Community Psychiatric Nurse

South West London and St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Teddington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is recruiting a dedicated Community Psychiatric Nurse to join the Richmond Home Treatment Team. based in Livingston House, Teddington, the role provides crisis assessments and short-term home-based care as an alternative to admission.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, develop recovery-focused care plans with service users and carers, and support early discharge from wards.

Qualifications

• Current professional registration in relevant clinical subject/practice (e.g., Registered Mental Health Nurse)
• Experience in community or outpatient settings with crisis assessment
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and maintain clinical documentation

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive mental health, psychosocial and risk assessments in crisis situations
• Formulate and implement collaborative, recovery-focused care plans with service users and carers
• Provide intensive home treatment as an alternative to hospital admission and support early discharge

Skills

Mental health nursing

Crisis assessment

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' however we aim to be 'outstanding'.

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you'll be part of something special - an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

Richmond Home Treatment Team are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Community Psychiatric Nurse to join the team.

The Crisis & Home Treatment Team (CHTT) is a multidisciplinary, community based mental health team that aims to provide a safe and effective home based assessment and treatment service as an alternative to in-patient admission, and for early discharge from the ward in the least disruptive and restrictive environment. It works in conjunction with, and is integrated with, other local service elements. The workload is team-based and team members do not carry a specific caseload. Care by the team is for days or a maximum of 6 weeks but not longer.

Richmond Home Treatment Team are Currently based in Livingston House in Teddington, with the aim to move to Barnes Hospital in 2027.

The successful candidate will provide crisis assessments, be responsible for documenting risk, crisis plans and care planning. They will be supporting individuals with a variety of mental health conditions and be part of an experienced and effective Multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, including risk assessment and formulation, for people presenting in crisis overnight.
• Provide short-term therapeutic and crisis interventions in line with HTT and Trust models of care.
• Develop and review collaborative care and safety plans with service users and carers.
• Make clinically informed decisions regarding admission, home treatment, onward referral or discharge, in line with agreed pathways.
• Work autonomously within professional scope of practice, with access to senior clinical advice and on-call medical support.
• Liaise closely with Liaison Psychiatry, ED teams, wards, police, LAS, MHCL and community services to ensure safe handover and continuity of care.
• Contribute to MDT discussions, escalation processes and overnight operational problem-solving.
• Ensure accurate, timely and high-quality clinical documentation.
• Contribute to service development, audit, and quality improvement activity within the Enhanced Night HTT.

Working for our organisation

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this 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.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive mental health, psychosocial and risk assessments for individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis.
• Formulate and implement collaborative, recovery-focused care plans in partnership with service users, carers and the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide intensive home treatment as an alternative to hospital admission and support early discharge from inpatient services where appropriate.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions, crisis management and therapeutic support to service users in their own homes and community settings.
• Assess, monitor and manage risk, ensuring risk assessments and safety plans are regularly reviewed and updated.
• Administer, monitor and support the safe management of medication, including assessing effectiveness, side effects and adherence
• Work collaboratively with carers, community mental health teams, inpatient wards, GPs, emergency services and other partner agencies to facilitate seamless care.
• Participate in the triage and gatekeeping of referrals, contributing to decisions regarding admission avoidance and suitability for home treatment.
• Maintain accurate, timely and legally compliant clinical documentation in line with Trust policies and professional standards.
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to junior staff, students and support workers.
• Contribute to safeguarding processes and ensure statutory responsibilities are fulfilled.
• Participate in rota duties, including shift work, weekends, bank holidays as required by the service.
• Escalate concerns relating to patient safety, capacity and demand, staffing or service pressures appropriately.

Contribute to service development, audits, quality improvement initiatives and the achievement of team KPIs and performance standards

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Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Current professional registration in relevant clinical subject/practice e.g. Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Evidence of continuing professional and personal development Full and current drivers licence and car owner (or willing to take part in car lease scheme run by the Trust)

Desirable criteria

• Mentorship ,ENB 998 or equivalent
• Diploma in cognitive behavioural
• therapy/psychodynamic counselling

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of working with people who experience serious ongoing mental health problems in a community or outpatient setting post qualification
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of assessing and managing crisis with those with a severe mental illness
• Experience of working as a clinical supervisor

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing and supervising staff
• Experience of contributing to policy and procedure development and implementation

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

• BME (Evolve) Staff Network
• Christian Staff Network
• DiverseAbility
• Deaf Staff Network
• Mental Health Staff Forum
• Women's Staff Network
• LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

Please note:

• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
• That we are a smoke-free Trust
• South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. The contact details published on our official website are the Trust's authorised contact channels and should be used for all recruitment communications, job applications, and verification of employment offers.

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