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Location
Tooting, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
Conduct robust gatekeeping 2 assessments making clear decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options. This will include those related to the admission and discharge of patients (when working with out of hours service providers such as home treatment teams, bed management and/or on-call SpR and AMPHs can be utilised to provide support). The nurses autonomy will increase as they progress through the competency process. Through a collaborative approach involve clients in crisis and discharge planning Facilitate clients developing coping skills for relapse prevention Liaise with other individuals and services in the interest of collaborative crisis and discharge planning for patients, i.e. social services, community teams, carers/families, drug and alcohol teams. Promote engagement with carer and families as appropriate using a pragmatic framework. Utilise a wide variety of clinical skills appropriate to the needs of individual patients and the clinical setting in which they are required to be seen. Ensure discharge from Lotus is clinically sound and timely, with the support of senior nurses and the MDT. Have an ability to engage challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations. Provide a broad range of specialist psychosocial treatments for individual patients Work with colleagues to develop and promote the services philosophy, framework of care delivery and strategic objectives. Deliver care that is evidence based, reflecting current best practice and research. Participate in structured clinical supervision in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. Demonstrate sound understanding of the legal and ethical issues in caring for the mentally ill. In particular, demonstrating sound understanding of the Mental Health Act /Mental Capacity Act and its use in a non-mental health inpatient setting. Promote recovery and social inclusion throughout the patient journey. Help the client identify strengths to achieve goals and aspirations. Contribute to a comprehensive risk assessments in accordance with the Trust Policies and Guidelines. Raise safeguarding alerts if you suspect that a service user and/or carer has been exposed to harm or abuse. Demonstrate the ability to receive and give complex clinical details clearly using SBAR, with patients, carers and colleagues. Communicate clear decisions and rationale when agreement cannot be reached e.g. in situations where the Mental Health Act or Mental Capacity Act or Common Law may be needed to be used.
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£34.09k - £41.5k per annum
