Job overview

Band 6 Clinical Specialist 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join The North London Foundation Trust in our multidisciplinary Home Treatment Team (HTT) for Services for Ageing and Mental Health (SAMH).

The SAMH HTT works intensively with people with dementia and people over the age of 65 with an acute metal illnesses and age related frailty who present in mental health crisis. The team holds a shared caseload and covers the Borough's of Camden and Islington.

The service is looking for a Band 6 Clinical Specialist Nurse who is passionate about working with older people and those who have dementia presenting in a mental health crisis. The SAMH HTT is a fast paced service that operates over 7 days of the week (M-F 08:00 - 19:00, S/S & B/H 08:00 - 16:00).

The service has an intense interface with psychiatric liaison services and inpatient services, providing gatekeeping assessments authorising admissions as well as facilitating early discharges making this an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic nurse who wants to work in a well-established team and influence how care is delivered for this client group. 

The post holder will work as an independent practitioner but within a supportive team to deliver care that enables service users to remain in their own homes during a period of mental ill health.  

For further information about this role please contact Olivia Hull, SAMH Home treatment Team Manager on 0333 200 7193 or email [email protected]

Main duties of the job

Summary of Main Duties:

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Conduct individual assessments and interventions for service users experiencing a mental health crisis.
• Provide specialist clinical care, including risk assessment, care planning, and evidence-based interventions.
• Offer expertise in dementia care, contributing to multidisciplinary team discussions and developing new protocols.
• Administer, review, and provide guidance on medication in consultation with medical staff.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with clinical governance and safeguarding policies.

Managerial Duties:

• Deputise for the Team Manager and assist in the day-to-day operational management of the crisis team.
• Supervise, mentor, and support clinical and non-clinical staff, including students.
• Lead on delivering dementia-related training within the team.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety policies and Trust standards.
• Manage complaints and incidents in line with Trust policy.

Education, Training, and Development:

• Engage in professional development, supervision, and mandatory training.
• Support workforce planning and service development initiatives.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audits, and service evaluations to enhance care quality.

Communication and Collaboration:

• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team and liaise with external agencies.
• Provide information, support, and education to service users, carers, and families.
• Ensure effective documentation and reporting.

Working for our organisation

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:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all 

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care

4. 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 

The postholder will be aligned with our Values:

·   We Are Kind

·   We Are Respectful

·   We Work Together

·   We Keep Things Simple

·   We Empower

·   We Are Proudly Diverse

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.