Job summaryBand 6 Clinical Nurse SpecialistIslington Assertive Outreach TeamIn partnership with LB of Islington - The Islington Assertive Outreach Team provides care for service users living with severe mental illness with co-morbid drugs and alcohol complications and who are very difficult to engage thus leading to frequent readmissions to hospital.Assertive Outreach model works flexibly and creatively using team approach to engage service users in ways and places that are acceptable to them. Staff engages more closely while allowing enough room for autonomy for service usersWe are looking for motivated, energetic, ambitious registered nurses who are who are ready to take on this new challenge to work in a creative way to engage mental health service users in an assertive outreach team model. If you are that nurse then look no further.You will work with a small team of highly skilled multi-disciplinary team professionals in a specialised mental health team to support care delivery to a small team caseload of 80-90 and you will hold a maximum of 16 cases.You will be someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us deliver our Trust priorities:Early and effective intervention -Helping people to live well -Research and innovation -Keeping our service users, carers and staff safe -Main duties of the jobAs a Clinical Specialist Nurse you will provide clinical nursing leadership, in particular working alongside a multi-disciplined team of therapy staff, psychiatry and psychology and supported by a clinical manager. You will keywork a small caseload and ensure holistic assessment and care delivery through a variety of activities directly. This will include clinical and social care delivery, working in collaboration with Local Authority colleagues. You will be an expert in medications and be able to administer depot injections both on site and in people's homes. You will produce social circumstances reports for Tribunal and managers hearings for patients on section of mental health act and you will take active role in safeguarding processes.About usThe partnership betweenBarnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH)andCamden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I)is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming theNorth London Mental Health Partnership. Why choose to join the Partnership? We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart. Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses. Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors. Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff. We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more. The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars: 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 new Partnership services 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, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesAs clinical nurse specialist in Assertive Outreach Team and South Islington Recovery and Rehabilitation Team, you will perform duties and hold the following responsibilities :Work as part of Multidisciplinary Team in the delivery of holistic care for service usersCollaboratively complete Dialogue + assessment and care planning with service usersComplete thorough risk assessment and formulation for service users on your caseloadRaise safeguarding concerns and act as enquiry officer for your cases and any delegated casesTake on Duty Person/ In-take duty responsibilities as assigned and chair daily stand up meetingsMaintain sufficient contacts with service users face to face, telephone and other media, completing diary appointments and outcoming them promptlyMake timely and accurate case note entriesUndertake care act assessmentsfor all your caseload on Local Authority System (LAS) with support of Local Authority Social workersUndertake safeguarding enquiries and act as a SAM when trained.Manage medications for the whole team alongside other nurses and administer depot injections safely, at the centre and in service users homes while monitoring their compliance, efficacy and side effects. Ensure documentation accurately both on the chart and on Rio.Work within MHA (1983) and MCA (2005) legal frameworksTake lead in infection prevention and controlSupport student nurses and other students by as supervisor and assessorSupervise junior staffDeputise team managerTake on Lead or Champion Roles for specific task or areas of the serviceComplete all statutory and mandatory trainings in a timely mannerIdentify learning needs and discuss with your supervisor/line managerYou will be an agile worker able to prioritise and reprioritise to manage demand and flowTo be pro active and take initiative to improve service delivery, using quality improvement methodologyUse evidence based practice to deliver care (e.g. NICE guidelines, Royal college of psychiatry)Person SpecificationEducation/QualificationEssentialRegistered Health Professional - Nursing (all registrations)Evidence of further post-registration relevant training /ongoing academic study relevant to area of practiceDesirableEvidence of Level 2 Safeguarding Adults and ChildrenKnowledge and ExperienceEssentialExtensive experience of working in a community MH ServiceDemonstrate a clear understanding of the Mental Capacity Act legislation, its application and use in practice with people with dementiaDemonstrate an understanding of risk together with an ability to evaluate and contain risk with reference to the individual, staff and carersEvidence of participation in service development/Quality Improvement projectSkills and AbilityEssential-Qualified and Registered RNMH-Experience working at Band 6 or above -Experience working in an in-patient or community mental health team-Excellent communication skills ,Risk assessment Skills, Writing Social Circumstances Reports, Good understanding of MHAct, MCAct and Care Act ,Good understanding and ability to deliver care for physical health conditions in people with SMI -Compationate and person centred approach to care-Evidence of recent CPD activities -Demonstrate reflectivity as practitioner -Up-to-date mandatory training recordDesirable-Post- qualification studies -SAM -AMHP, -Experience using Rio and LAS systems -Experience applying for packages of care and attending funding panels, Assessing Nursing or other students ,Quality Improvement skills/knowledgeDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameCamden and Islington NHS Foundation TrustAddressSouthwood Smith Centre11 Southwood Smith StreetLondonN1 0YLEmployer's websitehttps://www.candi.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)