Nurse PractitionerNHS

Job summary

The post holder will be employed to work within an intensive community-based service, coordinating a number of health and social care interventions across a range of needs. This is a newly qualified nursing developmental role.

The Camden and Islington Early Intervention Services (EIS) are well-established, multi-disciplinary teams that serve the culturally diverse communities of Camden and Islington. The teams are dedicated to promoting full symptomatic and social recovery, with a strong emphasis on supporting service users to engage in meaningful education and employment opportunities.

Service Aims:

To provide early assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of first episode psychosis.

To deliver person-centred, culturally sensitive care that promotes stability, skill development, and meaningful social roles.

To support both symptomatic and social recovery through sustained, effective engagement with service users.

To minimise stigma and reduce the potential for negative experiences in early contact with mental health services.

To actively involve and support carers through education and collaborative care planning

Main duties of the job

As a Nurse Practitioner, the post holder will be responsible for coordinating a variety of multi-disciplinary interventions as part of each service user's treatment journey. They will act as the primary point of contact for service users, carers, and other professionals involved in the individual's care. This includes:

Leading referrals to appropriate services and support systems based on team discussions and treatment planning.

Developing, implementing, and monitoring care plans and discharge plans under the supervision of the Team Manager or designated clinical lead.

Delivering care in line with NICE guidelines, evidence-based practice, and principles of recovery and reablement.

Maintaining responsibility for a defined caseload and contributing to the ongoing development of person-centred care and treatment plans for individuals with mental health needs

Job description

As a member of the Intensive Community Mental Health Team, the post holder will play a key role in coordinating, monitoring, and delivering a range of tailored interventions to meet the individual needs of service users, as identified by the multi-disciplinary team. This includes providing direct care and support as part of a holistic treatment approach.

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.