Community Psychiatric Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
Wandsworth Intervention in Psychosis Service offers intensive support to clients who have experienced a first episode of Psychosis and are between the ages of 18-65 years. Evidence indicates that interventions at this crucial time can have a beneficial impact to the client and family, in many aspects of their lives. Using NICE recommended interventions including CBT approaches, family work and intensive support with an outreach ethos, the service offers a positive and recovery focused approach.
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic OT/CPN/Care Coordinator to continue the excellent work in our well-established team based in Newton Building 7 Springfield Hospital in Tooting SW London. The successful candidate will require experience of working as a care co-ordinator in the community and have robust skills in all aspects of this role.
This post is to work autonomously with service users and their families, holding a caseload for approximately 18-20 clients (pro rata). The Care co-ordinator is responsible for planning, implementing, recording and reviewing a comprehensive package of care in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary Team. We would particularly welcome applicants who have psychosocial interventions training including family interventions but would want to train up all staff in this intervention.
For more information, please contact the team base on 0203 513 5565 and ask for the Recruiting Managers, Rachel Langley/Natalie Nguyen
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Work within a multi-disciplinary team comprising of Doctors, Psychologist, Social Workers, CPNs, OT, Support and Recovery Workers, Employment Specialists, a Team Manager and team administration staff
Manage a caseload of young clients between 17 and 35 who have experienced a first episode of any psychotic illness, using evidence based /client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
Assess health and social care needs and negotiate care plans with service users and their careers, remaining objective when working with diagnostic uncertainty.
Undertake risk assessments according to Trust policy
Ensure delivery of care plans in partnership with multi-disciplinary colleagues and a range of health and social care agencies, within the CPA structure.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Unless expressly stated in the job advert the role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.
Job responsibilities
To engage service users and carers assertively and offer care/interventions within the least restrictive setting in normal community environments.
To provide a service sensitive to age, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability.
To offer a range of evidence-based psycho-social interventions and proactive risk management approaches to help the service user and their family to reduce and manage symptoms, high risk behaviour and other disabling effects of psychosis and enable, as far as possible, full and sustained recovery.
To ensure Wandsworth Child Protection Guidelines and procedures are fully understood by self and others. To ensure the safety needs of children are met at all times and take appropriate action when a child is felt to be at risk or in need.
To monitor treatment, support concordance and ensure prompt action is taken to alleviate unwanted effects.
To provide access to and ongoing psychoeducation regarding first episode psychosis to service users and families.
To ensure basic needs are addressed i.e. housing, income, support in accessing education or training etc.
To recognise the developmental needs of service users and enable a vocational/educational assessment within a specified time of their contact with the service, and to ensure the service user is supported in progressing plans made for education, training or employment.
To provide interventions, and work with other disciplines/agencies/teams in the care of service users experiencing co-morbid problems with substance use/misuse.
To engage the service user and their family in relapse prevention and crisis planning and provide and coordinate interventions that maximise the service users ability to resolve crises, remain at home and avoid the need for hospitalisation
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Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of care coordination
- Demonstrable experience of working with people who experience serious ongoing mental health problems
- Experience of assessing and managing crisis in people with severe mental health problems
Desirable
- Experience of working with/interventions for dual diagnosis (serious mental health problems and drug/alcohol misuse)
- Experience of working with people experiencing personality problems
- Experience of using and supervising others in the use of psychosocial interventions
Education and Qualification
Essential
- RMN, social worker or occupational therapist with current relevant registration
- Evidence of post qualification training/education
Desirable
- Formal training in psychosocial interventions or equivalent
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of Mental Health Law & NHS and Community Care Act 1990
- Knowledge of our business and how it supports patient care
- Ability to maintain and enhance effective working relationships both internally and externally, with a range of professionals and agencies
- Ability to assist the Manager to recruit, manage, motivate, supervise, appraise and develop staff
Desirable
- Ability to contribute to, monitor and implement changes and improvements to services
- Ability to monitor and control resources
- Experience of Rio computer system
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, ...
