Band 5 to 6 RMHN Care co-ordinator Development Post in Uxbridge

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a professional to join our close-knit team, here in the Harrow and Hillingdon Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service. You will work with children and adults between the ages of 14 to 35 who present to mental health services with a presentation of First Episode of Psychosis (FEP). You will be providing tailored and bespoke packages of care that promote mental well-being, a recovery focused approach and a range of interventions in order to facilitate this.

At CNWL we are fully committed and proud to develop our own workforce through training and development opportunities and this post is no different. If you are an enthusiastic RMN, who is keen to try and upskill themselves and advance into becoming a more established community practitioner then we want to hear from you. This role is a development opportunity and would suit newly qualified RMN's undergoing their preceptorship or existing band 5 RMN's working through competencies and objectives set out for the role. The goal is to achieve these objectives within 18 months thus developing into a band 6 RMN within the team.

The role requires you to care coordinate a varied caseload to patients between the ages of 14-35. You will require excellent engagement skills, demonstrating an anti-oppressive and enabling approach to co-production with your patients. You should be skilled in assessing mental health, creating risk assessments, safety plans and crisis and contingency plans.

Our EIP Practitioners are specially trained and committed to using these skills to offer nursing which is centred around working with an individual's strengths in order to maximise autonomy and to deliver NICE concordant care for First Episode Psychosis.

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of our benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance, in addition to assurances around training and development. We can offer:

• Flexible working with the opportunity for working from home
• Our highly successful 6-months Family Intervention training which upon completion will allow you to co-facilitate Family Therapy sessions within the team
• Opportunities to train in delivering CBTp (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis)
• Monthly Reflective Practice sessions allowing you the opportunity to share your learning and reflect on your experiences with your colleagues
• Monthly supervision sessions focussed on your development into this role
• Opportunities to shadow our wide-ranging, specialised services with the Trust such as perinatal services, prison services, HTT, CMHH and many more
• Career mapping and development programmes

If you want to make a difference to those experiencing their first episode in psychosis and be a part of their recovery journey then we want to hear from you. We would be happy to welcome you for a visit or an informal chat to discuss the position further.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Essential: Newly qualified Nurse or existing band 5 Nurse
• Registration with NMC
• Desirable: Training/experience in psychosocial interventions and other relevant training (substance misuse, working with children and adolescents, etc)

Skills and Knowledge

• Essential: Ability to participate in the work of the MDT and contribute to the work of the team
• To demonstrate a knowledge of a range of therapeutic assessment and interventions available to reduce distress for individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis or with an ongoing support need (risk assessment, MSE, capacity assessment) and manage a complex caseload effectively.
• To demonstrate their understanding of mental health legislation
• Ability to assess and support individuals experiencing acute and ongoing mental health distress and crisis
• Ability to determine priorities against conflicting demands.
• Desirable: Evidence of relevant health related training courses

Attitudes, Aptitudes, Personal Characteristics

• Essential: To be flexible, to be able to self-motivate self and others.
• Able to prioritise, delegate and manage own time.
• Ability to reflect on practice and interpersonal relationships.

Other

• Essential: Ability to travel to see service users in the community/as inpatients and within their home environments.
• Desirable: Holder of full UK Driving Licence/Car Driver

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.