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To provide a service to children/young people in mainstream schools who have a speech, language or communication need. To be responsible for providing assessment, diagnosis & therapy packages into allocated schools. To train and support school staff & parents, in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively. To support schools with the early identification of children with speech/language/communication needs. To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels To take part in quality governance, audits and projects for the team/service To contribute to, and provide feedback about, possible developments in the team

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.

Community Childrens nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by: 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 NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Community Childrens nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct. Clinical Outcomes Community Childrens nurses often work with people who have complex needs and contribute to the effectiveness of services by: Being confident, autonomous practitioners who take responsibility for the care they give to patients but also take responsibility for overseeing the work of others in the team including less experienced nurses and staff without a professional qualification Providing skilled, evidence based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but also work as team members Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by: communicating well with all members of the team understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its objectives reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes. 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.

In line with the Trust Vision to provide the Best Care for Everyone Professional values -To deliver therapeutic interventions, acting as a specialist clinician, using the principles of Occupational Therapy in an integrated and client-centred way supported by the Therapy Competency Framework. - To assume responsibility for personal development and supporting the development and supervision of others by CPD (continuing professional development), linked to appraisal. - To support evaluation and service development in the clinical area in line with national and local drivers. Communication and interpersonal skills - To communicate effectively with patients and carers potentially complex, sensitive or distressing information; in order to provide patient centred care, to encourage self-management, maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of the condition. Patients may have communication, perceptual or cognitive/understanding difficulties. - To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing, other allied health professions and other colleagues to ensure delivery of aco-ordinated multidisciplinary service. Leadership, management and team working - To support leadership and work within the Therapy team, providing an effective and evidence-based service through assessing, planning and implementing treatment programmes.

We are looking for two band 5 mental health nurses on Frays ward Riverside Centre. Frays ward is an 18 bedded Acute male adult mental health Unit. We would like to recruit nurses who have good strong leadership skills and be able to work independently but also above all to work collaboratively and effectively within the team. Ability to prioritise and make sound decisions sometimes under pressure. Good communication skills, able to work at times without direct supervision and problem solving skills.

As a member of our team, you'll have the unique opportunity to be part of the Frays ward team right from the start. This means you can contributeyour ideas, skills, and expertise to help shape the ward's culture, policies, and procedures. Your voice will be heard, and your impact will be significant as we work together to create a supportive and inclusive environment for our patients.

For those recruited we would like to offer them the opportunity to learn and have a chance for progression through trainings identified.

All our wards are currently engaging in Quality Improvement projects as we continually seek to improve service-user experiences and provide high quality outcomes. You will have the opportunity to engage in these projects and be supported to identify new ones as we continue to evolve. Moreover, Frays ward will provideample scope for progression into more clinical and managerial positions, enabling you to broaden your horizons and take on new challenges.

In return you will be offered:
• Development opportunities to help you progress in your career i.e. secondment opportunities, rotations, funded courses
• Career mapping with focus on your progression and development within the service

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.Join us on this ground-breaking journey as we shape the future of mental healthcare.

Key Responsibilities

Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.

Patient Safety

Band 5 nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:

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 other
• 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

The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Band 5 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.

Clinical Outcomes

Band 5 nurses contribute to the effectiveness of services by:
• Providing skilled, evidence based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures
• Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs
• Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care
• Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but within their own limits of competency and confidence
• Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:• communicating well with all members of the team
• understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives
• reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings
• identifying how care could be improved


This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Sep 2024

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Did you know that 100% of staff surveyed would recommend Hillingdon as a place to work?

Are you a highly motivated children’s nurse with a with a proactive and dynamic approach to meet the needs of our children and their families?

If so then submit an application!

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly and progressive community children’s nursing team for full time post as a band 6 nurse. The post sits in a well-established friendly CCN team that delivers acute, ambulatory and chronic, complex care providing a 7 day service to children and their families living in Hillingdon Borough. You will be required to work 1:4 weekends and some bank holidays. This challenging and rewarding role offers the opportunity to meet the needs of children, young people and their families within a multidisciplinary inter agency framework.

We are looking for an enthusiastic forward-thinking children’s nurse, community experience would be an advantage but not essential. You will be a highly motivated independent practitioner with sound evidence based skills. The post holder will manage a varied caseload, act as a resource for an identified area of clinical special interest and contribute to the on-going development of the CCN team.

We're thrilled that you are thinking of joining our children’s nursing team in Hillingdon!



Hillingdon is the second largest borough in London, located 14 miles from the centre, home to Heathrow Airport. Hillingdon is also where town and country meet boasting 800 acres of woodland, country parks, fields and farms, several rivers and the Grand Union Canal.

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The Children's Community Nursing Team provides clinical nursing care, training and support to children, young people (aged 0-19) and their carer's at home or other community settings, enabling them to remain safely in the community and transition to adult services where appropriate.

What we offer:
• clinical supervision, regular appraisal and support in achieving your personal development plan as well as peer support from colleagues in similar roles
• Buy & Sell Annual Leave
• an attractive pension scheme (including a tax-free lump sum on retirement and family benefits for dependants; ill health retirement benefits; and life assurance cover of twice your annual pay).
• Discounts and savings at hundreds of retailers nationwide with My Trust Benefits: You can save money on your weekly food shops, household bills, toiletries, and cosmetics, cinema tickets, meals out and holidays or weekend breaks.



Our team look after the following children and young people in the community:
• Children with acute and short-term conditions
• Children with long term conditions
• Children with disabilities and complex conditions, including neonates
• Children with life-limiting and life-threatening illness, including palliative and end-of-life-care



For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Diane Hart Clinical Manager Community Children’s Nursing Team on 01895 488480dianehart@nhs.net

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 7,000 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.

You will be part of the Children’s Community Nursing Team (CCNT) in Hillingdon, working closely with the children’s nurses, school staff, other allied health professionals and medical staff at Hillingdon Hospital as well as the specialist dietitian.. You will also be part of a wider peer supervision group of children's nurses to support evidence based practice and innovation.

We are a flexible and friendly team, who are keen to provide you the working environment for you to thrive and progress in

Community Children’s’ nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:
• 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 NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Community Children’s’ nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.

Clinical Outcomes

Community Children’s’ nurses often work with people who have complex needs and contribute to the effectiveness of services by:


• Being confident, autonomous practitioners who take responsibility for the care they give to patients but also take responsibility for overseeing the work of others in the team including less experienced nurses and staff without a professional qualification
• Providing skilled, evidence based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures
• Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs
• Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care
• Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but also work as team members
• Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:
• communicating well with all members of the team
• understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives
• reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings
• encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes.

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.


This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Sep 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 Tuesday 10 Sep 2024

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The medical typist / admin assistant is responsible for: - Providing a comprehensive audio typing and administrative service to the medical staff and their supporting team. - Undertaking routine office duties including electronic note tracking, photocopying, filing of correspondence and results and maintenance of records - Managing the mail for the unit. - Providing cover for colleagues in their absence to maintain service levels - Ensuring excellent communication is provided to patients, relatives, general practitioners and other hospital staff to ensure a proficient, high-quality service for patients and clinicians. - Regularly informing the secretarial supervisor about progress and flags up as a matter of urgency any issues, for example, capacity or delays due to internal or external factors, difficult queries from patients, etc. - Supporting the achievement of Trust performance by ensuring administrative standards are met e.g., typing times, test results passed to clinician and any potential 52-week breaches are escalated to the clinician, secretarial supervisor or AGM/DGM to avoid breach.

Main Responsibilities Clinical 1. To be responsible for the assessment, delivery, implementation and evaluation of nursing care in the department without direct supervision. 2. To act as a role model to nursing staff. 3. To maintain high standards of clinical performance and take an active role in the monitoring of clinical standards. 4. To maintain confidentiality of information regarding patients, families, and friends at all times. 5. To maintain legible and accurate clinical records and legal documentation. 6. To participate and assist in setting standards of patient care based on sound research findings. 7. To assist with the training and development of apprenticeship candidates and student nurses. 8. Undertake the responsibility for the control of clinics including the early identification of problems and liaise with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure necessary action is taken and evaluated. 9. To assist Doctors with minor operation procedures and other clinical procedures such as plaster cast application/ removal, all wound care, assist in colposcopy, hysteroscopy and cystoscopy clinics. 10. To manage patients wound care / tissue viability as part of the multidisciplinary team. Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

JOB SUMMARY: **Please see full job description for further information** To provide the multidisciplinary team (MDT) with an occupational therapy service and expertise. To manage a caseload of service users/patients to assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment. To liaise and work collaboratively with carers/families, and statutory and 3rd sector partners when required. To provide leadership for junior/unqualified staff through supervision and appraisal as required. To act as fieldwork educator to students on practice placement. To contribute to service development of local & Trust wide OT services. Clinical 1.1 To provide occupational therapy assessments for service users/patients in order to establish and meet their occupational needs. 1.2 To apply specialist clinical knowledge and skills to carry out evidence based occupational therapy interventions, both individual and in groups to support rehabilitation and recovery. 1.3 To assess the impact of mental and/or physical conditions on an individuals functional ability with regards to the provision of equipment/aids and adaptations. 1.4 To work in partnership with carers/families when required. 1.5 To be aware of the safeguarding needs of children and adults in their work and refer if required. 1.6 To provide OT consultation to other professionals within the team.

Whilst the organisation and structure within specialities/divisions may vary the specific remit of this role will include: Typing correspondence to patients, GPs, medical staff and any other required addressee following clinical attendance or other patient contacts using digital dictation or via Dragon voice recognition. Typing detailed medical reports when necessary. Highlighting to the clinical team members any results, correspondence or patient queries that need response and taking action e.g. booking investigations, transcription, etc. Ensuring incoming post and results is sorted, any appropriate action taken and passed to the clinician on a daily basis. Ensuring that any vacant slots are fully utilised and acted upon, including informing the Booking Office, to maximise capacity. Deal with enquiries by letter/e-mail/telephone from patients, GPs, other hospitals, police, solicitors (via legal department), other consultants and management. Origination of procedures in negotiation with the clinical staff and patients as requested by the secretary supervisor. This includes identifying potential dates with the clinical team, negotiation of dates with the patient and any additional co-ordination of staff, equipment, stock, facilities, external support (company representatives) and paperwork. Carrying out regular review and administrative validation of the clinicians return outpatient wait list. Regularly informing the secretarial supervisor about progress and flagging up as a matter of urgency any issues, for example, capacity or delays due to internal or external factors, difficult queries from patients, etc. Liaising with external organisations for the benefit and progress of patient care, such as Social Services, other hospitals, etc. Support the development of improvements to working practices and processes and contribute to service reviews and the implementation of new arrangements. As directed, support the resolution of complaints or concerns from patients/carers by helping to collate information and work with the supervisor to respond or escalate appropriately. To work as part of an Administrative Support Team working flexibly to ensure that administrative work is shared out equally and performed to excellent, efficient and safe standards. To cover colleagues during absences/annual/sick leave as directed by the secretary supervisor. You may also be required to undertake job rotation for cross cover as well as for development and training purposes. Undertake routine office duties including electronic note tracking, photocopying, faxing, filing of correspondence and results and maintenance of records in the absence of the band 2 clerical assistant. Assist in the training and induction for new and existing colleagues.Take the initiative as and when required as well as working flexibly and adapting to the demands of the department/team as appropriate. Undertake any other appropriate duties commensurate with the role, as required at the request of your line manager.

Whilst the organisation and structure within specialities/divisions may vary the specific remit of this role will include: Typing correspondence to patients, GPs, medical staff and any other required addressee following clinical attendance or other patient contacts using digital dictation or via Dragon voice recognition. Typing detailed medical reports when necessary. Highlighting to the clinical team members any results, correspondence or patient queries that need response and taking action e.g. booking investigations, transcription, etc. Ensuring incoming post and results is sorted, any appropriate action taken and passed to the clinician on a daily basis. Ensuring that any vacant slots are fully utilised and acted upon, including informing the Booking Office, to maximise capacity. Deal with enquiries by letter/e-mail/telephone from patients, GPs, other hospitals, police, solicitors (via legal department), other consultants and management. Origination of procedures in negotiation with the clinical staff and patients as requested by the secretary supervisor. This includes identifying potential dates with the clinical team, negotiation of dates with the patient and any additional co-ordination of staff, equipment, stock, facilities, external support (company representatives) and paperwork. Carrying out regular review and administrative validation of the clinicians return outpatient wait list. Regularly informing the secretarial supervisor about progress and flagging up as a matter of urgency any issues, for example, capacity or delays due to internal or external factors, difficult queries from patients, etc. Liaising with external organisations for the benefit and progress of patient care, such as Social Services, other hospitals, etc. Support the development of improvements to working practices and processes and contribute to service reviews and the implementation of new arrangements. As directed, support the resolution of complaints or concerns from patients/carers by helping to collate information and work with the supervisor to respond or escalate appropriately. To work as part of an Administrative Support Team working flexibly to ensure that administrative work is shared out equally and performed to excellent, efficient and safe standards. To cover colleagues during absences/annual/sick leave as directed by the secretary supervisor. You may also be required to undertake job rotation for cross cover as well as for development and training purposes. Undertake routine office duties including electronic note tracking, photocopying, filing of correspondence and results and maintenance of records in the absence of the band 2 clerical assistant. Assist in the training and induction for new and existing colleagues.Take the initiative as and when required as well as working flexibly and adapting to the demands of the department/team as appropriate. Undertake any other appropriate duties commensurate with the role, as required at the request of your line manager.

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our expanding Mental Health Support Team's within CNWL Brent and Hillingdon CAMHS. In line with 2017 Green Paper this is a role to support Education Mental Health Practitioners in schools working with Children, Young People and Families. Would suit qualified CBT Therapist or other discipline with CAMHS experience and some experience of supervising others. Applications will also be considered from Experienced CWPs / EMHPs with substantial CAMHS and Supervision Experience.

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 Mental Health Practitioner will be responsible for delivering interventions within Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in schools and colleges, whilst receiving clinical supervision and be expected to work in schools closely with school staff to support CYP, their families and staff to foster a whole school approach to mental well-being.

The mental health practitioner will play a key role in

· Forming strong working relations with a variety of stakeholders

· Providing consultations to education colleagues and support education setting to embed a whole school approach to wellbeing

· Developing and delivering evidence-based individual and group time limited interventions to young people within education settings

· Evidencing the outcomes of the MHST service

· Providing clinical supervision to trainee Education and Mental Health practitioners

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We ask the employee to adhere to our Trust Values:

Compassion: Our staff will be led by compassion and embody the values of care outlined in
our Staff Charter.
Respect: We will respect and value the diversity of our patients, service users and staff, to
create a respectful and inclusive environment, which recognises the uniqueness of each
individual.
Empowerment: We will involve, inform and empower our patients, service users, carers and
their families to take an active role in the management of their illness and adopt recovery
principles. We will ensure our staff receive appropriate direction and support, to enable
them to develop and grow.
Partnership: We will work closely with our many partners to ensure that our combined
efforts are focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for the people we serve.

The Mental Health Practitioner in the Mental Health Support Team will provide therapeutic interventions to families and young people in school settings. The role may include day to day clinical and supervisory support for the Education Mental Health Practitioners and Trainees (EMHPs/CWP’s).

The post holder will ensure the efficient and effective delivery of the MHST, providing high quality, safe and responsive evidence based mental health services to children, young people, parents/carer’s and professionals provided in accordance with Children and Young People’s IAPT principles, in partnership with service users and partner agencies, working as part of a multi-agency system.

The Mental Health Practitioner will have clinical supervisory responsibility for EMHP within the MHST provide clinical supervision to the education mental health trainees/practitioners in line with the university training on supervising and will also work as part of a senior team, supporting the Senior practitioner and service development leads to set up the new pathway.



The post holder will work alongside community partners and develop relationships between the MHST and educational settings offering advice and consultation to schools. The Mental Health Practitioner will be one of the first points of contact for the MHST for many partner agencies and contribute to the formation and delivery of care plans for young people within the MHST team in line with the agreed clinical thresholds. They will facilitate referral to other services where appropriate but will support and work with colleagues in schools and Wellbeing partnership boards to manage children and young people’s needs without specialist referral whenever possible.

It is desirable for the post holder to have successfully completed supervision training or be willing to successfully undertake and successfully complete the CYP-IAPT supervisory training course if appropriate and if this training becomes available.




This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Sep 2024

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Clinical Responsibilities Ensure that nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures. Maintain individual patient care systems, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patients physical, social and psychological needs are met Assist with the introduction and implementation of new ideas and methods of nursing care, including research methods. Communicate with relatives as required and ensure a good public image at all times.Ensure that ordering, storage administration and documentation of drugs are in accordance with Trust policy Ensure that research based nursing care within the ward is of a high standard and in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures. By monitoring patient care, supervising juniors, and evaluating the care that is delivered. Maintain individual patient care plans, evaluating and updating them as necessary to ensure that the patients physical, social and psychological needs are met. Ensure that all patients nutritional and personal hygiene needs are met. Have knowledge of and diagnose cardiac/respiratory arrest and initiate basic life support, if necessary. Escalate to appropriate senior nursing staff or medical personnel concerns regarding individual patients should their condition deteriorate. Build up and maintain contact with patients and their relatives with reference to the named nurse concept To communicate complex and emotionally sensitive information to patients and their carers regarding medical conditions, prognoses, plans of care and interactions with outside agencies Assist with clinical duties in other areas of the Trust when the need arisesThe Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 5 Managerial ResponsibilitiesEnsure economical use of supplies within the confines of the ward budget. Supervise and participate in keeping accurate and legible records and be aware of the legal implications of these documents. Ensure safe custody of patients property and valuables in accordance with hospital policy Maintain good communication with nursing colleagues and liase with otherprofessional groups in all aspects of patient care and the ward environment. Refer any complaints from patients/relatives in line with the Trust's Complaints policy To act as leader during the absence of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse and Sister. To participate in all relevant team, staff, departmental and organisational meetings Assist with clinical duties in other areas of the Trust when the need arises To plan, organise and deploy staff according to competencies and workload in order to meet patient needs Ensure continued development of leadership skills to enable the delegation of shift leadership, by F/G grade To report incidents complete incident form, instigate initial investigation and inform Senior Sister Uphold all trust policies and procedures, paying particular attention to thesickness/absence policy number 45 and annual leave policy number 163. To assist the Senior Sister in the recruitment and selection of nursing staff To be fully conversant with the Trust policy on Child Protection issues and take appropriate action by referring to relevant agencies if cause for concern Educational ResponsibilitiesSupport the Ward Manager to maintain and develop ward philosophy and objectives. Assist with the induction programme for new staff to the ward.To act as a mentor for learner nurses. To participate in the teaching of nurses in training and Health Care Assistants, working closely with the training establishments. To be responsible for own professional development in accordance with PREP requirements and NMC scope of practice. Participate in the induction programme for new staff to the ward, by working alongside them as a competent team member, familiarising them with environment and ward routine Support nursing colleagues in the development of patient information leaflets in conjunction with medical staff, which may assist patients understand their condition To undertake post basic education pertinent to role and work area in consultation with Senior Sister and use knowledge gained to enhance patient care experience such as working in link nurse role The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 6 Assist in the implementation of the Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare Assistant Strategy 2004-2007 as agreed by Senior Sister Research & DevelopmentTo participate as required in the measurement and evaluation of your work and that of the team through the use of Evidence Based Practice projects, audit and outcome measures. Undertake audit of practice in Essence of Care Benchmarking on an annual basis and critically evaluate outcomes devising action plans to implement changes in practice To adhere to the systems and processes in place for Clinical Governance and Risk Management and to feed back any concerns to the Senior Sister or Service Manager Safety At all times, promote the safety and well being of patients, staff and other personnel. Assist in ensuring a safe working environment, reporting any hazards to Ward Manager.Maintain own awareness of, and comply with, policies and procedures relating to Health & Safety (whether statutory or Trust) and assist in ensuring the compliance of other staff. Any other duties as may be required within the Trust, following consultatio

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