Harrow HTT Practitioner

Job Overview

Are you looking to work in a team that allows you to feel empowered and proud to be a Nurse? To work in an environment that will allow you to  develop and flourish as a community practitioner?  We are the first team in CNWL that has been accredited by the royal collage of psychiatry. Then HTT team at  Northwick Park Hospital might just have what you’re looking for.

We as a team work closely together and if you would like to be part of a team that looks out for each other this is the team for you. We pride ourselves on the fact that no one ever leaves, the benefit of working in this team is promotion.

Location - Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow

*The position would require for you to be a driver *

Based on the outskirt rural areas of London, Harrow is surrounded by beautiful parks and greenery where our staff can take advantage of the more peaceful areas. With buses taking you right outside our office and parking available in the surrounding areas, travelling to work has never been easier!

Main duties of the job

Nursing, turning lives around and improving patient's wellbeing, the reasons you looked to become a Nurse.

We will empower you to work innovatively, showing a commitment to providing compassionate care and a strong desire to improve patient care. 

In addition to this we want to offer you;

• Coaching and development sessions including; motivational training, Physical health training, CBT, ECG and venepuncture training all demonstrating a commitment to career mapping to ensure continuous professional development.
• On-site shadowing for you with our services during the first two weeks so that you can get a feel of all the areas and what they do to participate in the wellbeing of our patients. This includes Psychiatric liaison etc.
• Hidden Gem, annual award ceremonies and award-winning Staff Networks that have thousands of members and exciting events.
  
  

To be an active member of the integrated HTT multidisciplinary team and provide individually tailored care packages for adults of working age, and their families/carers, who have severe and enduring mental illness.

To work in a therapeutic, client-centred way and use a range of evidence-based interventions to help promote recovery through individual or joint working with other professionals.

Working for our organisation

• We are equipped with latest technology including electronic prescribing to reduce time spent on administration and drug rounds and allow more time for care.
• Commitment from the team to develop you as a practitioner by offering coaching and in-house development sessions
• An opportunity to work with a fun, energetic and passionate team who are committed to looking after each other as well as their patients- evidenced by their team outings, away days and local events.
  

Why choose HTT at Northwick Park as a place to work?

• Efficient recruitment process
• Flexible shift working hours to provide a healthy work-life balance ; Monday to Sunday, no nights and long days (shift work)
• Team Leaders on the team are very accommodating in trying to promote staff to set goals and achieve them.
• Generous NHS Pension scheme
• Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, family and friends.
  
  

Our total benefit package is amongst the best in London, and includes: 

Relocation package, childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans and cycle-to-work scheme, counselling services and much more!

CNWL is dedicated to developing it’s own staff and you will be encouraged to develop yourself into becoming the Nurse you wish to be.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

Person specification

Education And Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RMN/Diploma/Degree
• Evidence of continued professional development
• RMN / OT / Social Work – Professional Registration
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Mentorship qualification
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience as a Band 6 clinician in an acute or community setting.
  
  

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria

• Effective communication skills both verbally and through written reports.
• Ability to assess complex risk and produce care plans to manage this
• Effective leadership skills
• Ability to take responsibility for managing a caseload
• Ability to manage complex decision making situations.
• Ability to organize and prioritise own workload.
• Ability to supervise junior staff and students
• Teaching and assessing skills
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
• Ability to work effectively in stressful and emotionally charged situation
• Able to manage personal stress.
• Previous experience of audit and research.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Expertise in particular skills and evidence of how you developed them and use them in your current role
• Supervision, Line management and appraisal training
• HR skills training e.g. recruitment, managing absence
  
  

Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics

Essential criteria

• Caring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff
• Respectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
• Able and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
• Able and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals