Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 333-J-M-0193
- Employer
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dependent on role
- Town
- London- Harrow/Brent/Westminster/Kensington and Chelsea
- Salary
- £40,701 - £50,364 dependent on location and experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
CNWL Virtual Band 6 Nursing (RMN/RNLD) Recruitment Event
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
CALLING ON ALL REGISTERED MENTAL HEALTH OR LEARNING DISABILITY NURSES!
Are you looking for a fresh start and a fresh challenge? Then Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust would like to invite you to embark on this new beginning with us.
We are running our highly successful virtual Band 6 recruitment day where you will be offered the opportunity to interview for more than one opportunity at the same time! With different service leads being on your interview panel you will be able to showcase your ability to more than one service and if successful you can be offered more than one position to consider!
*FLEXIBLE WORKING OPPORTUNITIES- During these challenging times in the NHS we look to promote staff wellbeing across the board and this includes considering a healthier work-life balance for our staff. In our 9-5 services we will consider flexible working applications including condensed hours and working from home, where appropriate, to help you try and achieve this healthier lifestyle.
On the day you will be invited to attend a virtual Welcome meeting at 9am and then will be sent a link for your 1 hour virtual interview. You will not have to block out the whole day. It could not be any easier!
** We will be holding our INPATIENT interviews on 7th August 2024 and COMMUNITY interviews on 8th August 2024. If you are shortlisted for both then you will have 2 separate interviews**
Main duties of the job
Jameson Division covers 4 diverse boroughs, each with its own unique client-demographic allowing you to utilise a range of Nursing interventions. These boroughs include Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and more rural boroughs such as Brent and Harrow
We have vacancies in the following areas;
Brent
- Clinical Team Leader- Adult inpatient LD service, The Kingswood Centre
- Clinical Team Leader- Male PICU- Park Royal
- Clinical Team Leader- Aspen Ward, adult acute ward- Park Royal
Harrow
- Clinical Team Leader- adult inpatient service - Northwick Park
- CPN - Harrow Home Treatment Team
- CPN - Harrow Community Triage Team*
Kensington and Chelsea
- Clinical Team Leader - St Charles Older Adult inpatient
- Community Mental Health Hub Nurse
*Roles where flexible working will be considered
PLEASE NOTE IN YOUR APPLICATION WHICH POSITIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
Working for our organisation
Wherever you work within the Trust we will offer you;
- Wards equipped with latest technology including Oxehealth room sensor technology, Omnicell automated medicine cabinets and electronic prescribing
- Specialised in-house training including Trauma and informed approach (TIA), assessment formulation, venepuncture, family intervention and much more!
- Shadowing opportunities for you to explore other services, expand your networks and build on your experiences
- Flexible shift working hours to provide a healthier work-life balance
- Commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development including opportunities within our services
- On-going support with regular supervision and appraisals with a consistent view to you developing your skills and expanding your opportunities
- Hidden Gem, annual award ceremonies and award-winning Staff Networks that have thousands of members and exciting events.
- Excellent staff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed job descriptions and main responsibilities are attached.
All invites will be sent via MS Teams to your email. You will receive an invite for a small Welcome Meeting at 9am followed by another invite for your 1-hour interview slot.
The interview date will be 7th and 8th August 2024
** We will be holding our INPATIENT interviews on 7th August 2024 and COMMUNITY interviews on 8th August 2024. If you are shortlisted for both then you will have 2 separate interviews**
If you have any questions about any of the roles above please do not hesitate to contact Shahin Alvis. We look forward to welcoming you to CNWL in 2024!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current Professional Qualification in either mental health nursing Registration must be live with professional body NMC; Health Care Professions Council, HCPC or Social Work England (or UK equivalent).
- Evidence of post registration training and CPD.
Desirable criteria
- Training in Psychosocial Interventions
- Other relevant training, e.g. psychosocial interventions
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post-registration experience
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary mental health team with clients with acute/severe and enduring mental health problems
Desirable criteria
- Work with clients with acute/severe and enduring mental health problems who are homeless/rootless
- Supervision of students and junior staff.
- Audit and research; Teaching; Working with people who use substances
- Work with people experiencing mental health crisis.
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing and presentations / IT skills.
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate a comprehensive care package for the identified client group, using a wide range of resources.
- Able to develop a comprehensive programme of intervention and support for the identified client group and their families
- Skills in risk assessment and management.
- Can demonstrate understanding of psychosis and its impact on service users and carers.
- Knowledge of current legislation and guidance applicable to this client group
- Can demonstrate understanding of the needs of diverse groups, e.g. residents of inner city; black and minority ethnic groups, and skills in engaging with them.
- Skills in psychosocial interventions.
- Able to build constructive relationships with clients and carers using warmth and empathy, using good communication skills.
Desirable criteria
- Skills in leadership: ability to motivate others, use initiative and manage change
- Basic counselling and group work skills.
Other
Essential criteria
- The post-holder must have the ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shahin Alvis
- Job title
- Rotation and Development Programme Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07719 078 908
- Additional information
[email protected] – mobile – 07874 884816
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