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 three 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.
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Job overview
Interact Psychiatric Liaison Team have several exciting opportunities for experienced Registered Mental Health Nurses, to join NELFT's London CAMHS Psychiatric Liaison Team.
The Interact Psychiatric Liaison Team provides biopsychosocial assessments to young people aged 0-17 presenting in crisis to the Emergency Departments at Queens University Hospital, King George Hospital and Whipps Cross Hospital or who are referred by the Paediatric Wards at each hospital site.
Main duties of the job
To provide a comprehensive CAMHS Mental Health Liaison service and assessment within acute hospital departments and wards across two acute hospital trusts and three acute hospital sites.
Offering a service 7 days a week from 8am to 10pm. Developing plans of care and make difficult decisions in cases where patients are exhibiting complex psychosocial needs and/or challenging behaviours.
Responsible for undertaking comprehensive clinical assessments of service users, including risk assessment, risk management planning, formulation and ongoing care planning, signposting or onward referral.
Including where appropriate, effective liaison and partnership working with colleagues from acute hospital trusts, children's social care, and community CAMHS services.
Working for our organisation
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank 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 £5,941 (pro rata for part time).
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To provide a comprehensive CAMHS mental health liaison service and assessment within acute hospital departments and wards across two acute hospital trusts. Offering a service 7 days a week from 8am to 10pm. Developing plans of care and make difficult decisions in cases where patients are exhibiting complex psychosocial needs and/or challenging behaviours.
2. To be responsible for offering and implementing a of high standards of clinical care ensuring the service provided is needs-led, compliant with national guidance and is viewed positively by service users.
3. To be responsible for undertaking comprehensive clinical assessments of service users, including risk assessment, risk management planning, formulation and ongoing care planning, signposting or onward referral
4. To be responsible for organising and prioritising own workload in the day-today allocation of work.
5. To deputise at request of or when required in the manager's or lead's absence.
6. To educate other nursing and non-nursing staff, both in formal and informal settings. Teaching will also be provided to pre-registration students.
7. To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them, including knowledge and application of administration of medicine and moving and handling.
8. To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for record-keeping and audit purposes.
9. To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register.
10. To provide specialist clinical expertise within own occupation.
11. To provide specialist clinical advice to other team members on the suitability of carious
assessments and intervention methods where appropriate.
act at all times as a role model in their clinical specialism, raising the profile and value of the role they provide, both to own team and to acute services and community colleagues.
support the Trust values in their day-to-day role.
be responsible for specific clinical responsibilities and undertake all necessary work to complete these, including facilitating meetings, liaising and/or negotiating with other staff.
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.
Person specification
Essential/Desirable
Essential criteria
1. NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy. Current RMN or AMHP registration
2. Demonstration of Trust Values
3. Working with children & young people with complex, acute mental health needs.
4. Evidence of post-registration clinical development.
5. To have experience of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating aspects of care.
6. To have experience in working / liaising with multi-disciplinary teams and other agencies in the provision of care.
7. Ability to perform under pressure, quickly and effectively, making timely managerial decisions in conjunction with the Team lead and following through available agreed care pathways.
8. Ability to work independently and as part of the team.
9. Knowledge of children and young persons mental health problems including organic and functional illnesses
10. Knowledge of safeguarding children, young people and adults.
11. Well-developed interpersonal skills especially when handling conflict and change.
12. Ability to explore emotionally demanding aspects of the role with appropriate staff in both managerial and clinical supervision as well as in team meetings and informal work related support systems
13. Ability to maintain confidentiality where appropriate.
Desirable criteria
14. Experience of working in psychiatric liaison.
15. Undertaking audits within a clinical setting.
16. Providing staff supervision and appraisal to both qualified and non-professionally aligned staff
Essential
Essential criteria
17. Working with children & young people with complex, acute mental health needs.
18. • Putting people first • Prioritising quality • Being progressive, innovative, and continually improve • Being professional and honest • Promoting what is possible, independence, opportunity, and choice
Essential
Essential criteria
19. To have experience in working / liaising with multi-disciplinary teams and other agencies in the provision of care.
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:
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. 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.