Primary Care Nurse (PCN) Clinical Service Lead | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

To build on established local partnerships and initiatives to transform our model of community mental health care and support for people living in the London borough of Southwark. The aim is to deliver a community mental health service with a specific focus on prevention, wellbeing to deliver integrated and personalised care closer to home.

In partnership with primary care colleagues the service aims to provide early assessment, treatment and improved access to evidence based interventions for people with mental health needs. This will both avoid care being escalated into secondary care unnecessarily and will support people to step down out of complex care settings. Transfer back to primary care, will also be a key element of this service.

Clinical

· To provide the highest quality services within the resources allocated and provide specialist clinical advice to support people with mental health complex needs

· To ensure that services are delivered within a robust clinical governance framework, monitoring and evaluating standards of care routinely in accordance with PCN governance arrangements

· To ensure that the teams maintain clinical and care records in line with policies and procedures

· To promote an ongoing process of service improvement within the team

· To develop and maintain a high performing team

· To provide leadership within the team, supporting and developing the team to provide effective services

· To ensure that the team works within the Policies of the PCN and be responsible for devising specific policies within the personality disorder service.

· To maintain effective team working with partners including primary care, statutory, voluntary and independent sector organisations

· To maintain regular links to the Mental Health Trust, particularly for on-going support, supervision, training and development; and support the design of a seamless patient pathway between primary and secondary care.

· To participate in service planning and development as part of the directorate business planning process

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.

By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.

To build on established local partnerships and initiatives to transform our model of community mental health care and support for people living in the London borough of Southwark. The aim is to deliver a community mental health service with a specific focus on prevention, wellbeing to deliver integrated and personalised care closer to home.

In partnership with primary care colleagues the service aims to provide early assessment, treatment and improved access to evidence based interventions for people with mental health needs. This will both avoid care being escalated into secondary care unnecessarily and will support people to step down out of complex care settings. Transfer back to primary care, will also be a key element of this service.

The post holder will lead a small team of nurses who will provide assessments and brief interventions in GP surgeries across Southwark. As an expert practitioner you will provide teaching, coaching and supervision to nursing staff in their delivery of nursing care.

The post holder will forge strong relationships with GPs, providing support, and training to practice staff. In addition, supporting the step down of service users that have severe mental illness and who have achieved stability in their recovery.