We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to lead our Clozapine and Depot Clinic, also known as the Merton Holistic Wellbeing Hub. The role sits within community services in the borough of Merton for South West London and St Georges NHS Trust, within the Merton Integrated Recovery Hubs.
This is an opportunity for a passionate nurse who is versatile to support patients who are receiving clozapine and intramuscular (depot) medication in the community. If successful you will have overall responsibility in providing this essential clinic to patients within the London Borough of Merton and therefore must be organised, proactive and have excellent communication and documentation skills.
You will need to have experience of providing physical health expertise of monitoring side effects and demonstrating parity of esteem therefore the postholder will be required to have a strong knowledge of physical health monitoring and outcomes. Lastly, The postholder should have a strong knowledge around medicines, in particular antipsychotics, Clozapine and the contraindications with other medicines.
Successful applicants will work as part of a Multidisciplinary Team however primarily be supported by Nursing Associates and the Borough Advanced Clinical Practitioner. You will not hold a designated caseload however are responsible for ensuring the patients attending the clinic are risk assessed, receive their medication and any urgent concerns are immediately escalated.
Applicants should have experience working within a mental health setting post qualification; ideally a community mental health team and should have a strong knowledge of antipsychotics and administration in the community. You will need to be flexible energetic have a positive attitude and demonstrate an ability to work autonomously.
You should be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to work collaboratively with individuals sometimes adopting a creative / problem solving approach to working practice. You should be committed to MDT working and partnership working, establishing good networks with our Recovery College and a variety of voluntary, statutory and independent agencies.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rebecca Kennedy Job title: Clinical Service Lead Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 020 3513 5270
