Community Mental Health Nurse

West London NHS Trust; Northolt; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Mental Health Practitioner to join their innovative team. This role focuses on supporting individuals with mental health conditions through holistic assessments and tailored care plans. You will collaborate with primary care networks to bridge gaps in mental health services, ensuring patients receive comprehensive support. The position offers a unique opportunity to work within a diverse and dynamic environment, contributing to the well-being of the community. If you're passionate about making a difference in mental health care, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in mental health with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience in a Band 6 position or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic bio-psycho-social assessments for mental health patients.
• Conduct robust risk assessments collaboratively with patients.
• Administer treatment options and maintain medication safety.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing (RMN)

Counselling Skills

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Psychosocial Interventions

Risk Assessment

Pharmacological Treatment Knowledge

Education

Degree in Mental Health Nursing

Diploma in Primary Care Mental Health

Job description

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Main area Mental Health Practitioner Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours 30 hours per week (Part time - 30 hours per week) Job ref 222-LS-MINT-319

Site MINT Ealing North Town London Salary £42,939 - £50,697 per annum pro rata inclusive of 15% HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 07/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 15/05/2025

West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

This role will involve a number of elements which will support people with mental health conditions in the new integrated mental health teams. These roles will be key in providing professional support to the new primary care network based teams and will provide mental and physical health support helping people to engage with their local communities and benefit from all the supports available locally. The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team which will cover a Primary Care Network or locality and will work across networks to form a truly innovative and ground-breaking support structure.

The objectives of the services are:

• To consider an individual’s needs holistically – mental and physical health as well as social needs

• To reduce the need for repeated long assessments and story telling

• To provide early advice and guidance with signposting to the relevant services where appropriate therefore supporting individuals to make full use of community resources available

• To bridge the gaps that can appear between community mental health care and primary care, acute care, social services and support.

• To ensure easier access to the right level of care such as group programmes, therapy etc.

• For Care plans to be person centred – developed with the individual and others involved in their care

Main duties of the job

The Integrated Mental Health Team mental health nurse will have a number of key roles and will undertake the following duties:

1. Provide holistic and specialist bio-psycho-social assessment for anyone experiencing mental health difficulties and offer specialist nursing assessment where required

2. Provide advice to primary care to help them provide better support to patients and to (where preferable) meet their mental health needs within a primary care setting.

3. Carry out robust risk assessments, working collaboratively with the patient and their carer to provide a plan that will support them remaining safe.

4. Provide access to a broad range of specialist psychosocial interventions for individual patients where needed.

5. Provide expert advice regarding the pharmacological treatment options available to mental health patients to patients and non-mental health professionals, seeking clinical guidance from the designated Consultant Psychiatrist/GP in relation to any specific prescribing advice.

6. Where required, nurses working within the team will administer intra muscular medication to patients for whom this is prescribed, assessing the effects and side effects at each appointment, working within the NMC guidelines and the Trust’s medicines policies

7. To maintain and the safe handling and storage of medication at all times, ensuring the safe disposal of clinical waste and all sharps.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

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

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in mental health - Mental Health Nursing (RMN) with current NMC registration
• Educated to degree or Diploma level with other courses relevant to primary care mental health services e.g. CBT, Brief Solution Focussed Therapy etc.
• Evidence of recent and on-going relevant further professional development

Experience

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

Knowledge

• Knowledge of counselling skills/cognitive behavioural skills, psychosocial interventions
• Knowledge of recovery approaches as used with those with mental health conditions
• Ability to interpret research and apply to practice
• Specialist knowledge of mental health conditions as well as their relationship to physical disorders

Skills

• Exercise initiative, flexibility and tact and self awareness
• Willing to use peer and group supervision creatively
• Be able to work flexibly if required

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Jane Atkins Job title Team manager Email address [e-mail] Additional information

For more information or an informal discussion please contact Jane Atkins [e-mail], Team Manager, by emailing [e-mail] or phone [phone]

At West London NHS Trust, we want you to support you to build a career you can be proud of and this starts before your first day with us. Our people live our values every day as they deliver, manage and work to improve our services to patients, carers, families and other professionals.

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