Job description

Job responsibilities

As a member of the multidisciplinary team to be responsible for the assessment of need and the planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment plans incorporating a network of community services and resources.

To offer both individual and specialist group treatments and to deliver direct care, according to individual treatment plans and in response to identified need.

To monitor and evaluate effectiveness of all intervention at regular intervals.

To offer active involvement to service-users, their families and other significant persons in care planning and management.

To contribute to the maintenance of positive contacts between the service and the families/carers of service users and to encourage their active participation in plans offering carers assessment and intervention as needed.

To ensure other parts of the mental health services are promptly informed of known service users accessing the Team. To maintain a good network of communications through out the services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Qualification at Diploma or Degree level in mental health nursing.
• Student supervision/mentoring qualification

Experience

Essential

• Post basic experience in Mental Health.
• Sound knowledge base.
• Excellent understanding of the therapeutic relationship and boundaries
• Excellent role model.
• Excellent written skills.

Desirable

• Experience of working in the community

Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent knowledge of MHA 2007, the MHA Bill and MCA Varied clinical approaches. Client advocate.
• Active in MDT approach.
• Sound knowledge of principles of recovery
• Understands & promotes equality, diversity and human rights in accordance with legislation, policy and procedures relating to recruitment (KSF 6.2)*
• Understanding of confidentiality in the workplace

Key Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Ability to develop & maintain high standards of communication both orally and in writing with people about difficult matters & / in difficult situations (KSF 1.3)*
• Ability to prioritise & plan own workload to meet deadlines & competing demands
• Ability to negotiate and influence where appropriate

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

MK CMH HUB, Bletchley Community Hospital

Whalley Drive

Milton Keynes

MK3 6EN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)