Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
Job overview
We are currently seeking experienced a Community MH Nurse/Social Worker to join our Bank Bureau within the Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, to work on a Bank Contract, based in St Albans.
The post-holder will be responsible for the clinical and operational day to day service delivery ensuring that an individualised comprehensive assessment and Care Management service is effectively delivered.
Please see JDs attached for further information
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Responsibilities include the clinical and operational supervision of junior nursing staff and students as delegated by the team manager.
The post holder will be accountable for delivering a quality services that is effective and efficient in line with the organisations objectives and performance indicators.
The post holder will contribute to strategic service development working collaboratively with other agencies.
Working for our organisation
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be able to undertake assessment of need of service users who meets the service eligibility criteria, and their family.
The post holder will be required to formulate a care plan and risk assessment, review its effectiveness and re-plan using evidence based interventions to best effect in partnership with the service user.
The post holder will be expected to identify and respond to acute presentations in order to manage risk and promote the safety and well-being of the service user.
The post holder will be required to utilise clinical judgement to evaluate service user's physical and psychological responses to treatment.
Further Duties:
* Initiate, plan and deliver effective risk management systems within the clinical area.
* Ensure a consistent and timely response to safeguarding cases in line with departmental procedures.
* Provide a responsive effective service to individuals in crisis.
* Plan, organise and prioritise resources and tasks on a daily basis to meet service and organisational needs.
* Take a leading role in the day to day management of the service supporting the Team Leader, including recruitment retention, rostering and attendance management as required.
* Work in conjunction with and alongside colleagues and partners within the organisation.
* Plan and deliver treatment interventions in line with Best Practice and local and National Guidelines.
* Act as a Care Coordinator ensuring high quality care delivery at all times.
* Take a leading role in designated projects/service development as allocated.
* Support the line manager/service line lead in the effective and timely management of complaints and serious untoward incidents.
* Identify the training needs of junior staff highlighting this to the Team Leader.
* Plan, develop and deliver training to others as needed.
* Undertake Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) duties or be willing to undertake AMHP training.
* Manage a caseload of adults with complex mental health needs, including those under CPA.
* Undertake assessments, care planning, and reviews in line with recovery-focused and trauma-informed approaches.
* Lead safeguarding processes for vulnerable adults and children, ensuring risk is appropriately assessed and managed.
* Coordinate multi-agency input, including housing, benefits, and social care, to support holistic recovery.
"Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK.
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
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