Mh Practitioner

West London Nhs Trust; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust seeks an experienced RMN to join the Mental Health Integrated Network Team (MINT) delivering community-based adult mental health care. The role offers autonomous clinical decision-making, varied tasks and opportunities to work across multidisciplinary services.

You will assess and treat mental and physical health needs, manage risk and crisis situations, and contribute to service development while helping people engage with local communities.

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications: Mental Health Nursing (RMN) with current NMC registration, or Social Work England registration for qualified social workers.
• Level 2 Maths and English (equivalent to GCSE 9-4/A*-C).
• Desirable: degree or diploma plus relevant courses like CBT or Brief Solution Focused Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous clinical decision-making, assessment and treatment of mental and physical health needs.
• Review and manage risk and crisis situations.
• Work within multidisciplinary teams and across networks to develop innovative support structures.
• Deliver holistic support to help individuals engage with local communities and access services.

Skills

Counselling skills

CBT knowledge

Recovery approaches

Psychosocial assessment

Clinical decision making

De-escalation techniques

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Autonomous practice

Teamwork

Computer literacy

Education

Mental Health Nursing qualification

NMC registration

Maths & English Level 2

Job description

Job summary

Do you want to be part of a team improving the way adult mental health care is delivered in the community? Are you looking for a varied role with the opportunity to work autonomously?

The Mental Health Integrated Network Team (MINT) is a community-based service supporting people with their mental and physical health, as well as their social care needs. In this role, you will enhance your skills through autonomous clinical decision-making, assessment and treatment of mental and physical health needs, as well as reviewing and managing risk and crisis situations while working closely with multidisciplinary teams and services. Clinicians are also encouraged and supported to be involved in ongoing service development projects.

We work closely with local GP practices, primary care networks, social services, the voluntary sector, and other organisations to provide collaborative interventions that support joined-up, personalised treatment and care.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for either an RMN with some prior community experience and a keen interest in providing outstanding support within community mental health settings.

Interested? Please read on for further details

Main duties of the job

The nursing role involves a number of elements that support people with both mental and physical health conditions who are referred to our service. Interventions may be delivered on an individual, group, or team basis, with the aim of supporting service users to live as independently as possible while managing their mental and physical health needs.

The role also focuses on providing holistic support to help individuals engage with their local communities and access the wide range of services and resources available to them.

The post holder will be part of a multidisciplinary team covering a Primary Care Network (PCN) or locality and will also work across networks, contributing to the development of a truly innovative and forward-thinking support structure.

About us

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 and 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' overall by 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.

Details

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £45,953 to £54,254 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer)

Contract: Fixed term, 6 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 222-LS-Man-209

Person Specification

Essential qualifications

• Professional qualification in mental health - Mental Health Nursing (RMN) with current NMC registration, or registration with Social Work England for qualified social workers.
• Attained at least Level 2 Maths and English (equivalent to GCSE grade 9-4 (A*-C)).

Desirable qualifications

• Educated to degree or Diploma level with other courses relevant to primary care mental health services e.g. CBT, Brief Solution Focussed Therapy etc.
• RGN/physical health qualification
• Evidence of recent and on-going relevant further professional development

Essential experience

• Demonstrable experience of post qualifying work in psychiatry.
• Experience of supervising junior staff within own and/or other disciplines

Desirable experience

• 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

Essential knowledge and skills

• 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
• 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 and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations and use de-escalation techniques effectively
• Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options, with senior clinical support/supervision
• Team/self management and organisation skills that enable a number of complex activities and clinical work to be undertaken, revising and adjusting these according to the needs of individual patients and the service
• Computer literate

Essential other requirements

• Ability to frequently work under pressure and maintain intense concentration, particularly in unpredictable situations where there will be exposure to highly distressed and/or disturbed patients, often exhibiting challenging behaviours and the risk of physical violence.
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Commitment to equal opportunities
• Ability to accept constructive feedback
• Self-motivated, able to work autonomously and independently with confidence when required.
• Exercise initiative, flexibility and tact and self awareness
• Willing to use peer and group supervision creatively
• Be able to work flexibly if requiredBe aware of the limitations in your competencies and seek appropriate senior advice and leadership.

Desirable other requirements

• Personal experience of a mental health condition

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: West London NHS Trust

Address: Hounslow Central MINT, London Road, London, TW3 1SE, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk

Contact

Lead Occupational Therapist: Michael McManus, [e-mail]