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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
About
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.
As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit: www.cnwl.nhs.uk
(source: Central and North West London NHS Foundation NHS Trust website)
Harrow HTT Band 6 Practitioner
Closed for applications on: 28-Nov-2024 08:15
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 28-Nov-2024 08:15
Key details
Location
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital
- Address
- Watford Road
- Town
- Harrow
- Postcode
- HA1 3UJ
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £42,939 - £50,697 pa inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Mental Health
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Job overview
Are you looking to work in a team that allows you to feel empowered and proud to be a Nurse? To work in an environment that will allow you to develop and flourish as a community practitioner? We are the first team in CNWL that has been accredited by the royal collage of psychiatry. Then HTT team at Northwick Park Hospital might just have what you’re looking for.
We as a team work closely together and if you would like to be part of a team that looks out for each other this is the team for you. We pride ourselves on the fact that no one ever leaves, the benefit of working in this team is promotion.
Location - Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow
*The position would require for you to be a driver *
Based on the outskirt rural areas of London, Harrow is surrounded by beautiful parks and greenery where our staff can take advantage of the more peaceful areas. With buses taking you right outside our office and parking available in the surrounding areas, travelling to work has never been easier!
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.
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Nursing, turning lives around and improving patient's wellbeing, the reasons you looked to become a Nurse.
We will empower you to work innovatively, showing a commitment to providing compassionate care and a strong desire to improve patient care.
In addition to this we want to offer you;
- Coaching and development sessions including; motivational training, Physical health training, CBT, ECG and venepuncture training all demonstrating a commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development.
- On-site shadowing for you with our services during the first two weeks so that you can get a feel of all the areas and what they do to participate in the wellbeing of our patients. This includes Psychiatric liaison etc.
- Hidden Gem, annual award ceremonies and award-winning Staff Networks that have thousands of members and exciting events.
To be an active member of the integrated HTT multidisciplinary team and provide individually tailored care packages for adults of working age, and their families/carers, who have severe and enduring mental illness.
To work in a therapeutic, client-centred way and use a range of evidence-based interventions to help promote recovery through individual or joint working with other professionals.
Working for our organisation
- We are equipped with latest technology including electronic prescribing to reduce time spent on administration and drug rounds and allow more time for care.
- Commitment from the team to develop you as a practitioner by offering coaching and in-house development sessions
- An opportunity to work with a fun, energetic and passionate team who are committed to looking after each other as well as their patients- evidenced by their team outings, away days and local events.
Why choose HTT at Northwick Park as a place to work?
- Efficient recruitment process
- Flexible shift working hours to provide a healthy work-life balance ; Monday to Sunday, no nights and long days (shift work)
- Team Leaders on the team are very accommodating in trying to promote staff to set goals and achieve them.
- Generous NHS Pension scheme
- Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, family and friends.
Our total benefit package is amongst the best in London, and includes:
Relocation package, childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle-to-work scheme, counselling services and much more!
CNWL is dedicated to developing it’s own staff and you will be encouraged to develop yourself into becoming the Nurse you wish to be.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Communication:
1. To be fully conversant with statutory and non-statutory services in the borough, and promote effective liaison, working relationships and operational links as appropriate.
2. To represent the HTT at Borough, Divisional, clinical and other meetings as required.
3. To ensure safe and effective delivery of care to service users utilising the knowledge and skills of staff.
Training:
1. To be available to receive clinical and managerial supervision.
2. To participate in academic meetings and teaching sessions.
3. To facilitate the learning environment for pre and post registration students.
Policy and/or Service Development:
1. To participate in the formulation of policy and the development of the HTT, the rapid response functions of the service and the interface with the Single Point of Access.
Management of Resources:
1. To take assist in ensuring adequate staffing resources are available to provide the service.
2. Assist in the recruitment and selection of staff.
3. To assist in ensuring compliance with legal requirements concerning the prescribing, storage, transporting and administration of medicines.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN/Diploma/Degree
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Valid UK registration with their respective professional body.
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience as a Band 6 clinician in an acute or community setting.
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills both verbally and through written reports.
- Ability to assess complex risk and produce care plans to manage this
- Effective leadership skills
- Ability to take responsibility for managing a caseload
- Ability to manage complex decision making situations.
- Ability to organize and prioritise own workload.
- Ability to supervise junior staff and students
- Teaching and assessing skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Ability to work effectively in stressful and emotionally charged situation
- Able to manage personal stress.
- Previous experience of audit and research.
Desirable criteria
- Expertise in particular skills and evidence of how you developed them and use them in your current role
- Supervision, Line management and appraisal training
- HR skills training e.g. recruitment, managing absence
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- IT skills i.e. Microsoft word, Email, Internet, Motivated and able to motivate others, Assertive and enthusiastic.
Desirable criteria
- Car driver, full driving license., Access to own transport.
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential criteria
- Caring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff
- Respectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
- Able and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
- Able and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jodie Lowman
- Job title
- Harrow Home Treatment Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 869 2690
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
- Argo House 180 Kilburn Park Road
- London
- NW6 5FA
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