MHCAS Nurse Practitioner
Posted Today by 1775741074
£56,863 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
London; City of London; East London; Central London; South East London; West London; Canary Wharf; South West London; North London; Greenwich; Stratford
Summary: The MHCAS Nurse Practitioner role at St. Charles Hospital involves providing a 24/7 mental health crisis assessment service for adults over 18 years old. The position requires conducting comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, managing diverse mental health needs, and making autonomous decisions regarding treatment options. The role demands excellent interpersonal skills for effective communication and de-escalation in challenging situations. Flexibility in working hours, including rotational shifts, is essential to ensure continuous service delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and management of adult patients in mental health crises.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to address various mental health issues, including self-harm and mood disorders.
- Develop risk management plans and perform risk assessments for diverse patient populations.
- Make autonomous decisions regarding treatment options, including admission and discharge planning.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing, in high-pressure situations.
- Work flexibly within the team, including rotational shifts to provide 24/7 service.
Key Skills:
- Experience in mental health assessment and management.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to make autonomous clinical decisions.
- Skills in risk assessment and management.
- Experience in de-escalation techniques with distressed patients.
- Flexibility to work in a multidisciplinary team and adapt to shift patterns.
Salary (Rate): £56,863 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
The Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service at St. Charles Hospital provides a consultation and assessment service for all patients over the age of 18 years who present in a mental health crisis. This service functions as a dedicated 24/7 alternative to A&E for individuals requiring urgent mental health support.
The role involves biopsychosocial assessment, management and review of all adult patients over the age of 18 years (including over 65s) as part of your day-to-day clinical activity. As a member of a large multidisciplinary team, the types of referral that you would expect to receive would include; Deliberate self-harm, Disorders of mood - depression, anxiety, mania, Psychotic illness, and Associated substance misuse issues and withdrawals.
Previous applicants need not apply.
The post holder will work as a key member of the Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service. The work will involve the comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment of mental health needs in a diverse patient population, including risk assessment and the development of risk management plans.
You will be required to make clear autonomous decisions based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgements based on available treatment options, including those related to admission and discharge planning.
Your interpersonal skills will be expected to be excellent and you must be able to confidently communicate at a high level both verbally and in writing. You must be able to demonstrate de-escalation skills with challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile situations.
The post-holder will be expected to work flexibly within the team. The working hours will be a combination of rotational shift working (long day shifts and nights shifts) to ensure a 24/7 service is provided.
We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. CNWL is recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
Please review the Job description for more information about the role.
The role involves biopsychosocial assessment, management and review of all adult patients over the age of 18 years (including over 65s) as part of your day-to-day clinical activity. As a member of a large multidisciplinary team, the types of referral that you would expect to receive would include; Deliberate self-harm, Disorders of mood - depression, anxiety, mania, Psychotic illness, and Associated substance misuse issues and withdrawals.
The post holder will work as a key member of the Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service. The work will involve the comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment of mental health needs in a diverse patient population, including risk assessment and the development of risk management plans. You will be required to make clear autonomous decisions based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgements based on available treatment options, including those related to admission and discharge planning. Your interpersonal skills will be expected to be excellent and you must be able to confidently communicate at a high level both verbally and in writing. You must be able to demonstrate de-escalation skills with challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile situations.
Please see attached job description for details.