Employer The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Town Birmingham Salary £37,338 - £44,962 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/07/2025 23:59
Mental Health and Dementia Nurse/Practitioner
Band 6
Job overview
Are you looking to make a difference in the lives of others?
Do you have extensive relevant experience of working with service users in a range of settings?
Are you committed to providing responsive and high-quality clinical services to patient living with mental health difficulties and patients with Dementia?
This Band 6 role offers an exciting opportunity to provide, advice, and support to patients, families and carers who access our Trust for Orthopaedic care.
You will be working as part of the Trusts Safeguarding and Vulnerabilities Team and will be supported by an experienced Mental Health and Dementia Lead Practitioner who is leading the mental health and dementia service at our Trust.
A current professional registration with NMC, HCPC, or Social Work England is required.
The post involves liaison with other services and external agencies to ensure effective pathways of care.
Sound evidence-based knowledge of the management of people with dementia and mental health needs.
You will be able to work autonomously, exercise clear and coherent decision-making skills and be able to meet the needs of the wider service.
You will be offered regular supervision and support from the Mental Health and Dementia Lead Practitioner.
As well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in Orthopaedic care planning.
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Main duties of the job
·To assist with care planning for patients who are diagnosed with a mental health condition or undergoing diagnosis, which would require a support with care planning.
·To assist with care planning for patients who are diagnosed with Dementia and or undoing diagnosis.
·To provide support to the patient’s carers, ensuring reasonable adjustments are in place to support the patient’s needs.
·Be an advocate for all patients within the Trust under the mental health and Dementia Service.
·To work in collaboration with the MDT to develop plans of care for both outpatient services and elective admissions ensuring the provision of safe, and effective care.
·To provide visible frontline support to patients and staff.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.
Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.
The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.
The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What you'll be responsible for:
Act as a specialist practitioner, working with a caseload of people referred to the mental health and dementia service.
Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care
Adhere to all Trust policies, procedures, and guidelines
To work collaboratively with other services to advise and ensure proactive support to people with dementia/mental health in the Trust.
Providing frontline support for patients and staff
Experience
Strong organisational skills and the ability to analyse situations and be able to make the right decisions.
Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with distressing circumstances.
Ability to cope in a pressurised environment and apply practical problem-solving skills in everyday situations.
Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as outlook, databases, MS office and the internet)
Ability to work effectively in a team, work on own initiative, work unsupervised and manage own workload.
Manage difficult situations with service users that have complex mental health conditions and dementia.
Promote effective liaison with all statutory and voluntary agencies concerned with dementia and mental health.
Working knowledge of the complex needs of people with mental health and dementia.
Our current service working hours are Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm.
Person specification
Qualifications
* A current professional registration with NMC, HCPC, or Social Work England
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Evidence of further training/ CPD in Mental Health and or Dementia
* In-depth knowledge of Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Child Protection and Mental Capacity Act and DOLs/ LPS
Experience
* Substantial experience as a band 5 nurse, allied health professional or social worker
* Substantial experience working within mental health or dementia care services
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Experience of managing caseloads or multiple service users/patients
* Current Mental Health and or Dementia experience working in acute or community settings
* Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
skills and knowledge
* Demonstrate skills and knowledge of duties required for the post
* Excellent organisational skills
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Evidence of sound decision making and ability to problem solve
* Able to work across professional teams and organisational boundaries
* Understanding of professional and current issues in nursing patients with Mental Health Condition and or Dementia
* Understanding the wider NHS and local agendas
* Awareness of clinical governance
* Ability to manage distressing disclosures and situtations
* Able to participate in planning and delivering teaching programmes
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Treats others with courtesy and respect at all times
* Ability to communicate with distressed/ anxious patients and families
* Effective time management
* A flexible approach to work/demands
* Able to demonstrate Trust values
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Rebecca Furnival Job title Head of Safeguarding and Vulnerabilities Email address [emailprotected] Telephone number 0121 6854000 Additional information
Majorie Nelson - Mental Health and Dementia Lead Practitioner
0121 6854000 ext55822
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