Mental Health Nurse Specialist

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 mental health nurse specialist to join their Employee Wellbeing Service. The role involves providing expert mental health advice and support within a multidisciplinary team, enhancing the health and wellbeing of NHS staff. Candidates will have the opportunity to participate in innovative initiatives in occupational health, alongside essential training and professional development. The ideal applicant will bring experience in mental health nursing and a passion for improving staff wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health nursing and case management.
• Ability to provide clinical advice on mental health issues.
• Access to training and clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist mental health advice to staff and managers.
• Manage case referrals with a maximum of 5 per day.
• Participate in peer audits and access teaching.

Skills

Mental Health Advice

Case Management

Clinical Supervision

Education

Registered Nurse (Mental Health)

Job description

A Short Description Of Who We Are

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London

and beyond.

A Short Description Of The Role

A unique opportunity to support staff and work within occupational health to promote good health for staff, prevent ill health and protect staff whilst at work Our work is varied and you will gain a tremendous amount of experience to progress your career in both case management and proactive initiatives that support the growing occupational health model. You assist in the mentorship scheme for the OHA development programme. You will have access to training to develop your expertise in assessments for NHS staff from a variety of occupations and our corporate clients.

A short description of the team they will be joining

We have a great new opportunity for a Band 7 mental health nurse specialist to join us at the Employee wellbeing Service at Barts Health. You will be working with an established, friendly team that offers an innovative model to preventative health for all Barts staff.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team of occupational health specialists.

A brief and specific description of what they will be doing

• Work flexibly remotely and onsite
• Providing specialst mental health advice to managers and staff.
• Be a case manager for management referrals, including complex dependent on experience. Current model of no more than 5 management referrals per day
• To provide clinical advice for colleagues on mental issues
• Take part in peer audit with regular access to teaching from experienced OHAs
• Have access to clinical supervision with the EWS psychologist and a multi-disciplinary team
• Support the other band 7s to manage a small team of OH advisors
  
  

What They Will Get In Return

You will have access to training to develop your expertise in assessments for NHS staff from a variety of occupations and our corporate clients. We also have a number of private contracts that provides variety for case management.

A compelling call to action

If you are passionate about how we treat our own in the NHS and want to make an impact for quality and safety of staff to be fit for purpose and feeling in a good place with good psychological well being, then the need is out there for you to assist in supporting people, who very much need your expertise.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gary Caughey Job title: Senior Nurse Email address: [e-mail]