Clinical Specialist Nurse - Islington CMHT

Job overview

We are the Islington Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT), servicing the London Boroughs of Islington, and we are passionate about supporting older adults with mental illness and/or people living with dementia.

We’re seeking to recruit a nurse who shares our passion to strive towards excellence in older people’s mental health and dementia care, with a keen interest in service development and quality improvement and who encourages a workplace based on our Trust’s culture pillars where staff and service users feel safe, valued and are empowered.

Main duties of the job

We are a busy service and caseloads are reflective of this. This requires you to have good organisational skills and an ability to work independently. The role involves visiting service users at home and, therefore, you  must be able to get around Islington using Public Transport and/or walking/cycling.

You’ll be able to demonstrate experience in working with older people with severe mental illness and/or dementia, and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You should have an understanding of the wider health and social care system. Being computer literate is a must as you will be using an Electronic Patient Record and MS Word, Teams and other software.

If you have the right values for the North London Foundation Trust you will be supported by a programme of continuous training and development. The position offers opportunities to get involved in Quality Improvement projects and to become champion/lead in specific area relevant to the role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a nurse within the Islington CMHT you will be responsible for a caseload of older adults who require secondary mental health care and treatment. You will carry out a range of interventions in collaboration with service users and their families/carers. You will be supported by a multidisciplinary team and work closely with the senior nurse in the team. You will also liaise closely with GPs and other primary care services, secondary health services, voluntary sector organisations, and Adult Social Care.