Clozapine Clinic Nurse | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £40,701 - £48,054 per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Wallington, SM6 0HY |
| Company: | South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6212193/294-COMM-6212193-JB |
Summary
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to work as the clozapine clinic Nurse.
This Band 6 posts offers an opportunity for a passionate nurse who is versatile to support patients who are receiving clozapine medication in the community. This post makes a difference to our patients and provides the stability and continuity of care required. You will need to have experience of providing physical health expertise of monitoring side effects and demonstrating parity of esteem. This post is part time (0.4 WTE ) at South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust, based at Jubilee Health Centre East, Wallington.
We are looking for a motivated and proactive individual to join our busy team who is able to demonstrate a high degree of autonomy in assessing patient’s mental health care needs, and who can deliver a caring and safe service in a timely and organized way. You would provide assessments on a rolling basis, usually meeting clients once and making plans, so creating a positive first experience for clients is paramount. This is a friendly and supportive team, we make decisions together, and we have regular socials for unwinding.
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.
1. To take blood samples from patients ensuring consent is obtained before undertaking the procedure.
2. Ensure that blood samples are analyzed using the PocHi and where required sent to the laboratory within specified time scales.
3. Managing blood results and take actions needed when results are outside normal parameters, following policy and national guidance.
4. To escalate concerns around service users’ physical health to the GP, MDT, and onsite pharmacist.
5. To escalate any concerns regarding IT failure and or the running of the clinic.
6. Managing clozapine applications like ZTAS and reporting issues to IT or managers when systems fail.
7. Ensure venipuncture is undertaken safely and in line with Infection Control Procedures.
8. Assess the general wellbeing of patients attending the clinic and discuss any concerns with relevant practitioners including pharmacy.
9. Provide physical and mental health monitoring and interventions in line with NICE guidelines such as ECG’s.
10. Maintain regular contact with the pharmacy dept ensuring they are aware of patients who have not attended clinic.
11. Ensure that the clinic is fully stocked with the necessary forms, consumables, sundries and equipment.
12. Take responsibility for checking the cleaning, of all equipment and medications used in the clinic.
13. Ensure all equipment is safe and in working order.
14. Ensure that service users and carers are treated with dignity and respect.
15. To provide teaching and training to student nurses allocated to the Community Team.
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Apr 2024