Nurse Team Leader – Community Mental Health Team

Job Description

The role

Care Home Liaison Nurse. This post is for a Nurse Team Leader within the NE Older Peoples CMHT. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with patients, carers, the wider multi-disciplinary team and third sector organisations. A strength based, person centred approach will be essential to assessment and formulation of care plans to meet the identified needs of the patient. Implementation of the Physical health care Policy will be a critical role, providing monitoring in line with current GG & C guidelines to ensure timely and accurate record keeping. A key role will be providing support and guidance to staff Nurses and Health Care Assistants and engaging in regular MDT discussions, groupwork, along with the administration of depot medication and regular reviews of antipsychotic medication according to GG & C policy and guidelines. The role includes support and supervision to student nurses and junior staff and being part of the desk based CMHT duty rota. The role includes supporting the NTL and colleagues to implement local and national policies and to provide nursing cover to the CMHT as required.

Requirements

You need to have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern

• Location based in Parkhead Hub
• Permanent Contract
• Full-time Position (36 hours per week)
• Shift pattern for this post are hours between 09:00 – 17:00

Key responsibilities

• Functioning as Named Nurse/ Named Practitioner within a multi-disciplinary team for a complex patient caseload requiring specialist mental health care undertaking care coordination where required.
• The holistic assessment, of complex care needs including risk assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating specialist programmes of care for individual caseload and monitoring the nursing staff caseload.
• Carrying out, reviewing and monitoring all relevant forms of nursing care pertinent to the needs of individual patients in the least restrictive and disruptive manner as possible; focusing on improving the mental and physical well-being of patients; responding to and supporting the staff team to respond to issues pertaining to vulnerability, gender, health, domestic abuse, adult/ child protection and or self harm.
• Ensuring therapeutic staff/patient relationships involving complex/ unstable care needs are met within a participative framework demonstrating principles of equality, dignity and respect accounting for spiritual and cultural diversity. Working proactively with other agencies services (ie interpreter services) to aid effective communication.
• Provide regular caseload /nurse line management supervision and Clinical Supervision to Band 6 nurses. Ensuring that systems are in place for regular caseload/ nurse line management and clinical supervision provision with the nursing staff team.
• Monitoring the practice and performance of band 6 nurses and ensure that there are systems in place for supporting the ongoing professional and practice development.
• Provide advice regarding specialist mental health nursing matters to members of the nursing team, the CMHT and others within the wider health and social care partnership.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job

Essential

• Mental Health Nurse (RN3/ RNMH) level 1 NMC registration
• Educated to minimum degree level/ or equivalent
• Completion of an evidence based psychological therapies/ psychological approaches to care formal programme of study
• Specialist knowledge and application of mental health nursing care (including physical healthcare) for people with complex/ unstable care needs
• Specialist knowledge and application of risk assessment/ risk management factors impacting on mental health/ mental illness/ wellness and recovery for people with complex/ unstable care needs
• Evidence of active and ongoing CPD
• Evidence of Line Management Supervision/ Clinical Supervision and care coordination of senior staff
• Specialist knowledge of rights, values based practice and legislation frameworks

Desirable

• Completion of frontline leadership/ management programme
• Actively working towards or above postgraduate level/ or equivalent
• CMHN Career Development Framework evidence of pillars of practice at Level 7 Advanced Practice (equivalent):
  – Clinical practice – safe effective person centred care
  – Facilitation of Learning
  – Leadership – applied
  – Research and development

What we offer

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Equal Employment Opportunity

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We welcome applications from across the Armed Forces Community and recognise military skills, experience and qualifications throughout the recruitment and selection process.