Harrow Healthy Ageing CPN

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

A wonderful opportunity has opened up for an aspiring RMN to join our healthy ageing community mental health service at the heart of Harrow, where you will be afforded the time and space to engage in specialised training and development opportunities to help you become a more enhanced community practitioner. We are looking for experienced, focused individuals, who are highly motivated with excellent communication and managerial skills. Community Services are becoming fast paced and rapidly changing to support the ‘Out of Hospital Care’ strategies, you will therefore need to demonstrate resilience in the ability to adapt to the changing landscape and opportunities as the service develops. We want to hear from you!
Working within a new service allows you to work with exciting and open-minded practitioners who are looking to create new ways of working, welcome new ideas and support one-another to set the standard. This is an opportunity to be part of a new initiative in Harrow to support older people in crisis in the community.
“Being a new team means we are new together . Everyone wants to learn and everyone wants to be part of creating a successful new service for the future”
Based on the outskirt rural areas of London, Harrow is surrounded by beautiful parks and greenery where our staff can take advantage of the more peaceful areas. With buses taking you right outside our office and parking available in the surrounding areas, travelling to work has never been easier!
You will be expected to triage referrals and allocate work to junior staff as appropriate in addition to providing a comprehensive mental health assessment for complex patients in the acute phase of a mental health crisis.
You will also be expected to work in collaboration with the Operational Team Manager, Clinical Leads/Senior Practitioners and to have close working relationships with the community teams, inpatient services and the HTT
To help you achieve the above our developmental role will also offer you ;
Commitment from the team to develop you by offering coaching and in-house development sessions such as, Leadership programmes , CBT , DBT and more
Opportunities to shadow our neighbouring services including CMHTs and the memory clinic allowing you to see the full circle of treatment for our patients
Mentoring and coaching sessions with team leaders supporting you with your development and growth into the role
Clear objectives and pathway to develop your career further
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.
You would be joining a warm and welcoming team who would be looking to inspire and motivate you to become an integral team member and support your growth
The Older Adult Home Treatment Team has a dedicated workforce including Consultant, speciality Doctor, a Team Manager, Band 7 Clinical Leads, Band 6 and 5 RMNs supported by Band 4 clinical and administrative staff.
The team works together, removing any hierarchical forms of working where all staff are empowered to use their skills and abilities
Flexible shift working opportunities for a healthier work-life balance
CNWL is dedicated to developing it’s own staff and you will be encouraged to develop yourself into becoming the Nurse you wish to be.
Free access to our Staff and Wellbeing service to ensure that you are always looking after yourself
Local Reflective Practice forums run by one of the senior lead
The CMHT is a multidisciplinary team, comprising of CPNs, psychologists, Art therapist, social workers, OT and doctors. The team is supported by a good admin system and offers excellent work environment. The team has good links with local statutory and non-statutory services. We are based in the Wealdstone area of Harrow, which has easy links to Central London and good local transport connections. The team works closely with Ellington Ward (Bedded unit) based in Northwick Park Hospital.
The HTT is a nurse led service with a dedicated medic and is well embedded in the CMHT.
To triage referrals and allocate work to junior staff as appropriate.
To provide a comprehensive mental health assessment for complex patients in the acute phase of a mental health crisis.
To assess current risks and identify how the risk and patients mental health needs would best be met.
To formulate, implement and review individualised Recovery Care Plans with patients and their carers that aims to address their psychological, physical & social needs.
To build and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and carers and involve them in drawing up care plans.
To work with patients care co-ordinator/ lead professional as appropriate to ensure continuity of care.
To provide information and advice to carers to support them through the crisis period.
To administer , supervise and monitor prescribed medication advising patients and carers on storage, administration and possible side effects.
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, Mental Capacity Act, Human Rights Act, Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act.
To attend MDT meetings, Ward Rounds, Discharge CPA’s and Mental Health Act Assessment

Please refer the Job description for details