Clinical Nurse Specialist and Non-Medical Prescriber

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Bexley Mental Health Hub. This role involves working closely with community partners to deliver exceptional mental health services, improving the lives of patients through assessment, guidance, and teamwork within a dynamic and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical Nurse Specialist with mental health focus.
• Skills in assessment and communication essential.
• Experience in primary and secondary mental health services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and support for patients in mental health.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for patient care.
• Lead triage of referrals and guide mental health advisors.

Skills

Assessment skills

Formulation skills

Communication

Compassionate care

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

We are looking to appoint a skilled and motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist to work within Bexley Mental Health Hub. The successful candidate will have excellent assessment and formulation skills supporting primary care to manage people in the community, utilising local services wherever possible. They will provide support and guidance to staff working in Mind in Bexley as Mental Health Advisors to ensure the right people are offered clinical assessments and interventions at the right time. They will also work with secondary care teams (ADAPT, EIP, and ICMP) to identify and transfer people who require secondary care services.

The Mental Health Hub is the front door to mental health services and is a busy, demanding service requiring individuals to work at pace to ensure people are considered for the most appropriate intervention, including clinical treatments, social care interventions, talking therapies with Mind in Bexley, or other community assets.

The Hub is currently piloting new ways of working, and this role is part of the pilot service. It will require the post holder to understand the stress of changing models and demonstrate flexibility to support residents and staff through these changes to improve service delivery.

The current model has been carefully reviewed and considered, and the post holder will need to work under direction to ensure consistency of communication to staff and wider system partners, ensuring the service excels.

The successful candidate will work with all relevant community partners to:

• Improve the lives of people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent, compassionate services to promote recovery and well-being of patients and their carers/families.
• Facilitate the interface between primary care and secondary mental health services to provide assessment for ongoing treatment decisions, lead brief interventions, and facilitate groups with partner organisations.
• Offer expertise in networking and navigation to promote ease of access to a range of specialist mental health support services. This ensures that each person, once assessed, receives the best possible care in the right place at the right time and by the right supporting service.
• Work with adults (18+) whose mental health needs can be best met within primary care and whose difficulties are best understood within a biopsychosocial model.
• Work as part of an MDT with clinicians from various teams and Mind in Bexley to ensure individuals receive the best possible outcome.
• Provide clinical leadership and oversight of referrals and assessments, ensuring staff, including mental health advisors, are offered advice and guidance to ensure safe and meaningful conversations with residents to understand their needs.
• Lead on the initial triage of referrals to ensure appropriate pathways are undertaken for patients.

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services in community and secure environment settings, including community health care, care for people with learning disabilities, and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing, and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and work closely with other NHS parts, local councils, the voluntary sector, and provider collaboratives. We employ over 4,300 staff across many settings, including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools, and homes.

We have over 125 sites across the South of England, including in London within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, and Kent. We manage hospital sites such as Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services in Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Kent, and South London. We are committed to providing high-quality care and supporting our people.

Our Purpose: To improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families, guided by our values:

• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Maria Field
Job Title: Service Improvement and Operational Lead
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]