed interpersonal skills, especially the ability to engage with service users and significant others in busy/high pressure environments
18. Robust assessment of mental health presentation and risk profiling
19. Ability to facilitate positive MDT working relationships across all service areas
20. Ability to maintain confidentiality where appropriate
21. Ability to work closely with the families, friends and significant others of service users in assessing need and planning intervention
22. Understanding of and commitment to the principles of equal opportunities in service delivery
23. Ability to formulate clear and concise clinical records and be able to disseminate information appropriately and to relevant agencies
24. Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
Qualifications
Essential criteria
25. NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
26. RMN - registration with relevant professional body
27. Teaching qualification or other specific job related post-registration qualification (eg Mentoring and Enabling Learning in Practice, ENB-998 or equivalent)
28. Evidence of CPD
Others
Essential criteria
29. To be aware and demonstrate the Trust Values
30. To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
31. To be flexible, supportive and if required to take a new role within NELFT appropriate to knowledge, education and skills, as required
Desirable criteria
32. Access to car and full UK driving licence
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
33. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
34. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
35. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
36. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.