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A fantastic opportunity has arisen in Hillingdon for highly motivated and enthusiastic Mental Health Nurse to join our Older Adult Community Mental Health Service as a Duty Worker.

The OA CMHT works with older adults covering the Hillingdon borough and the site is at The Woodland Centre; based beside The Hillingdon Hospital.

We are a service user led service and work with older adults that have mental health issues and require support with additional physical health needs.

The role of the Duty worker is to triage and complete assessment of new referrals into the teams, answering incoming duty queries, carrying out risk reviews and feeding back to the wider MDT with recommendations based on service user need.

The OACMHT is a multidisciplinary team, comprising of nurses, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. The team is supported by good administrative systems and offers an excellent working environment.

The team has good links with local statutory and non-statutory services and works closely with our colleagues within acute mental health inpatients.

The post is for 37.5 hours a week and the OACMHT working hours are Mon-Friday 9am-5pm.



What will you get?
• Regular individual supervision and reflective practice groups
• Training package to ensure continuous professional development
• Working within a dynamic team with visibility of the Senior Management Team
• Access to London Leadership Academy Coaching and Mentorship programmes
• A range of staff benefits including “kids pass”, range of salary sacrifices schemes (including for electronic goods and 30% savings on a car), interest free loans and many more).
• Opportunities for flexible working

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.

What we are looking for?
1. Post registration experience of working with older adults with mental health problems and desirable experience of working with older adults in a community setting.
2. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a sound understanding of current government legislation, demonstrate the ability to work as part of a MDT and provide high quality care with evidence based therapeutic assessments, interventions and completion of accurate and timely documentation.
3. Specialist skills in mental health assessment, risk assessment, safety planning and medication administration.
4. Car owner/driver would be ideal but not essential as it is about finding the right person


This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Jan 2024

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Psychiatric Liaison Nurse (PLN) work closely with the people who use our services, families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. P.L.N. nurses are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:

keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments

ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based policies and procedures

ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process

We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. PLN work as part of a team and you will contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model of assessment of service users and family in Hillingdon A+E.

We are looking for an enthusiastic experienced nurse to join our team here at the Riverside Centre in the role of Band 6 Psychiatric Liaison Nurse.

We are looking for applicants who have completed their preceptorship and are able to work creatively and effectively in a busy and demanding role. The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate progressive skills in leadership, supervision, clinical practice, service development, risk assessment and care management. We are seeking nurses who are also friendly, approachable, compassionate and motivated with good communication skills. If you are committed to providing person centered care with a sound knowledge of best practice, this could be the opportunity for you. Our nurses work within our supportive nursing structure in developing and implementing assessments, treatments and recovery focused care for patients and their family. You will receive ongoing support from your peers and team leader. You will also receive individual supervision as well as support in reflective practice groups.



. Here at The Riverside centre we can offer you: * An opportunity to work on the outskirts of London with good transport links from Uxbridge to London. * Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities * Support and guidance with Revalidation * Flexible working * Band 6 Monthly Development Days and Leadership Programs * Ongoing supervision and appraisals with optional coaching available * Tailored education and development program from Mentorship to PhD. * Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies * Excellent staff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London such as: relocation package, 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.

Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible

Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary

Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services

Being open and transparent about their own practice

Supervising the work of others

Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made

Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement

Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records

Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements

The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. In order to comply with our duty of care, we require our staff to have the COVID vaccine and we will ask for proof of vaccination during the recruitment process.


This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jan 2024

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Key Result Areas and Responsibilities: Managerial - Ensure robust supervision arrangements are in place for all ACPs. - Undertake professional development planning with ACPs to identify opportunities for growth and development as well as enabling them to work in a standardised way across the Trust. - Ensure annual appraisal and revalidation arrangements are in place for all ACPs. - Lead and support divisions in recruitment of new ACPs - Supervise and support ACP trainees including assisting departments in arranging clinical training programmes, clinical supervision and educational supervision to enable them to develop and practice safely and effectively as they train. - Maintain a contemporary directory of all ACPs in the Trust. Strategic - Provide professional leadership for the strategic direction of all ACP activity across the Trust. This includes: Service development and redesign, Workforce planning, Innovative role development, Recruitment and retention, Training and development Professional supervision and development to underpin the provision of sustainable high-quality services. - Work with the Divisional triumvirates to establish advanced practice workforce plans, ensuring the workforce is adequately resourced and educationally / clinically prepared to deliver high quality care now and for the future. - Be at the forefront of innovative practice, inspiring colleagues to implement innovation, supporting others to identify innovation. Education - Work in partnership with higher education institutes, Health Education England and NHS England / Improvement to ensure delivery of educational programmes which meet the requirements and will create a workforce that is responsive to the needs of patients and the organisation now and for the future. - Work with the Associate Director of Nursing & Midwifery to develop career portfolios for staff and develop educational interventions to best meet the identified need. Leadership - To work in conjunction with other advanced practice leads to develop and deliver the advanced practice strategy across the ICS.

The Community Mental Health Hub Team is looking for 2 experienced Mental Health Practitioner (Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker) with a keen interest in working with patients experiencing mental health difficulties. These are two full-time, duty worker posts without caseload responsibilities. The usual hours of works are Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.

If you enjoy problem solving and thinking on your feet, this exciting new specialist role is for you!

You will be joining a warm, friendly and highly supportive multi-disciplinary team of dedicated colleagues who work together to offer the best possible service to the people they serve. Excellent communication skills are required and an ability to liaise with all stakeholders involved; including service users, carers, third sector providers and other agencies.

Ideally, we would prefer someone who has experience of supporting service users with mental health problems (and we positively encourage applicants with lived experience). An inclusive and positive attitude is essential. If your current role includes duty work, that will be an advantage in your application. We always provide a robust induction and the wellbeing of our team is paramount. Supervision, appraisal and training are all highly valued and prioritized for all staff.
• To undertake holistic assessments of service users with mental health issues.
• To promote the work of the Community Mental Health Hub (CMHH).
• To maintain up-to-date clinical records and documentation in line with agreed local policies and procedures
• To respond to duty referrals on a daily basis
• To ensure that own professional practice and clinical knowledge is maintained at all times
• To work in partnership with the primary care team, statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure that the appropriate care needs are met.
• To maintain patient safety, in collaboration with patients, carers and other team members.
• Recognising the potential for or signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect
• Provides clinical advice on complex issues to other members of the clinical team and staff from other disciplines.
• Undertakes urgent and priority assessments, including comprehensive risk assessments.
• Responsible for decision making and coordination in a crisis situation.
• Support service users’ short term who presents to the team when their Care Coordinator / Lead Professional is absent from work and the person requires an urgent response.
• To liaise with other services i.e. Police, A & E, Single Point of Access.
• Maintain an effective reporting standard, verbally and in writing
• Support members of the team with other specialist assessments, as required for e.g. mental capacity and safeguarding assessments
• To supervise junior staff members and to support students on placement.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage & support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues & of course patients & service users when working on our healthcare settings.

CNWL is committed to workforce development and is keen to enable the successful applicant to innovate & evolve with the service.

In Hillingdon Community Mental Health Hubs we work with adults covering the Hillingdon borough & we are based at Mill House walking distance from the Uxbridge Town centre.

We are service user-led & work with adults with mental & physical health issues who require support from a multidisciplinary approach. With a recently transformed new Hub model it is an exciting opportunity to join the team when services are changing to be more responsive to the service users within the Hillingdon borough.

We are a multidisciplinary service, comprising of mental health nurses, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, employment specialists, & peer support workers. The team is supported by a good administrative system & offers an excellent work environment. With good links with local statutory & non-statutory services.
• We offer Regular individual supervision
• We work within a dynamic team with visibility of the Senior Management Team
• Opportunities for flexible working & some remote working
• Great Opportunities available for carer development

JOB PURPOSE:

To ensure mental health needs of adults with mental illness are appropriately assessed and a high level of quality care is delivered in the community. To provide support and advice to users, carers and other professionals on mental health issues.

This can include relapse prevention of mental health and wellbeing, crisis planning and other interventions that maximise the service users’ ability to resolve crises, remain at home, avoid the need for hospitalisation and also safe stepping down of patient’s ready discharge.

MAIN DUTIES:
• To undertake holistic assessments of service users with mental health issues.
• To promote the work of the Community Mental Health Hub (CMHH).
• To maintain up-to-date clinical records and documentation in line with agreed local policies and procedures, NMC guidelines and CNWL policy.
• To respond to duty referrals on a daily basis and ability to prioritise urgent referrals.
• To ensure that own professional practice and clinical knowledge is maintained at all times in accordance with NMC guidelines and CNWL policies and procedures.
• To work in partnership with the primary care team, statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure that the appropriate care needs are met.
• To maintain patient safety, in collaboration with patients, carers and other team members.
• Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect and taking all reasonable steps to protect the patient.
• Provides clinical advice on complex issues to other members of the clinical team and staff from other disciplines.
• Undertakes urgent and priority assessments, including comprehensive risk assessments.
• Responsible for decision making and coordination in a crisis situation.
• Support service users’ short term who presents to the team when their Care Coordinator / Lead Professional is absent from work and the person requires an urgent response.
• To liaise with other services i.e. Police, A & E, Single Point of Access.
• Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards and offering a consistent approach to people open within the team.
• Maintain an effective reporting standard, verbally and in writing on patient conditions.
• Support members of the team with other specialist assessments, as required for example, application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005; Knowledge of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, s42 Care Act regarding Safeguarding Adults and Making Safeguarding Personal.
• To maintain professional standards of care at all time.
• To supervise junior staff members and to support students on placement.
• Undertake and maintain all essential training to role.

COMMUNICATION:
• To maintain effective communication links with relevant external agencies ensuring that service users receive high quality, co-ordinated packages of care.
• To analyse complex written information, that will require periods of prolonged concentration e.g. producing or interpreting confidential service user reports.
• To have a high level of interpersonal and communication skills to deal with a range of highly sensitive and emotive situations.
• To liaise effectively with Home Treatment Team (HTT).
• To develop and promote effective communication and liaison with GPs, other primary care professionals, Social Services and voluntary organisations.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
• To undertake holistic assessments of service users utilising the single assessment process, risk assessment tools and mental state examination in order to provide a high standard of nursing care to service users in the community.
• To deliver appropriate therapeutic interventions to service users utilising a range of evidence-based therapies e.g. anxiety management, relaxation techniques and problem-solving techniques.
• To respond to urgent and unplanned clinical events involving service users known to the team, utilising analytical and problem-solving skills to ensure the situation is managed effectively.
• To have an in-depth understanding of mental health issues to manage service users with complex mental health problems.
• To monitor service users and advise both them and their carers on psychotropic medications, observing efficacy and monitoring any adverse reactions.
• To report and act on any adverse reaction observed in conjunction with the General Practitioner or Consultant Psychiatrist, as appropriate.
• To administer depot medication to service users and monitor any adverse reactions or side effects or changes in mental state.
• To regularly advise other professionals on medication management issues e.g. side effects, recommended medication dosages, changing medication. (In consultation with the Consultant Psychiatrist or General Practitioner, as appropriate).
• To regularly attend and participate in clinical reviews (zoning, MDT and any other clinical consultations).
• To utilise clinical supervision and reflective practice.
• To participate and contribute to regular reviews of own performance through Appraisal and Development Review Process.
• To agree and implement a service and personal development plan.
• To have a sound understanding and knowledge of current legislation and its application to service users with mental health problems e.g. Mental Health Act, Care Act, Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act.
• To work within Recovery framework, in partnership with Service Users and Carers being hopeful that people can move on, from the most distressing points of their mental distress and create meaning in their lives

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:
• To be responsible for the monitoring and maintaining of supplies of clinical and sterile services equipment.
• To have an understanding and awareness of budget management issues to ensure that care is delivered within available service resources.
• To liaise with the Team Leader, pharmacist to ensure adequate supply of depot injections are available at all times.

SERVICE DEVELOPMENT:
• To assist as required in the development of the team in accordance with research and evidenced based practice to ensure a modern and exemplary service is delivered.
• To participate in QI projects, audits and service reviews.
• To engage with service users, carers and other agencies advocating for these groups to ensure they are fully involved in service evaluation, monitoring and development.
• To promote user empowerment, carer involvement and anti-discriminatory practices in the delivery of mental health care, at all times.
• To work with other members of the team to further integrate with in-patient wards, HTT, SPA and GPs.

SERVICE GOVERNANCE:
• To participate, along with other members of the team in audit and research activities that contribute to improvements in the delivery of care within the team.
• To ensure that own professional practice is maintained in accordance with NMC guidelines, revalidation, local procedures and CNWL policy.
• To adhere to all policies and procedures in the prevention and management of areas of risk e.g. Risk Management, Fire Safety, Health and Safety, Lone Worker policy.
• This is an outline of the postholder’s duties and responsibilities. It is not intended as an exhaustive list and may change from time to time in order to meet the changing needs of the Trust and Department.

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.


This advert closes on Friday 19 Jan 2024

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We are looking to recruit a Band 7 Sonographer to join our friendly team. You must be available to work at either of our Trust sites - Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital.

We are looking for a motivated Sonographer with excellent communication skills to provide a high quality service to our patients and trainees. This role offers an excellent opportunity to further develop your ultrasound skills and actively participate in the running of the department. There will be a high degree of autonomy and this post will offer every opportunity to fully utilise your professional skills.

We are a friendly, forward-looking department and continuous professional development is actively encouraged to support technical excellence. There may be opportunities to extend your areas of expertise with additional training. Flexibility and innovation are a prerequisite for this post, with a high value placed on individual initiative and responsibility.

Requests from newly-qualified Sonographers will be considered. Interviews will be face-to-face. A practical assessment will be undertaken as part of the interview process.

An interview date is yet to be confirmed.
• Be responsible for scanning patients and producing independent reports of these scans in line with departmental guidelines;
• Take an active role in teaching and practical training of student Sonographers, specialist registrars, and others in training;
• Participate in the management of the ultrasound department and in the audit and clinical governance programs;
• To communicate with patients, their relatives, and others about the purpose of the examinations and the scan results (in line with departmental guidelines).
• To develop ones own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others, identifying any training needs to the Lead Sonographer;
• To plan and prioritise ones own workload and that of the section to ensure the efficient flow of work, keeping waiting times to a minimum and maintaining a high standard of service delivery.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services, including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe, and compassionate care, while we drive forward with the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.


This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Dec 2023

We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our friendly and professional therapy services.

The post will be a rotational post across the Hillingdon Hospital Site (Uxbridge) and Mount Vernon Hospital site (Northwood). The 4 monthly rotational post offers experience in a wide range of clinical settings including Musculo-skeletal Outpatients, Orthopaedics -including Rapid Recovery programme and Joint School for joint replacements, Hand Therapy, Medical / Surgical including ITU, Neuro Rehabilitation, Acute Stroke Unit, Elderly Care. There is also the opportunity to rotate to paediatrics and rapid response which is supported in collaboration with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy services are fully integrated providing an exciting, friendly and supportive environment in which staff are encouraged to develop to their full potential. There is a strong emphasis on continuing professional development, and life-long learning.

Both Hospital sites offer undergraduate clinical placements to students from NW London Universities and the University of Hertfordshire.

To deliver a complex package of high quality healthcare including assessment, treatment and advice to patients with various needs in a variety of settings. To participate in the Junior Rotational scheme which may involve outpatients, orthopaedics, Hand Therapy, Orthopaedics on the Mount Vernon Site and ITU/surgery, medical, outpatients, orthopaedics, care of the elderly, acute stroke unit and neurological rehabilitation on the Hillingdon site. Paediatrics and Rapid Response within the community CNWL Trust.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Clinical
• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of the post holders own work
• To maintain a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management.
• To undertake the assessment of patients using investigative and analytical skills.
• To formulate an individual management and/or treatment programme, using clinical reasoning and a range of treatment skills.
• Where necessary to accompany patients on home visits prior to discharge and communicate with relatives and carers regarding continuation of treatment at home.
• To participate in the Junior Rotational scheme which involves working across the Trust in a range of ward settings, outpatient departments and the patients own home, which will provide a broad base for both personal, clinical and professional development and ensure the required clinical competencies are met.
• To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• To assess and manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
• To assess capacity to give consent, where possible to gain valid informed consent and have the competence/ ability to work within a legal framework with patients who are not capable to consent to treatment.
• To actively participate in the out of hours evening and weekend emergency on-call rota having being assessed as competent. On these occasions being the only member of the physiotherapy team on duty, although advice can be accessed by telephone
• When working on the emergency duty rota, undertake the assessment, treatment of acutely ill patients with respiratory problems, who may have a complex presentation and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner.
• When working on the emergency duty on-call rota, provide advice to medical and nursing staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding patients respiratory and chest functions/conditions.
• To maintain comprehensive and accurate assessment and treatment records in line with legal and departmental and Trust requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment outcomes appropriately in the form of letters and reports


This advert closes on Thursday 28 Dec 2023

ADULT AUDIOLOGY + HEARING AID SERVICE

Hillingdon Hospital with Mount Vernon NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Audiologist – 37.5 hours per week full time

An opportunity has arisen for a qualified Audiologist to join our friendly and dedicated Adult Hearing Service team working between Mount Vernon and Hillingdon Hospital sites

The main duties of the post will be carrying out routine procedures within the Audiology service such as adult rehabilitation, direct referrals, hearing assessments, hearing aid fittings plus supporting routine ENT clinics.

As well as assisting and supporting the service manager in the continuous improvement of the service, Active involvement in clinical audit service development will be required.

There will be support for personal and professional development.

It is essential you have a BSc in Audiology or BAA equivalent with relevant experience and current RCCP or HCPC registration.

This post is for 37.5 hours per week. Working patterns to a certain extent are flexible and can be arranged to suit the successful applicant. However, the post holder would be required to work at both the Hillingdon and Mount Vernon sites.

There is a hospital shuttle bus available between hospital sites.

For informal enquiries, please call 01895 279343 and ask to speak to one of our Senior Audiologists or email thh.adulthearing @nhs.net

General:-
 Provide a comprehensive hearing aid service to all our hearing impaired patients

 Provide a range of audiometric investigations to outpatients.

 Keep up-to-date with professional knowledge and new technology

 Services are moving towards a 7-day service including evenings and weekends

Specific:-
 Provide Audiological cover for ENT clinics to carry out Pure Tone Audiometry, Tympanometry, Speech Audiometry tests and other tests as required.

 Provide a comprehensive and efficient direct referral service to patients referred from GPs and hospital consultants including the provision of the full range of NHS hearing aids.

 Provide ongoing assessment, maintenance and rehabilitation for hearing aid users.

 Participate in general departmental audit, research and development

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute and specialist services from two sites to a local population of 350,000. Our services include; accident and emergency services, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. Hillingdon is situated in North West London close to Heathrow airport and is the second largest London borough. Our modern treatment centre at Mount Vernon in Northwood offers routine inpatient services, diagnostics and outpatient clinics.

Please refer to attached job description

Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Communication
 Show and communicate a complex understanding to all

 Communicate effectively and appropriately and provide reassurance and
understanding. Liaise courteously with patients, colleagues, the public and members of the dictectorte and trust.

 Show understanding and be sympathetic towards the effects of hearing impairment, in particular the impact on their lives and social skills.

 Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with good interpersonal skills.

 Liaise daily with adult rehabilitation team.

 Convey condition related information to patients, relatives and carers.
Knowledge, training and experience


This advert closes on Friday 29 Dec 2023

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Trust as a Deputy Lead Sonographer. The post will be based at both our Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospital sites. You will be responsible to the Ultrasound Lead Sonographer and will be required to manage the day-to-day running of the department in their absence.

The successful candidate will have considerable experience in obstetric and general medical or gynaecology ultrasound. You will also have a proven track record of teaching and mentoring students. The post holder will also have a clinical workload, be able to carry out lists at an advanced practitioner level, and make clinical judgements based on assessing and interpreting ultrasound findings, some of which may be highly complex.

An interview date is yet to be confirmed.
• The post holder will be responsible as deputy to the lead sonographer, acting as the lead sonographer in their absence.
• The post holder will participate in the management of the department as a major element of the role which includes sectional management on a regular basis.
• The post holder will participate in the clinical audit & clinical governance programmes.
• Responsible for scanning patients and producing independent reports of these scans including high risk obstetric and gynaecological patients.
• The post holder will take an active role in teaching & practical training of student sonographers, specialist registrars & others in training.
• Regularly provide clinical advice to less experienced sonographers.
• Responsible sonographer rota management and liaising with the radiology admin lead and maternity admin team to ensure rooms are correctly open on Soliton.
• To use ultrasound to carry out diagnostic examinations of patients and provide clinical reports in line with departmental guidelines.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.


This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Dec 2023

Teaching and Training The post holder would be expected to contribute to the post-graduate education for all grades of medical staff and nursing staff at regular Friday afternoon teaching. There is a strong link with undergraduate teaching through the University of Bristol medical Academy. This currently involves delivery of several tutorial based sessions throughout the year the post holder will be expected to contribute to these sessions. Research The post holder will be encouraged to be active in Clinical Research. The Trust and Cranfield University have a longstanding collaboration and have formed the Cranfield Post Graduate Medical School in Gloucestershire. Clinical Governance & Audit The Trust has an established framework for Clinical Governance that incorporates a Clinical Audit programme. In addition to the Trust Clinical Governance committee there are procedures at Directorate and Department level for reviewing and implementing action with regard to Clinical Governance issues. There is also a strong drive for Quality Improvement initiatives led from the Gloucestershire Safety & Quality Improvement Academy which was established in June 2015. The Trust has been widely praised for its approach to Quality Improvement and was rated outstanding at our recent CQC inspection. The Trust as a whole was also elevated to GOOD overall with over 90% of services good or outstanding. The department is actively engaged in audit and there is an internal audit programme. There is also involvement in clinical audit and the appointee will be expected to take part in the development of Clinical Audit activities and in achieving Clinical Governance objectives in accordance with the agreed Departmental, Directorate and Trust governance programmes, including re-validation. These build on the considerable progress that has already been made by the Trust in Clinical Audit and there is continuous quality improvement.

**PENDING RCP APPROVAL FOR JOB DESCRIPTION**

This post is partially a replacement but also a new post, created in response to the increasing demand for Stroke services provision both in hospital and the community. The successful candidate will work closely with the two existing Stroke Physicians.

The successful applicant will be a committed clinician with a track record of excellent clinical service delivery, quality improvement, teaching and training. It is a requirement of the post that every doctor takes part in annual job planning and annual appraisal as part of the revalidation of cycle.

The post is advertised as 10 PAs, additional PAs are available for GIM On-calls, Stroke On-call at local HASU and educational role at Brunel University.

SLA with NWPH for the optional HASU on call 2 PAs would be on an 18-month basis. In this case, the 2PA agreement would be subject to review every 18 months.

Applications are welcomed from individuals who wish to work less than full time.

The post-holder will be responsible to the Divisional Director of Unplanned Care at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a 10 PA post, 8 PA DCC, 2 SPA. SPA includes clinical and educational supervision, audit, personal CPD and mandatory training. Personal CPD must be included as part of annual appraisal which is mandatory and required for the revalidation process.

Post holders will participate in the medical on call (acute take) rota (approximately 1:18). After a weekend on call, the candidate has the option of either taking a day in lieu or financial remuneration.

The post holder will, together with his or her consultant colleagues and other health care professionals in the Directorate, provide an effective and comprehensive service on the Stroke unit and the outpatient Stroke clinics. The post holder will work closely with colleagues to support quality improvement and service development in the department.

The Hillingdon Hospital provides Acute Stroke service for the people of Hillingdon, Hayes, Harlington, Ruislip and part of Ealing. Our designated 24 bedded Acute Stroke Unit offers intense stroke rehabilitation for patients referred by our local HASUs (NWLH & CXH).

The team includes 1 x SpR from geriatric rotation, 1x CT1/2, 1x FY2 rotating every four months as well as a Trust Grade SHO. We have Neuro-physiotherapists, Neuro-occupational Therapists, SALT, Dietician and psychology input.

There is a dedicated Stroke Clinic every week and daily TIA clinics. There is a Stroke specialist nurse at Hillingdon hospital, who organises Stroke/TIA clinics.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and responsibilities.


This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Dec 2023

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and dedicated part-time administrator who will enjoy challenges in doing a variety of tasks to join the Hillingdon Perinatal Community Mental Health based at Riverside Centre, Uxbridge. The post holder will be responsible to provide a full range of administrative support to the team. They will support the Operational Manager and the consultant psychiatrist to ensure that the service runs effectively and efficiently and that referrers, partners, service users and their families/carers experience a responsive and friendly service.

The post will be pivotal in providing administrative support to the team in the establishment of the ethos of the team and to the integration of Perinatal Mental Health and Maternity Services through the development and maintenance of good working relationships and collaborative partnerships with the inpatient and community maternity services.

The post holder will be required to work with minimum supervision and take the initiative in prioritising their workload to ensure service objectives and deadlines are met.

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 in our healthcare settings.

1 Year Fixed-Term Perinatal Team Administrator will provide administrative support to the local service. They will work 37.5 hours within service level standards to deliver an efficient and effective service; dealing with telephone and personal inquiries from patients, carers and members of the public, GPs and other healthcare professionals and statutory and non-statutory organisations.

The Team Administrator will provide non-clinical information and advice to patients and relatives within the boundaries of the role. They will also be taking accurate messages, timely responding appropriately and passing information on in the appropriate manner as well as escalating issues to clinical staff appropriately.

The post holder will provide administrative support to the team to assist in data collection, audits, research and service development. They will also provide the commissioners with regular evaluations of service activity and efficacy. Although the role and responsibilities have been outlined within this job description, it is important that the new post-holder is flexible, innovative and has a positive attitude to change as the service continues to develop.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) delivers community perinatal mental health services in 5 boroughs; Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster. Our teams provide mental health support and services for women/birthing people and their families during pregnancy. In Hillingdon our integrated Perinatal mental health care services work alongside and facilitate referral/discharge pathways, treatment and ongoing community care from local psychiatric inpatient services, primary care services, social services, specialist secondary and tertiary care services, for working-age adults with severe and enduring, complex mental health conditions who need support and intervention.

The best candidate will be an administrator with significant previous administrative experience, and excellent interpersonal, organisational as well as IT database applications skills (such MS Office app MS Excel etc). Also, having the ability to multi-task and work proactively and independently as part of a team is essential. Previous NHS experience is desirable. The role will be critical in ensuring the smooth running of the team providing a high standard of support to a very busy Multiple Disciplinary Team

Administration Duties
To provide a welcoming and efficient reception service to all visitors
To deal with incoming telephone calls, and outgoing correspondence as appropriate, using judgment and discretion to ensure that items needing urgent attention are brought to the attention of relevant staff
To take clear and precise messages dealing with all queries as appropriate in a professional manner
To type correspondence as agreed by Operational Manager.
To photocopy and distribute information as requested by members of the team To prioritise own workload to ensure that deadlines are met

To organise and co-ordinate meetings including referral meetings and team meetings, appointments, training events and seminars on behalf of the team To prepare and distribute documents by copy or audio typing using Microsoft Office software (letters, memos, assessments and reports, discharge summaries, etc) ensuring that all policies and procedures are adhered to.

ToBook medical reviews, Pre-Birth Plan meetings and other appointments with health professionals as necessary.

To organise requests for medical and other investigations/testing (blood tests, X-rays, etc) and ensure that results are available when required.

To ensure that all necessary documents are available on time for the clinical team to carry out their work effectively including the conveyance of documents from different sites. To attend meetings, take and distribute minutes and initiate agreed follow-up action as directed by the Operational manager and Senior Administrator
To support the production of information for professional visits
To prepare physical space and refreshments for visitors
To issue and maintain patient care files in line with CNWL Trust Care Records and care File Policies and carry out spot checks to ensure compliance
To scan all patient correspondence and all other patient-related information in a timely manner
To liaise with other Hospitals and Departments to obtain previous medical records when appropriate To support an annual audit of all care files, identify files that should be archived in line with CNWL Trust policy and ensure they are sorted, indexed and sent to central off-site storage To provide cover for other secretarial staff during absence as and when necessary.
To ensure that patient referral and contact data is collected from clinicians regularly.

To be responsible for the day-to-day management of the office and the development, implementation and maintenance of office practices and procedures.


To enter patient information details into the clinical system ensuring Trust and service deadlines are met
To support the Service manager using a clinical reporting system to produce data in relation to monitoring Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS), other key performance indicators, contractual requirements, supervision and data for team meetings
To manage shared folders to ensure all staff can easily access key documents and files
To develop PowerPoint presentations for meetings, seminars and training events (internal and external)
To competently use Supplies and NHS logistics online ordering systems as and when required
To communicate with patients – non-clinical advice and sensitive information Visitors/Public – Nonclinical advice and information Medical staff, clinical staff in the team – receives and provides information relating to Clients General Practitioners – receive and provides information relating to the clients Outside agencies – social services, voluntary organisations – receives and provides information relating to the service

To maintain up-to-date records on the patient system with regard to the client’s referral and discharge process.

To be able to respond to the development and maintenance of the relevant database systems for the recording and collating of the service activity to provide locally relevant information and regular reports to the Service Manager and other stakeholders within the specified time frame.

In order to streamline recruitment within the Trust, we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.


This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Dec 2023

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Community Perinatal Mental Health Nurse, full-time for 1 year Fixed term position (37.5 hours)

We are increasing access to services for women in the perinatal period in Hillingdon hence the opportunity has arisen for suitable qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN’s), to apply for a permanent full time position Band 7 Community Perinatal Mental Health Nurse post within the CNWL Perinatal Mental Health Service. The successful applicants will work in the Hillingdon Community Perinatal Team. CNWL Perinatal Mental Health service comprises of Coombe Wood mother and Baby inpatient services and community Perinatal services in the London Boroughs of Brent and Harrow, Hillingdon, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea.

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.

The Team provides a Monday-Friday, 9.00am-5.00pm service. The successful applicant would be expected to have the flexibility to work occasional extended opening hours to facilitate early or late clinic appointments, home visits or training.

The team works closely with Maternity Services on each site as well with local community and inpatient mental health services, primary care services, social services and a wide range of other statutory and third sector organisations.

The applicant must have excellent clinical skills, be able to demonstrate an ability to complete comprehensive mental state examinations, thoroughly assess risk, formulate safe and effective risk management plans and document and communicate these clearly and concisely.

We are looking for a skilled , experienced and passionate practitioner who must have a warm and approachable disposition and have very good communication and interpersonal skills. They must be a team player, be confident and motivated as well as being flexible and able to show initiative. They must be robust and resourceful and willing to work outside their comfort zone in an environment which can sometimes be demanding and stressful. Appropriate training, daily support and regular supervision will be provided by the Team.



We expect applicants to have experience of managing caseloads in a complex multidisciplinary/multiagency context. We also expect applicants to have experience of using formal child protection processes and being involved in interagency work with families. An awareness of current policies and practice in this area is essential.

Applicants will be expected to educate and train a wide range of health, social care and third sector staff so confidence and the ability to deliver brief and more structured training is essential.

Caseload allocation is done according to catchment area to minimize on travelling time for appointments.

All applicants must have completed a Mentorship in Practice or equivalent course, or be willing to do so, as the Team base is a student nurse training placement.

Please refer to the Job description attached for more details.
• Job Summary
• Recruitment to this permanent nursing position is part of the development of the new perinatal community Mental Health Service which has been developed alongside the existing CNWL perinatal services. Although the role and responsibilities have been outlined within this job description, it is important that the new post-holder is flexible, innovative and has a positive attitude to change as the new service develops
• The team base will be within one of the maternity services or in close proximity The post holder will be required to be flexible and to use office space on other sites in the Boroughs in their day to day working
• The service is integrated with Maternity Services at each hospital sites and the post holder will work very closely with midwives and obstetricians
• The post holder will run antenatal clinics in conjunction with maternity staff
• The service will also be embedded in the local community and will provide home visits, outreach clinics in children’s centres, primary care and will work closely with charities and other third sector organisations
• The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively and in partnership with

Local Secondary Mental Health Services , Maternity Services, Primary Care, Local Authority Services, Acute Hospitals, Voluntary and Third Sector Organisations and local Mother and Baby Units.
• The purpose of this specialist service is:

Perinatal mental health disorders are those that complicate pregnancy and the postpartum year. The Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service will offer a range of services for women who are planning to conceive , during their pregnancy and the postpartum period that:
• Have an existing mental health condition or personality disorder
• Develop a mental health condition or at risk of doing so
• Have become new parents and experience severe difficulties during the parent-infancy relationship building
• To ensure that women (whether adults or young women under 18) who are pregnant and booked for delivery at the local maternity hospital and/or have infants under one year old, receive appropriate screening and identification of their mental health needs and are managed accordingly throughout this period
• To provide supervision to the team of other staff, including midwives and health visitors, who manage one-to-one caseloads of pregnant women suffering from or at risk of developing mental illnes
• To provide on-going training, supervision, consultation and advice on mental health issues in childbearing to a range of professionals who work closely with this group of women

1.2 The service aims to provide a pragmatic and user friendly service where the post holder will take a leadership role in the further establishment, development and maintenance of structures to ensure the team’s accessibility, excellent communication, excellent assessment of patients and provision of expert assistance and advice about the management of mental health issues in the perinatal period. The post holder will be pivotal to the establishment of the ethos of the team and to the integration of Perinatal Mental Health Services and Maternity Services through development of and maintenance of good working relationships and collaborative partnerships with the in-patient services



1.3 This will be achieved through:
• Embedding as a specialist nurse within in-patient and community maternity services to perform multiagency liaison work, offering easy-to-access expert advice
• Working closely with Children’s Centres, charities and other third sector organisations to educate, improve access and outreach to local communities. This would include increased home visiting and the establishment of community satellite clinics and a move away from hospital based services where possible
• Regular targeted training programmes which will be disseminated and evaluated for a range of professionals
• Direct work in complex cases with women booked for delivery at the local maternity hospital, providing comprehensive assessment, treatment, planning and review
• Attendances at perinatal CPA meetings, to advise and ensure procedures are implemented
• Supporting the establishment of peer support groups in the local community
• Supporting local antenatal classes to educate and promote positive mental health
• Setting up a “virtual perinatal team” of champions/named professionals, using existing staff within CMHTs, Psychology/IAPT services, Midwifery teams, Health Visitor teams, CAMHs, Children & Families Social Services and GP services. This will raise awareness and improve the knowledge and skills of staff locally who work closely with this group of women, thus improving safety and quality of the care provided
• Working closely with the existing Liaison Psychiatry Service’s and Mother and Baby Unit
• Contributing to the development and dissemination of robust integrated CNWL /local Maternity Hospital perinatal care pathways and policies
• Contributing to the on-going development and establishment of Community Perinatal Mental Health Service
• Attend and contribute specialist mental health knowledge at Child Protection Conferences, psychosocial meetings and birth planning meetings

1.4 Key working relationships:
• Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist
• Perinatal Psychiatry Administrator
• Specialist one-to-one midwives
• Local Acute /Maternity Hospital – both in-patient & community
• Liaison Psychiatry Service and Mother and Baby Unit
• Other Perinatal Mental Health Teams across NW London
• Local mental health services (Inc. Adult, CAMHS & Psychology/IAPT)
• Health Visitors
• Local Safeguarding Children’s team
• Local Children & Families Social Services
• GPs
• Voluntary and Third Sector Organisations


This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Dec 2023

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- To lead the Gloucester team with care and imagination. - To provide spiritual care to those with or without formal religious faith. - To support patients and their carers , especially at end of life - To support families affected by baby-loss and miscarriage - Provision of Christian rites and facilitation of religious practices for those of other faiths - To support staff at times of personal need including staff teams facing challenging circumstances - Providing training and teaching to other staff - To be part of the 24/7 out of hours rota - To instigate and lead projects across the Trust to improve spiritual care - To be part of Trust-wide teams eg, Ethics Group, End of Life Group. Please download and read the full Job Description and Person Specification before applying for this post

Planned Care Division

Colorectal & Stoma Clinical Nurse Specialist



The Hillingdon Hospital Trust is a District General Hospital in West London. The hospital serves the borough of Hillingdon (population >300,000). The London Borough of Hillingdon is contiguous with the Hillingdon Primary Care Trust and Clinical Commissioning Group. It incorporates Heathrow Airport and has a spectrum of ethnicity and deprivation consistent with its location. The Trust gained foundation status in April 2011 and comprises of Hillingdon Hospital situated in the south of the Borough, which supports acute services, paediatric and maternity services. Mount Vernon Hospital, to the North of the borough, delivers out-patient services, elective surgery, elective Endoscopy and some older people’s services. Mount Vernon also hosts the North and East Hertfordshire Cancer Centre which our patients use.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 7 Colorectal & Stoma CNS to join the colorectal nursing team at Hillingdon Hospital Foundation Trust. The trust runs a busy colorectal surgical unit across two sites, Hillingdon and Mount Vernon hospitals. The colorectal unit is supported by five colorectal surgeons and the colorectal nurse team. The nursing team consists of three clinical nurse specialists and one stoma nursing assistant.

We are seeking a highly motivated, clinically experienced band 7 looking to develop their colorectal and stoma nursing skills in this dual role position



As a Colorectal and Stoma Care CNS you will:
• Implement best practice associated with colorectal and stoma care nursing.
• Provide specialist nursing care to patients with a diagnosis of colorectal cancer and benign diseases of the colon.
• Act as a named keyworker contact for patients with a colorectal malignancy, their relatives and carers on behalf of the colorectal cancer MDT and provide support for patients and carers from the time of diagnosis onwards.
• Provide specialist nursing care to patients who require a stoma for malignant or benign reasons.
• Be responsible for the co-ordination of the patient’s treatment pathway, acting as a link between primary, secondary and tertiary care.
• Contribute to improving patient experience throughout their pathway.
• For any further information and enquiries please contact Claire King, Colorectal & Stoma CNS on 01895 279391 or email claire.king26@nhs.net
• The post holder will deliver specialist training and education programmes at all levels both in hospital and community settings. The post holder will work within a small team and at times unsupervised. Monthly clinical supervision is provided. They will assist in and initiate the development of protocols and procedures, and in research and clinical audit for the specialty.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

To view the job description and main responsibilities of a Colorectal & Stoma Clinical Nurse Specialist please refer to the attached job description


This advert closes on Tuesday 12 Dec 2023

The Community Mental Health Hub Team is looking for 2 experienced Mental Health Practitioner (Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker) with a keen interest in working with patients experiencing mental health difficulties. These are two full-time, duty worker posts without caseload responsibilities. The usual hours of works are Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.

If you enjoy problem solving and thinking on your feet, this exciting new specialist role is for you!

You will be joining a warm, friendly and highly supportive multi-disciplinary team of dedicated colleagues who work together to offer the best possible service to the people they serve. Excellent communication skills are required and an ability to liaise with all stakeholders involved; including service users, carers, third sector providers and other agencies.

Ideally, we would prefer someone who has experience of supporting service users with mental health problems (and we positively encourage applicants with lived experience). An inclusive and positive attitude is essential. If your current role includes duty work, that will be an advantage in your application. We always provide a robust induction and the wellbeing of our team is paramount. Supervision, appraisal and training are all highly valued and prioritized for all staff.
• To undertake holistic assessments of service users with mental health issues.
• To promote the work of the Community Mental Health Hub (CMHH).
• To maintain up-to-date clinical records and documentation in line with agreed local policies and procedures
• To respond to duty referrals on a daily basis
• To ensure that own professional practice and clinical knowledge is maintained at all times
• To work in partnership with the primary care team, statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure that the appropriate care needs are met.
• To maintain patient safety, in collaboration with patients, carers and other team members.
• Recognising the potential for or signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect
• Provides clinical advice on complex issues to other members of the clinical team and staff from other disciplines.
• Undertakes urgent and priority assessments, including comprehensive risk assessments.
• Responsible for decision making and coordination in a crisis situation.
• Support service users’ short term who presents to the team when their Care Coordinator / Lead Professional is absent from work and the person requires an urgent response.
• To liaise with other services i.e. Police, A & E, Single Point of Access.
• Maintain an effective reporting standard, verbally and in writing
• Support members of the team with other specialist assessments, as required for e.g. mental capacity and safeguarding assessments
• To supervise junior staff members and to support students on placement.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage & support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues & of course patients & service users when working on our healthcare settings.

CNWL is committed to workforce development and is keen to enable the successful applicant to innovate & evolve with the service.

In Hillingdon Community Mental Health Hubs we work with adults covering the Hillingdon borough & we are based at Mill House walking distance from the Uxbridge Town centre.

We are service user-led & work with adults with mental & physical health issues who require support from a multidisciplinary approach. With a recently transformed new Hub model it is an exciting opportunity to join the team when services are changing to be more responsive to the service users within the Hillingdon borough.

We are a multidisciplinary service, comprising of mental health nurses, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, employment specialists, & peer support workers. The team is supported by a good administrative system & offers an excellent work environment. With good links with local statutory & non-statutory services.
• We offer Regular individual supervision
• We work within a dynamic team with visibility of the Senior Management Team
• Opportunities for flexible working & some remote working
• Great Opportunities available for carer development

JOB PURPOSE:

To ensure mental health needs of adults with mental illness are appropriately assessed and a high level of quality care is delivered in the community. To provide support and advice to users, carers and other professionals on mental health issues.

This can include relapse prevention of mental health and wellbeing, crisis planning and other interventions that maximise the service users’ ability to resolve crises, remain at home, avoid the need for hospitalisation and also safe stepping down of patient’s ready discharge.

MAIN DUTIES:
• To undertake holistic assessments of service users with mental health issues.
• To promote the work of the Community Mental Health Hub (CMHH).
• To maintain up-to-date clinical records and documentation in line with agreed local policies and procedures, NMC guidelines and CNWL policy.
• To respond to duty referrals on a daily basis and ability to prioritise urgent referrals.
• To ensure that own professional practice and clinical knowledge is maintained at all times in accordance with NMC guidelines and CNWL policies and procedures.
• To work in partnership with the primary care team, statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure that the appropriate care needs are met.
• To maintain patient safety, in collaboration with patients, carers and other team members.
• Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect and taking all reasonable steps to protect the patient.
• Provides clinical advice on complex issues to other members of the clinical team and staff from other disciplines.
• Undertakes urgent and priority assessments, including comprehensive risk assessments.
• Responsible for decision making and coordination in a crisis situation.
• Support service users’ short term who presents to the team when their Care Coordinator / Lead Professional is absent from work and the person requires an urgent response.
• To liaise with other services i.e. Police, A & E, Single Point of Access.
• Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards and offering a consistent approach to people open within the team.
• Maintain an effective reporting standard, verbally and in writing on patient conditions.
• Support members of the team with other specialist assessments, as required for example, application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005; Knowledge of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, s42 Care Act regarding Safeguarding Adults and Making Safeguarding Personal.
• To maintain professional standards of care at all time.
• To supervise junior staff members and to support students on placement.
• Undertake and maintain all essential training to role.

COMMUNICATION:
• To maintain effective communication links with relevant external agencies ensuring that service users receive high quality, co-ordinated packages of care.
• To analyse complex written information, that will require periods of prolonged concentration e.g. producing or interpreting confidential service user reports.
• To have a high level of interpersonal and communication skills to deal with a range of highly sensitive and emotive situations.
• To liaise effectively with Home Treatment Team (HTT).
• To develop and promote effective communication and liaison with GPs, other primary care professionals, Social Services and voluntary organisations.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
• To undertake holistic assessments of service users utilising the single assessment process, risk assessment tools and mental state examination in order to provide a high standard of nursing care to service users in the community.
• To deliver appropriate therapeutic interventions to service users utilising a range of evidence-based therapies e.g. anxiety management, relaxation techniques and problem-solving techniques.
• To respond to urgent and unplanned clinical events involving service users known to the team, utilising analytical and problem-solving skills to ensure the situation is managed effectively.
• To have an in-depth understanding of mental health issues to manage service users with complex mental health problems.
• To monitor service users and advise both them and their carers on psychotropic medications, observing efficacy and monitoring any adverse reactions.
• To report and act on any adverse reaction observed in conjunction with the General Practitioner or Consultant Psychiatrist, as appropriate.
• To administer depot medication to service users and monitor any adverse reactions or side effects or changes in mental state.
• To regularly advise other professionals on medication management issues e.g. side effects, recommended medication dosages, changing medication. (In consultation with the Consultant Psychiatrist or General Practitioner, as appropriate).
• To regularly attend and participate in clinical reviews (zoning, MDT and any other clinical consultations).
• To utilise clinical supervision and reflective practice.
• To participate and contribute to regular reviews of own performance through Appraisal and Development Review Process.
• To agree and implement a service and personal development plan.
• To have a sound understanding and knowledge of current legislation and its application to service users with mental health problems e.g. Mental Health Act, Care Act, Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act.
• To work within Recovery framework, in partnership with Service Users and Carers being hopeful that people can move on, from the most distressing points of their mental distress and create meaning in their lives

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:
• To be responsible for the monitoring and maintaining of supplies of clinical and sterile services equipment.
• To have an understanding and awareness of budget management issues to ensure that care is delivered within available service resources.
• To liaise with the Team Leader, pharmacist to ensure adequate supply of depot injections are available at all times.

SERVICE DEVELOPMENT:
• To assist as required in the development of the team in accordance with research and evidenced based practice to ensure a modern and exemplary service is delivered.
• To participate in QI projects, audits and service reviews.
• To engage with service users, carers and other agencies advocating for these groups to ensure they are fully involved in service evaluation, monitoring and development.
• To promote user empowerment, carer involvement and anti-discriminatory practices in the delivery of mental health care, at all times.
• To work with other members of the team to further integrate with in-patient wards, HTT, SPA and GPs.

SERVICE GOVERNANCE:
• To participate, along with other members of the team in audit and research activities that contribute to improvements in the delivery of care within the team.
• To ensure that own professional practice is maintained in accordance with NMC guidelines, revalidation, local procedures and CNWL policy.
• To adhere to all policies and procedures in the prevention and management of areas of risk e.g. Risk Management, Fire Safety, Health and Safety, Lone Worker policy.
• This is an outline of the postholder’s duties and responsibilities. It is not intended as an exhaustive list and may change from time to time in order to meet the changing needs of the Trust and Department.

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.


This advert closes on Tuesday 12 Dec 2023

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