Clinical Psychologist

West London NHS Trust; Northolt; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join Ealing North MINT at West London NHS Trust. This role involves key responsibilities in developing community mental health pathways, mentoring staff, and delivering patient support. Ideal candidates are Registered Mental Health Nurses with community service experience, strong communication skills, and a passion for mental healthcare.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Experience in community mental health settings with various diagnoses.
• Evidence of recent and ongoing relevant professional development.

Responsibilities

• Develop pathways of care within the local community mental health team.
• Deliver brief interventions to patients with mental health needs.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Counselling skills

Psychosocial interventions

Education

Professional qualification in mental health - Mental Health Nursing (RMN)

Degree or Diploma level education with relevant courses (e.g., CBT, Brief Solution Focussed Therapy)

Job description

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An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to Join Ealing North MINT. Our service is centred around the Primary Care Networks and aims for comprehensive engagement with Integrated Care Systems using a whole person, whole population health approach. Our model utilises all available community resources, including health, social care, Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations, and local communities, considering resources to support wellbeing outside of mental health services alone. These new teams enable and support people to access mental health services whenever and wherever they need it, and support individuals to manage their mental health supported in their local community. We are looking for skilled and enthusiastic individuals.

Main duties of the job

This role offers an exciting opportunity for an innovative Mental Health Nurse. Employed by West London NHS Trust, you will be key in developing pathways of care within the local community mental health team (MINT). The role also offers opportunities for mentoring, career progression, and continued education.

We seek applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses with experience in community services.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Prior experience working across various community mental health settings and with different mental health diagnoses/needs;
• Knowledge and experience in delivering brief interventions to patients with mental health needs;
• Good written and verbal communication skills to strengthen relationships with the local MINT Teams.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is a diverse healthcare provider in the UK, delivering mental health, physical healthcare, and community services. The Trust operates Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, and provides low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. It also provides mental and physical healthcare in Ealing, Hounslow, and Hammersmith & Fulham. The Trust employs 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME, with a turnover of £426m for 2023-24.

The Trust is rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission, with forensic services rated ‘Outstanding’.

It is an active partner in the North West London Integrated Care System and leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of key tasks and responsibilities, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full one but outlines the criteria against which your application will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Professional qualification in mental health - Mental Health Nursing (RMN) with current NMC registration;
• Educated to degree or Diploma level with relevant courses such as CBT, Brief Solution Focussed Therapy, etc.;
• Evidence of recent and ongoing relevant professional development.

Experience

• Experience of post-qualifying work in psychiatry;
• Experience supervising junior staff within own or other disciplines;
• Evidence of experience in a Band 6 position or equivalent;
• Other relevant post-registration experience;
• Audit and research experience;
• Experience in teaching/training in formal or informal settings;
• Experience working in primary care, social care, or voluntary sector.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of counselling skills, cognitive behavioural skills, psychosocial interventions;
• Knowledge of recovery approaches used with mental health conditions;
• Ability to interpret research and apply findings to practice;
• Specialist knowledge of mental health conditions and their relationship to physical disorders;
• Assessment and treatment of Deliberate Self-Harm;
• Risk assessment/management and crisis intervention skills;
• Use of psychosocial assessment methods;
• Higher-level communication skills, both written and oral;
• Ability to engage challenging or acutely distressed patients and use de-escalation techniques effectively;
• Sufficient clinical knowledge for autonomous decision-making based on complex problems, with supervision;
• Team and self-management skills to handle complex activities and clinical work, adjusting as needed for individual patients and services.