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An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to Join Ealing North MINT. Our service is centred around the Primary Care Networks and aims for comprehensive engagement with Integrated Care Systems using a whole person, whole population health approach. Our model utilises all available community resources, including health, social care, Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations, and local communities, considering resources to support wellbeing beyond mental health services alone. These new teams enable and support people to access mental health services whenever and wherever they need it, and support individuals to manage their mental health in their local community. We are looking for skilled and enthusiastic individuals.
Main duties of the job
This role offers an exciting opportunity for an innovative Mental Health Nurse. Employed by West London NHS Trust, you will be key in developing pathways of care within the local community mental health team (MINT). The role also offers opportunities for mentoring, career progression, and continued education.
We seek applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses with experience in community services.
The ideal candidate will have:
* Experience working across various community mental health settings and with diverse mental health diagnoses/needs;
* Knowledge and experience in delivering brief interventions to patients with mental health needs;
* Good written and verbal communication skills to strengthen relationships with local MINT Teams.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is a diverse healthcare provider in the UK, offering mental health, physical healthcare, and community services. The Trust manages Broadmoor Hospital, a high secure hospital with an international reputation. Our services include high, low, and medium secure care across London and mental and physical healthcare in three boroughs. We employ 4,500 staff, with 56% from BME backgrounds. Our 2023-24 turnover is £426m. Rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission, with forensic services rated ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust actively participates in the development of the North West London Integrated Care System and leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of key tasks and responsibilities, and the person specification outlines the required qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not exhaustive but outlines the criteria against which your application will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Professional qualification in mental health - Mental Health Nursing (RMN) with current NMC registration
* Degree or Diploma level education with relevant courses like CBT, Brief Solution Focussed Therapy, etc.
* Evidence of recent and ongoing relevant professional development
Experience
* Post-qualifying experience in psychiatry
* Experience supervising junior staff
* Experience in a Band 6 role or equivalent
* Other relevant post-registration experience
* Audit and research experience
* Teaching/training experience
* Experience working in primary care, social care, or voluntary sectors
Knowledge
* Knowledge of counselling, cognitive behavioural skills, psychosocial interventions
* Understanding of recovery approaches for mental health conditions
* Ability to interpret research and apply findings to practice
* Specialist knowledge of mental health conditions and their physical disorder relationships
* Assessment and treatment of Deliberate Self Harm
* Risk assessment/management and crisis intervention skills
* Use of psychosocial assessment methods
* Advanced communication skills, both written and oral
* Ability to engage challenging or distressed patients and de-escalate situations
* Clinical knowledge for autonomous decision-making with complex cases, under supervision
* Team and self-management skills for complex clinical activities, adaptable to patient and service needs
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