Mental Health Nurse

at  Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Holistic Healthcare for the Homeless Team (HHH) for the position of a Non-Medical Prescriber, Mental Health.
The Team is open to all individuals that are rough sleeping or who are vulnerably accommodated within the City of Lincoln. The team provide both physical and mental health care to the rough sleeping community and those vulnerably housed, as this cohort of people have difficulties in accessing mainstream services and are the most disadvantaged of our population. The service is an enhanced service to existing GP provision.
To proactively participate in the development of an efficient and effective Holistic Health for the Homeless Service.
To ensure the health needs of people who are rough sleeping (both acute and chronic) are met in order to promote wellness and prevent ill health, and early death.
To use advanced nursing skills and knowledge to holistically assess patients’ needs and to provide clinical treatments based on evidence based practice.
The role involves providing advanced nursing care to the rough sleeping population both within a clinic setting and when on Street Outreach.
To proactively engage with “hard to reach” groups through Street Outreach Teams , Hostel staff and wider Neighbourhood Team members
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life . Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more .
To use advanced nursing skills and knowledge to carry out physical and psycho-social assessments for the rough sleeping population
To provide advanced clinical / therapeutic treatments based on best possible evidence that will improve health outcomes for the rough sleeping population.
To undertake non-medical prescribing and to ensure that other duties in relation to medicines management meet required professional standards
To work in partnership with other community teams/voluntary organisations in order to ensure the seamless delivery of care to the rough sleeping population and Neighbourhood working to support transition
To act as an advocate for people who are rough sleeping, supporting patients own choices in regards to their care whilst promoting independence and self-care
To constantly champion the principles of self-care and patient empowerment.
Act as a mentor/supervisor as required for non-medical prescribers within the service
Attendance at leadership and service steering groups
To take the lead in the delivery of specified educational programmes, on topics such as patient assessment, acute nursing care
To proactively identify service users who would benefit from the rough sleeping health service
To be in regularly communication with all members of MDT team
To proactively develop and maintain close working relationships with the Wider Neighbourhood working including all relevant stakeholders
Provide training in dual diagnosis and mental health treatment to other professional

Please refer the Job description for details