Community Mental Health Nurse/Social Worker

East London NHS Foundation Trust; East Ham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Community Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker to join the Newham team. You will provide assessment, care and support to adults with complex mental health needs, within a diverse borough, delivering person-centred, recovery-focused care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

You will manage a caseload, conduct high-quality assessments, develop care plans, and participate in safeguarding, training and service development to improve

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker with relevant qualifications.
• Evidence of continual professional development
• AMHP training or willing to undertake AMHP training

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop care plans.
• Coordinate with MDT and other agencies.
• Manage caseload and act as case manager when required.
• Deliver person-centered, recovery-focused care.
• Maintain accurate patient documentation.
• Support safeguarding and training of staff

Skills

Mental Health Act knowledge

Care planning

Holistic assessment

Communication skills

Autonomous working

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Registered Social Worker

AMHP training or willingness

Job description

Community Mental Health Nurse/Social Worker

Join our Community Mental Health Team in Newham and play a key role in supporting adults with complex mental health needs across one of London's most diverse and vibrant boroughs. We are looking for dynamic, relational practitioners who can build strong therapeutic relationships and work alongside individuals throughout their journey, from periods of moderate need through to times requiring more intensive support. Holding a caseload and working within a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver person-centred, recovery-focused care that recognises the complexity of people's mental health, physical health and social circumstances. Newham is a unique place, rich in diversity, resilience and community spirit, offering a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference. As we continue to develop our services in line with the Neighbourhood model of care, we are strengthening our connections with local communities, addressing inequalities, and creating opportunities for skilled nurses and social workers to use their expertise to shape innovative, community-focused care and improve outcomes for local residents. If you are motivated by purposeful work and want to help transform lives and services, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team providing assessment, care and support to people with complex mental health problems within the borough of Newham

Work unsociable hours up to 8pm to suit developing neighborhood model of care offer

Manage a caseload, acting as a case manager when required, setting up, implementing and reviewing individualised appropriate care and support plans.

To conduct comprehensive and high-quality assessments - including risk assessments and Dialogue + plans, involving family and carers whenever possible

To promote the needs of service users and offer and provide training and education whenever possible.

To be part of a Duty Rota responding to emergencies and processing referrals.

To assist the Senior Practitioners and the Operational Lead in the management of the service and deputise in their absence, where appropriate.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a high standard of practice based on assessment through the use of psycho education, the Clinical Model and supportive clinical management.
• To act a lead facilitating effective communication between all agencies involved in the care of the service user
• To have knowledge of and practice a range of therapeutic interventions available to reduce distress for individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis.
• Ability to work autonomously and within MDT setting.
• To work with the multi-disciplinary team in developing plans that offer supportive crisis care in the least restrictive way.
• Act as a role model in the practice area, encouraging staff in teaching and supervision to sustain a supportive learning environment.
• Be responsible for the maintenance and accurate recording of patient information in the documentation systems and to ensure the effective dissemination of service user information throughout the multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure compliance with the requirements Safeguarding Adults and Childrens policies. To ensure that staff have the required knowledge and skills to work within these procedures to support the safety of vulnerable adults and children.
• Recognise the role of advocacy, promote concept of autonomy and self-empowerment and ensure members of the team comply with this.
• Have an understanding of the KPIs for the crisis service and ensure compliance with Trust Performance Requirements.
• Identify own educational needs ensuring professional updating and development as appropriate.
• Ensure own compliance with mandatory training is maintained.
• Ensure full potential through supervision, appraisals and performance management.
• Ensure that you are suitably skilled in addressing the physical health needs of service users.
• To represent the team positively both internally and externally to the Trust.

Person Specification

Education & Training

• Registered Mental Health Nurse/Registered Social worker with relevant qualifications.
• Evidence of continual professional Development
• Trained Adult Safeguarding Enquiry officer or willing to undertake Enquiry Officer training.
• o Higher Education qualification in Mental Health Nursing/Social Work AMHP or willing to undertake AMHP training

Experience

• Experience in a relevant field in Mental Health.
• Experience of hospital or community caseload management
• Experience in working with a diverse community in a complex environment.
• Experience of working as part of a multi-Professional or multi agency team
• Experience of conducting holistic psycho-social assessments and providing comprehensive care and support plans based on individual need
• Experience of working with service user (and carers) affected by cognitive impairment
• Experience in a relevant field in Mental Health.
• Experience of hospital or community caseload management.
• Experience in working with a diverse community in a complex environ

Knowledge and Skills

• oUnderstanding of the Mental Health Act 1983
• oUnderstanding of the Care Programme Approach
• oAbility to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• oUnderstanding of the Care Act 2014
• oAbility to engage with people with serious mental health problems holistically
• Experience of working within a team caseload/assertive community engagement environment
• Ability to work autonomously and independently.
• Experience of liaising with statutory and voluntary sector organisations
• Ability to engage with people with serious mental health problems in a holistically

Other requirements

• oWork unsociable hours up to 8pm to suit developing neighborhood model of care offer
• oMeet the health requirements of ELFT

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.

£45,953 to £54,254 a yearper annum pro rata Inc HCAs