Senior Community Nurse - Harlow

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About Us

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:

• We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
• We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.

EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values

Our Vision

"To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care".

Our Purpose

"We care for people every day. What we do together, matters".

Our Values

• We Care
• We Learn
• We Empower

Our strategic objectives

• We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
• We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
• We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
• We will help our communities to thrive.

Our services

• Mental Health Services
• Community Health Services
• Learning Disabilities Services
• Social Care

Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, honest, self-motivated colleague who is able to provide high quality person centred care to patients, their families and carers within the Specialist Dementia and Frailty Service Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) in a range of settings in the West Essex Area.

Main duties of the job

The SDFS team provide a comprehensive assessment, diagnostic and treatment pathway supporting patients of any age with dementia as well as older adults over 75 years of age, who have functional mental health needs with an associated age related frailty.

We work closely with our EPUT community specialist practitioners and Essex County Council colleagues, local organizations as well as the voluntary sector to support the holistic needs of the patient with a person centred collaborative approach.

The successful candidate will be trustworthy, positive about change and will be passionate about the services we provide. The successful candidate will be able to work independently and autonomously, as well as part of a team therefore will need excellent verbal and written communication skills and will have excellent interpersonal skills and a zest for delivering the highest level of patient care and service delivery improvements.
The successful candidate will be able to adhere to the trust core values of being compassionate, open and empowering.

Working for our organisation

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills through working alongside our well established MDT and accessing specialist training.

The West Essex area is a culturally diverse locality covering the beautiful Essex locality, the area covers both urban and rural geography.

The post attracts a London fringe payment for staff based at Epping/ Harlow

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Please see the attached job description for more details

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registration Mental Health Nurse RMN Part 3
• Mentorship preparation
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Meet the requirements for revalidation as set out by the NMC
• High standard of education

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate qualification or commitment to work towards this
• Non-medical prescribing qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of / and the ability to conduct assessments and review of care in line with the requirements of the mental health care clusters
• Understanding and the ability to support the team to meet their key performance indicators and contractual targets
• Experience in the performance management and supervision of lower banded staff
• Excellent IT skills i.e. Word / Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Experience of using an electronic information system
• Experience of and participation in audit and research
• Knowledge and understanding of health legislation, principles of CPA and Care Management, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act 1983 and safeguarding, the NHS Constitution, and risk assessment / management
• Knowledge of current best practice and models within nursing practice in mental health
• The ability to devise comprehensive care plans that incorporate effective, individualised and evidenced based therapy interventions
• Understanding of the nature of mental health conditions and how they can affect people's day to day life and impact upon recovery
• Commitment to ongoing learning through CPD for self and others within operational area

Skills/Experience

Essential criteria

• Literate in IT/Computer Skills
• Proven experience of working in a health, social care or community setting as part of a multi- disciplinary team
• Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive information
• Proven experience of working with people with mental health conditions and vulnerable service users
• Proven experience of conducting and contributing to ongoing assessments
• Ability to conduct risk assessments of the individual in the service user environment
• Proven experience of medicines management in line with NMC Standards and Trust policies and procedures
• Experience in providing psycho- social interventions
• Demonstrate an understanding of the recovery principles
• Ability to manage and coordinate mulit-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral / review / business / handover
• Ability to work with Clinical Manager in the development and implementation of operational / Trust policies
• Deliver training to colleagues and lower banded staff
• Ability to critically analyse and review research findings and reports
• Assess and treat own caseload of service users in accordance with Trust clinical pathways
• Undertake physical health checks of services users and act on the findings appropriately
• Undertake a range of clinical duties e.g. providing practical support and guidance to service users
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Trust Core Values
• Understand the need for compassion in working with colleagues, servicer users and families
• Support families and carers within the boundaries of their role and NMC professional code of conduct
• Capable of working under pressure and meet deadlines where required
• Act as key worker to a group of service users
• Take on the role of lead practitioner
• Self-motivated with a desire to contribute to the ongoing service development
• Participate in service reviews and research
• Able to demonstrate a level of flexibility, innovation and creativity in the working environment
• Ability to engage and motivate people
• Ability to organise individual and group activities / work skills
• Experience in risk assessment of service user activity
• Plan and prioritise own and team workload as required
• Ability to work effectively and flexibly as a senior practitioner in the multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrate the ability to lead, facilitate and support group work i.e. anger management, psycho education and hearing voices
• Mentorship and supervision of lower banded staff
• Promoting concordance with medication and treatment regimes in line with NMC regulations and Trust policy
• Requirement to undertake carers assessments
• Undertake, supervise and sign off nursing needs assessments
• Lead and facilitate group work
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, telephone manner including liaison with outside agencies
• Record all service user related information on Trust electronic records system
• Lead/chair professionals meetings and reviews
• Ability to report back at professional meetings / reviews on an individual / groups performance
• Produce reports for managers appeal / renewal hearings and mental health review tribunals
• Supervise the work of nursing students and support workers
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
• Ability to adapt to change when required
• Carry out / contribute to SI and other Trust investigations as required

Desirable criteria

• Able to deliver from a range of possible key therapeutic interventions CBT, Psychosocial interventions, Family Interventions, DBT approaches

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

• Current driving licence

Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered 'suitable alternative employment' to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Important Professional References

Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three year employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.

As a newly appointed employee you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post, the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.

Equal Opportunities Employer

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email epunft.recruitment.adverts@nhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Covid Vaccination

Although Covid vaccinations are no longer a mandatory requirement within the NHS we continue to encourage and support the vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against Covid19. The safety of our staff and patients is a top priority for us at EPUT.

If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information please contact us by emailing epunft.cv19hr@nhs.net.

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

• Job Description (PDF, 405.8KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 311.8KB)
• Why Join The NHS Pension Scheme (PDF, 91.3KB)
• EPUT Pledge - Step into Health (PDF, 211.0KB)
• Candidate Privacy Policy (PDF, 336.6KB)
• Right to Work Information (PDF, 293.6KB)
• Employer Recognition Scheme - Gold Award (PDF, 27.7KB)
• Trust Vision and Values (PDF, 168.9KB)
• Values of the NHS Pension (PDF, 151.3KB)