Nurse Practitioner (Sutton HTT)

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in London seeks an enthusiastic Registered Practitioner. This role involves conducting mental health assessments, managing risks, and providing treatment in a community setting. The ideal candidate should have experience in mental health nursing and be confident in using electronic record systems. This opportunity also offers career progression and a chance to develop clinical skills within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in conducting mental health assessments.
• Competent in managing risks in community settings.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate shifts for the team.
• Conduct assessments and provide treatment for mental health crises.
• Act as a keyworker for a small caseload of service users.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Risk management

Leadership skills

Crisis intervention

Client engagement

Education

Registered nurse or equivalent clinician

Tools

RIO (patient electronic record system)

EPMA (Electronic Prescribing and Medicine Administration)

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic, driven registered practitioner who can work autonomously in the community, complete full mental health assessments, manage risk in the community, while also being an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills if you are looking for career progression in the future.

You will take a lead in coordinating shifts, delegating to other team members as well as liaising with other key stakeholders. You will be required to urgently respond to requests for assessment and treatment of people experiencing a mental health crisis. To undertake the role of the gatekeeper for all people requiring admission to inpatient services, including those requiring assessment under the MHA and to provide an alternative to hospital admission through Home Treatment interventions where appropriate.

Responsibilities will include:

• Providing comprehensive assessment of a service user's mental state and social needs to aid the completion of a collaborative care plan for community management.
• Providing comprehensive risk assessment, formulation, and management as part of the service user's journey.
• Acting as keyworker for a small caseload of service users, with support from the multi-disciplinary team.
• Covering the duty/shift coordination role on a regular basis.
• Liaising with other agencies involved in a service user's care.
• Supporting and supervising junior members of staff.
• Leading on the discharge or transfer of care for service users to appropriate agencies.

The post holder will be expected to participate in the following:

• Engaging clients in crisis.
• Participating in rapid assessments at home.
• Coordinating effective gatekeeping assessments when needed.
• Providing a range of interventions for service users and carers.
• Planning for robust and sustainable discharge and aftercare.

The post holder will be based in the Home Treatment Team (CHTT) and be the first point of contact for all referrals. We are a team made up of Nurses, an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Occupational Therapist, Peer Support and Recovery Support workers and Team Admin, who work closely with our Consultant psychiatrist, our colleagues in the community mental health team, acute inpatients wards and the wider members of the MDT.

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.

Applicants should be experienced and competent nurses or equivalent clinicians, confident in using RIO (patient electronic record system) and have a good knowledge of EPMA (Electronic Prescribing and Medicine Administration) a patient's medicine management system.