RMN / Care Coordinator

We are looking to recruit an experienced mental health nurse to our small busy team. The role will suit you if you enjoy

• multidisciplinary working
• fast pace work and taking initiative
• working closely with service users and their families
• collaborative care planning and risk management
Please note this role is hospital site based - no regular remote working Main duties of the job The role includes: Medication Management Caseload Management and Care Coordination Individual and group work to support assessment and treatment Supervising support staff and students About us North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five-Year Strategy:
• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care., Medication management including handling controlled drugs
Managing a complex caseload Individual and group interventions to support assessment and treatment Collaborative care planning using Dialog + Completing cognitive assessments Physical health monitoring Job description, Medication management including handling controlled drugs Managing a complex caseload Individual and group interventions to support assessment and treatment Collaborative care planning using Dialog + Completing cognitive assessments Physical health monitoring


• oCurrently Registered with appropriate professional body
Desirable
• Evidence of further relevant post qualification training
• Practice Assessor training
Experience Essential
• oPost registration experience as a Mental Health nurse preferably in a mental health setting working with older adults with functional and organic mental health needs.
Desirable
• Experience of working with Older Adults
• Experience of carrying out assessments independently including risk assessment and mental capacity assessment
• Experience of Care Coordination
• Experience of carrying out individual work and group work
Skills Essential
• oAbility to work independently and autonomously.
Skills Essential
• Effective Medication Management skills
Skills Essential
• Developing care plans with individuals and carers
Desirable
• Experience of using Dialog + and co-producing care plans
Skills Essential
• oAbility to undertake comprehensive risk assessment and implement risk management plans.
Skills Essential
• oAbility to network, collaborate and liaise with other agencies.
Skills Essential
• oEffective Physical health monitoring skills and knowledge of when to escalate concerns
personal qualities Essential
• oHighly committed to teamwork
• oAbility to appreciate and apply continuous improvement strategies in practice.
Desirable
• Motivated to learn to enhance knowledge and continuously develop skills.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
• oDip/BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing
Desirable
• Phlebotomy
Qualifications Essential
• oCurrently Registered with appropriate professional body
Desirable
• Evidence of further relevant post qualification training
• Practice Assessor training
Experience Essential
• oPost registration experience as a Mental Health nurse preferably in a mental health setting working with older adults with functional and organic mental health needs.
Desirable
• Experience of working with Older Adults
• Experience of carrying out assessments independently including risk assessment and mental capacity assessment
• Experience of Care Coordination
• Experience of carrying out individual work and group work
Skills Essential
• oAbility to work independently and autonomously.
Skills Essential
• Effective Medication Management skills
Skills Essential
• Developing care plans with individuals and carers
Desirable
• Experience of using Dialog + and co-producing care plans
Skills Essential
• oAbility to undertake comprehensive risk assessment and implement risk management plans.
Skills Essential
• oAbility to network, collaborate and liaise with other agencies.
Skills Essential
• oEffective Physical health monitoring skills and knowledge of when to escalate concerns
personal qualities Essential
• oHighly committed to teamwork
• oAbility to appreciate and apply continuous improvement strategies in practice.
Desirable
• Motivated to learn to enhance knowledge and continuously develop skills.
  
  Why NLFT?
• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.