Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 18 months (End Date: March 2026)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-6439507-P
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk Hospital
- Town
- Bury St. Edmunds
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Adult Mental Health Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Do you want to make a difference to support the care of patients with mental health needs at the West Suffolk Hospital? If so this is an exciting opportunity to join us!
Following the successful introduction of the Children and Young Peoples mental health post at West Suffolk Hospital, we are pleased to be able to extend the service we provide through two new adult mental health specialist posts.
The successful applicants will have the necessary qualifications and experience to provide specialist mental health advice, guidance and intervention for patients receiving care in West Suffolk Hospital.
The role will include facilitation of training and development of pathways and protocols to support effective collaborative working with partners to ensure a safe and high quality experience of care by patients.
These posts will be fixed term for 18 months following the successful applicants commencement in employment.
Main duties of the job
· To provide clinical leadership and training on the delivery of care for adults (over the age of 18) who have mental health needs. To provide training and support that will improve the experience of these patients and those who are involved in their care.
- To be responsible for developing care packages and programs of care for adults, including older people who self-harm or have an eating disorder, including the involvement of multi-agency input around the patient and their carer or family’s needs.
· To communicate complex and sensitive information and advice to patients and, as appropriate, their families, carers and professionals, including information about diagnosis and prognosis, to find ways of enabling the information to be understood, providing empathy and reassurance
- To support and enable ED and inpatient teams to undertake safe approaches to caring for individuals with mental health needs
- Deliver and support evaluation of workforce development in adult Mental Health to improve staff knowledge and skills across the organisation including active involvement of patients and mental health service users, ensuring the voice of these people is at the core of service development and delivery.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See full job description attached.
Job summary:
Principle Objectives:
To provide clinical leadership and training on the delivery of care for adults (over the age of 18) who have mental health needs. To provide training and support that will improve the experience of these patients and those who are involved in their care.
- To be responsible for developing care packages and programs of care for adults, including older people who self-harm or have an eating disorder, including the involvement of multi-agency input around the patient and their carer or family’s needs.
- · To communicate complex and sensitive information and advice to patients and, as appropriate, their families, carers and professionals, including information about diagnosis and prognosis, to find ways of enabling the information to be understood, providing empathy and reassurance
- To support and enable ED and inpatient teams to undertake safe approaches to caring for individuals with mental health needs
- Deliver and support evaluation of workforce development in adult Mental Health to improve staff knowledge and skills across the organisation including active involvement of patients and mental health service users, ensuring the voice of these people is at the core of service development and delivery.
- Support the delivery of key quality and performance indicators and evidence impact relating to Mental Health approaches and care, including the experience of patients and families.
- To provide enhanced specialist level supervision and guidance, using person-centred care, therapeutic skills, sharing of knowledge, evidence-based practice and critical reflective practice.
Person specification
Education & Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or Health or Social Care professional
- Training in mental health
- Formal knowledge of adult and/or older adult mental health acquired through clinical post-graduate education
Desirable criteria
- Additional nursing qualification.
- Masters level qualification relevant to mental health
- Mentorship Qualification
- Relevant teaching qualification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Significant post-registration clinical experience of working with adults, including older people with mental health needs in different settings
- Experience of recent involvement in practice/ service development.
- Experience of working with groups and individuals in a variety of roles and settings
- Demonstrated experience of working as an autonomous practitioner
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage services
- Experience of professional supervision of staff
- Experience of audit/ evaluating clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience of undertaking staff performance reviews and planned development of staff
- Experience of working with patients/ clients to develop practice
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Incorporating and demonstrating competencies including person-centred care, therapeutic skills, sharing knowledge, best practice, and critical reflective practice at enhanced specialist level
- Ability to use a range of therapeutic skills
- Effective role-modelling
- Understanding practice and promoting person-centred and relationship-centred care
- Experience of supporting people who are subject to detention under the Mental Health Act
- Experience and understanding of the use of restrictive interventions and strategies to reduce this
- Collaborative and multi-agency working
- Critical reflection
- Facilitator and arbitrator
- Acting as a decision maker and advocate
- Good organisational skills
- Enhanced knowledge of mental health
- Application of sources of research and research methods to evaluate and enhance practice
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of competency frameworks
- Experience of supporting systematic practice development/ quality improvement
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Enhanced communication skills
- Flexibility approach to working hours and duties
- Ability to provide supervision, critical companionship and support to team members.
- Ability to operate effectively with a constantly developing relationship with key stakeholders and associated agencies.
- Able to work on own initiative
- Ability to work in groups/one to one
- Ability to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy.
- Ability to treat families affected by mental health with respect and dignity, adopting a culturally sensitive approach that considers the needs of the whole person.
- Positive mental attitude and a willingness to discuss and negotiate issues and ideas with the appropriate team / individual
- Ability to learn through practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natalie Bailey
- Job title
- Head of Mental Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284 713000
- Additional information
extension x4327
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