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Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid & Senior Level
  • Healthcare
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You must be an experienced Mental Health Nurse, skilled in medications, depot administration, treatment plans, safeguarding, and multiagency collaboration, with supervisory experience and flexibility in location.
  • You will support individuals with complex needs, deliver health interventions, administer medications, conduct assessments, oversee safeguarding, and collaborate with teams and agencies.

Requirements

  • - Experienced Mental Health Nurse
  • - Expert in medications
  • - Able to administer depot medications in clinics and in people's homes
  • - Support and monitor treatment plans
  • - Produce social circumstances reports for Tribunal and managers hearings for patients on sections of mental health act
  • - Active role in undertaking adult safeguarding enquiries
  • - Part of multiagency networks to protect vulnerable adults and their children
  • - Act as a duty worker and help run clinics on a rota basis
  • - Play an active part in team meetings and clinical decision making
  • - Supervise junior staff and students
  • - Support peers
  • - Required from time to time to work at different locations to normal place of work

Responsibilities

  • - Offer a caseload of people with complex needs creative support and signposting to empower them to live well.
  • - Deliver specialist health interventions and be involved in assessing and reviewing care and support needs.
  • - Take part in adult safeguarding, provide statutory reports and assessments.
  • - Support colleagues and supervise others.
  • - Play a part in team development and advocate in supporting service users address the inequalities they may experience.
  • - Keywork a caseload of people with complex needs and ensure holistic assessment and care delivery through a variety of direct activities and through signposting and liaison with partner agencies and community offers as their needs change through the pathways.
  • - Include clinical and social care delivery, working in collaboration with Local Authority colleagues.
  • - Administer depot medications in clinics and in people's homes and support and monitor treatment plans.
  • - Support people to access care for their physical and social health to address isolation and health inequalities.
  • - Produce social circumstances reports for Tribunal and managers hearings for patients on sections of mental health act.
  • - Undertake adult safeguarding enquiries and be part of multiagency networks to protect vulnerable adults and their children.
  • - Act as a duty worker and help run clinics on a rota basis.
  • - Play an active part in team meetings, clinical decision making, supervising junior staff and students, and supporting peers.

FAQs

What is the primary role of the Clinical Specialist Nurse in the North Camden Rehab and Recovery Team?

The primary role involves providing community-based secondary health care and social care support to adults experiencing symptoms of or recovering from episodes of psychosis, focusing on co-produced recovery plans, relapse prevention strategies, and complex case management.

What qualifications are needed to apply for this position?

Applicants are required to be experienced Mental Health Nurses, ideally with specific expertise in trauma-informed care and evidence-based clinical approaches.

Will the Clinical Specialist Nurse work independently or as part of a team?

The Clinical Specialist Nurse will work as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, collaborating with therapy staff, medics, psychologists, support workers, social workers, and welfare workers.

What types of support will the Clinical Specialist Nurse provide to patients?

The support includes delivering specialist health interventions, conducting assessments and reviews, providing creative support and signposting, as well as monitoring treatment plans and addressing physical and social health needs.

Is there a requirement for the Clinical Specialist Nurse to visit patients in their homes?

Yes, the Clinical Specialist Nurse will administer depot medications in clinics and in patients' homes, as well as support and monitor their treatment plans.

What responsibilities does the Clinical Specialist Nurse have regarding adult safeguarding?

The Clinical Specialist Nurse will undertake adult safeguarding inquiries, produce social circumstances reports for Tribunal and managers' hearings, and participate in multi-agency networks to protect vulnerable adults and their children.

Will there be opportunities for professional development in this role?

Yes, there will be robust clinical supervision, team support, and opportunities to supervise junior staff and students, contributing to team development and clinical decision-making.

Are there any expectations for the Clinical Specialist Nurse to work in different locations?

Yes, the Clinical Specialist Nurse may be required to work at different locations under the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Trust and Camden and Islington Trust as part of the North London Mental Health Partnership.

How can I contact the team for further information about the role?

You can contact Cheryl Ward, the Team Manager, via email at cheryl.ward18@nhs.net or by telephone at 020 7685 4640 for further details or to arrange an informal visit.

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

Science & Healthcare
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
2001
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust delivers a variety of mental health and community health services across Camden and Islington. Their mission is to provide high-quality, patient-centered care that supports mental well-being and overall health. They are dedicated to offering accessible, effective, and compassionate services to meet the diverse needs of individuals in their community.