You will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team in providing high quality, evidence-based, holistic care to patients in line with professional codes of conduct and Trust policies. You will access, plan, implement and evaluate packages of care based upon individual service user needs, under the guidance of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner as per NICE guidance. You will also undertake and maintain service users’ Self Directed Support assessments.
As required by your manager, you will have responsibility for the day to day supervision and management of lower banded staff within your professional group and team locality. This will include the management of these staff in line with agreed Trust HR processes.
You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 5-day a week day service.
In delivering your duties you are expected to display behaviours that are aligned with the Trust values and in accordance with the NHS Constitution at all times.
Key Responsibilities
You will deliver high-quality, person-centred care, supporting service users through assessment, care planning, and review. Interventions must be evidence-based, recovery-focused, and aligned with Trust and NICE guidance.
You will maintain accurate, timely clinical records in line with professional standards. Duties include undertaking assessments, completing risk evaluations, and implementing management plans to ensure safety for individuals and environments.
Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to meetings, share clinical insight, and support coordinated care. You may act as a care coordinator or key worker, managing a caseload and liaising with carers and professionals.
You will carry out physical health checks and respond to findings appropriately. Registered nurses will administer medication safely, monitor effectiveness and side effects, and promote adherence through education.
You will provide psycho-social interventions, practical support, and education to promote recovery, independence, and relapse prevention.
You will also support service development, meet performance targets, contribute to policy implementation, deliver training where appropriate, and maintain ongoing professional development while upholding Trust values.
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
Benefits
27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
£8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Please note that this role outline serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities you may be expected to undertake during the course of your normal duties. It is not an exhaustive list and you will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band.
Core Clinical Function
- Provide and oversee the management and care of service users.
- Produce accurate and timely documentation, conduct and manage the maintenance of accurate and timely documentation/records on all service users in line with your professional code of conduct and Trust policy.
- Oversee the conduct/contribute to the assessment process, as well as the observation and ongoing assessment, providing accurate and timely feedback.
- Conduct risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the service user’s environment.
- Attend multi-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral/review/business.
- Report and document incidents as required.
- Conduct and oversee physical health care checks and act upon the findings.
- Act as a care coordinator/and or key worker
- If you hold a nursing qualification you will be responsible for administration of medications, assessment of side effects, review concordance and clinical effectiveness of medication regime in line with Trust policy, including
safe transportation and storage of medicines, checking receipt storage of medicines in medicine cupboard.
Provide education around the medication prescribed, side effects, actions and aids to compliance.
- Provide education and support to develop service users understanding of mental illness and training package for staff.
- Provide psycho-social intervention, education and support to develop service users understanding of mental illness with aim to prevent relapse and admission and training packages for staff.
- Provide practical support, guidance and education for services users, carers.
- Undertake, supervise and sign-off nursing needs assessments and where necessary contribute to Self-Directed Support assessments.
- Be competent in use of relevant screening and assessment tools and supervise lower banded staff to undertake this function.
- Provide comprehensive assessment, care planning, treatment and review of care in line with the requirements of the Mental Health Care Clusters.
- Provide formulation, delivery and review of the individualised evidence based care/care packages according to NICE guidance including non-medication strategies.
- Lead in the continuing development of a high quality service that is underpinned by evidence based practice, care pathways/packages and NICE and DH guidance.
- Identify, assess and manage clinical and non-clinical risks/hazards in your area through the completion of the relevant risk assessments.
- Implement the risk treatment plans for inclusion in the local and Trust’s risk registers through the Risk Management department.
- Undertake physical health checks of services users and act on the findings appropriately.
- Understand the eligibility criteria and assessment process for Self-Directed Support (SDS) to meet service user needs.
- Review SDS services in a robust and efficient manner, pro-actively promoting the approach of SDS.
- Understand and utilise Health and Social Care commissioned services, demonstrating an empathetic approach of Fairer Access to Care Services.
Core Non-Clinical Function
- Take part in service development and review.
- Ensure the service meets the agreed performance/contractual targets and adheres to local and government initiatives.
- Work closely with and assist Clinical Manager/professional lead with development and implementation of team operational policies.
- Deliver training where appropriate for other professionals.
- Promote strategy with the Trust.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES
In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role;
- Complete mandatory training in line with Trust policy and procedures
- To participate in the staff appraisal process and to undertake for any staff you manage
- To keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policy
- To provide management supervision where appropriate
