Senior Practitioner (Nurse) | West London Nhs Trust

Do you want to be part of a team improving the way adult mental health care is provided in the community? Hounslow Mental Health Integrated Network Team (MINT) is a community based service supporting people’s mental and physical health as well as social care needs. We work closely with the local GP practices, primary care networks, social services, voluntary sector and other organisations to provide interventions in a more collaborative way which are simpler and support joined-up, personalised treatment and care.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior nurse practitioner with a keen interest in providing outstanding support within mental health community settings. The Community Mental Health Framework represents a new approach to providing community-based integrated support, care and treatment for adults with mental health problems whatever their level of need.
Interested? Please read on!
Working as a senior member of the Hounslow Mental Health Integrated Network Team you will contribute to the running of the locality team under the direction of the Team and Service Managers, representing the service with external stakeholders. You will be connected with peers across West London NHS Trust and the wider MINT service in Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham.
Your duties will include carrying a clinical caseload with a complexity commensurate with the banding. You will support duty, triage and allocation of referrals as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
With your senior colleagues, your responsibilities will include supervising a team of health and social care professionals and students.
You will have delegated responsibility for roster management, incident/ complaint investigations, as well as performance. You will take an active role in recruitment including induction programmes. Through excellent interpersonal skills you will bring a positive outlook to the team.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jan 2024