Clozapine Depot Clinic Mental Health Nurse

Job title:

Clozapine Depot Clinic Mental Health Nurse

Company:

NHS

Job description

We are looking to appoint a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse in Enfield Wellbeing Clinic with a passion for working with people with mental health condition. This is a well-established, high performing team delivering compassionate care in the community to adults who suffer from mental health problem.Post holder will be a Clozapine trained nurse as well as experience in administering depot injections. Post holder will also be diverse in background, highly motivated, friendly, agile, flexible and responsive.Be responsible for the day-to-day, running of the Wellbeing Clinics including all administration, clinical services and ongoing clinic maintenance and upkeep, in line with legal and national care minimum standards in the legislation for healthcare.Provide support to all staff connected to the service, including clinical, administrative, management and maintenance teams.Contribute to the business development and sustainability of the Wellbeing Clinic whilst working pro-actively as part of integrated team to ensure safe and effective implementation of service developments relevant to the team.Ensure the clinic operates in a safe, effective & efficient way as part of the whole system of mental health services and foster a culture that encourages and enables individuals to have an active role in identifying, planning, and meeting their individual needs.Main duties of the job

• Running clozapine, depot and physical clinic.
• Outreach support for patient unable to attend clinic.
• Deputise for Team manager.
• Chair Team meetings.
• Collate and input patient data on RIO.
• Follow up clinic DNA’s
• Working in close collaboration with Core integrated care Team,.
• Review and make referrals to and and from the Wellbeing Clinic.
• Medication reconciliation
• Ensure prescriptions are up to date.
• Order medication in timely manner.
• Compile Clozapine dispensing list in time for Pharmacy dispensing.
• Day to day smooth running of all clinic as necessary.

About usNorth London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for allWe will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.Why NLFT?We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension schemeExcellent internal staff networkThe post holder will be aligned with our Values:

• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.Date posted10 February 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£42,939 to £50,697 a year Per YearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number306-BEH-2594Job locationsLucas House305-309 Fore StreetEdmontonN9 0PDJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesWe are looking to appoint a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse in Enfield Wellbeing Clinic with a passion for working with people with mental health condition. This is a well-established, high performing team delivering compassionate care in the community to adults who suffer from mental health problem.Post holder will be a Clozapine trained nurse as well as experience in administering depot injections. Post holder will also be diverse in background, highly motivated, friendly, agile, flexible and responsive.Be responsible for the day-to-day, running of the Wellbeing Clinics including all administration, clinical services and ongoing clinic maintenance and upkeep, in line with legal and national care minimum standards in the legislation for healthcare.Provide support to all staff connected to the service, including clinical, administrative, management and maintenance teams.Contribute to the business development and sustainability of the Wellbeing Clinic whilst working pro-actively as part of integrated team to ensure safe and effective implementation of service developments relevant to the team.Ensure the clinic operates in a safe, effective & efficient way as part of the whole system of mental health services and foster a culture that encourages and enables individuals to have an active role in identifying, planning, and meeting their individual needs. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesWe are looking to appoint a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse in Enfield Wellbeing Clinic with a passion for working with people with mental health condition. This is a well-established, high performing team delivering compassionate care in the community to adults who suffer from mental health problem.Post holder will be a Clozapine trained nurse as well as experience in administering depot injections. Post holder will also be diverse in background, highly motivated, friendly, agile, flexible and responsive.Be responsible for the day-to-day, running of the Wellbeing Clinics including all administration, clinical services and ongoing clinic maintenance and upkeep, in line with legal and national care minimum standards in the legislation for healthcare.Provide support to all staff connected to the service, including clinical, administrative, management and maintenance teams.Contribute to the business development and sustainability of the Wellbeing Clinic whilst working pro-actively as part of integrated team to ensure safe and effective implementation of service developments relevant to the team.Ensure the clinic operates in a safe, effective & efficient way as part of the whole system of mental health services and foster a culture that encourages and enables individuals to have an active role in identifying, planning, and meeting their individual needs.Person SpecificationQualifications/ RegistrationsEssential

• Achieved Grade & Years of experience.

Desirable

• oRelevant qualification in or experience of Psychosocial Interventions for people with psychosis

Skills/ AbilitiesEssential

• Phlebotomy and clozapine trained. Experience in administering depot injection. Able to carry out robust mental state assessments.

Desirable

• To demonstrate an awareness of a wide range of skills including interventions specific to this service users group e.g. Psycho-education around medication and treatment to patient where necessary.

Experience/ KnowledgeEssential

• oMinimum of 2 years post registration experience, one of which working with clients with mental health problems and running clinics. oExperience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of working with patients with complex needs.

Person SpecificationQualifications/ RegistrationsEssential

• Achieved Grade & Years of experience.

Desirable

• oRelevant qualification in or experience of Psychosocial Interventions for people with psychosis

Skills/ AbilitiesEssential

• Phlebotomy and clozapine trained. Experience in administering depot injection. Able to carry out robust mental state assessments.

Desirable

• To demonstrate an awareness of a wide range of skills including interventions specific to this service users group e.g. Psycho-education around medication and treatment to patient where necessary.

Experience/ KnowledgeEssential

• oMinimum of 2 years post registration experience, one of which working with clients with mental health problems and running clinics. oExperience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of working with patients with complex needs.

Expected salary

£42939 – 50697 per year

Location

Edmonton, North London

Job date

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:52:00 GMT

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