JOB TITLE:
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Mental Health ? Peter McVerry Trust
Housing First Enhanced Health Supports Service.
WHOLE TIME EQUIVALENT HOURS
Full Time ? **Apply on the website** Hours per week. Details of
starting and finishing times, which may vary in accordance with
service?s needs, will be notified to you by your line manager. There
will be occasions when you will be required to work outside of the
normal office hours.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
Reporting structure will be to Peter McVerry Trust Director of Nursing
and Addiction Services
BACKGROUND TO POST
Housing First is a model of housing that provides housing with wrap
around supports to those who are long-term homeless and who have a
history of extensive rough sleeping and / or custodial sentences.
Housing first targets those with complex and high support needs such
as physical health, mental health and addiction needs. Peter McVerry
Trust has been the provider of Housing First in the Dublin Region
since **Apply on the website** and current provides Housing First
services to in excess of **Apply on the website** tenants in own door
independent housing across the four Dublin local authority areas. The
service also operates an active intake list of approx. **Apply on the
website** unique individuals at any one time.
The service provides supports through intensive case management with
multi-disciplinary specialisms to provide supports to tenants in their
own homes. Intensive case management includes an assigned case manager
to support tenants in move-in and daily living and community
integration, with supports ranging from intensive (daily) to moderate
(1 per week). The multi-disciplinary team consists of addiction
specialists, mental health supports, psychotherapy and nursing
supports.
PMVT has almost **Apply on the website** years-experience of
successful service user engagement that has been incorporated into the
delivery of Housing First services and it is our intention to continue
to build on this in the interests of all housing first participants.
PMVT has deployed a number of innovative methods which have proven to
effectively engage with service users, specifically those who have a
longer history of homeless and who present with complex support needs
and those who have spent significant periods of time in emergency
accommodation.
PURPOSE OF POST
PMVT Housing First Enhanced Health Supports Service aims to provide
further specialized supports for those accessing the service with
emphasis on supports to those presenting with complex support need and
for whom engagement in mainstream supports has proven difficult. The
purpose of this post is to identify the suitable candidate who has the
ability to develop therapeutic relationships in a timely manner to
work with participants with an identified need in respects of
requiring support in line with their mental health. The role will
involve the ability to provide direct and indirect care to the
participant group. Housing first participants are accommodated in
their own homes and in turn can often require intensive support to
achieve the desired outcome in respects of health and mental health.
The clinical nurse specialist will be actively involved in the
outreach capacity and will visit participants in their homes to be
best placed to carry out thorough assessments in line with need. The
purpose of the role includes building and maintaining links within the
community with mental health services and liaising with relevant
services to support the integration of the participant into the
community setting.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
RESPONSIBILITIES
_CLINICAL FOCUS_
The clinical focus will be in adherence with the care planning process
of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. The
responsibilities of the clinical nurse specialist with be to
participate in and contribute towards the development of systems and
practices to support the need of the participant group. The
responsibility will also lie with the clinical nurse specialize to
carry out research in line with organizational systems and practices
associated with conducting research. The ongoing development of the
enhanced health supports programme will be a integral part of the role
and one in which the clinical nurse specialist will contribute
towards.
_ADVOCATE_
The role of the clinical nurse specialist with be that of advocacy for
the participant group. There is a large number of participants
residing within the housing first service who have not had links to or
been provided care by mainstream mental health services as a result of
complex needs and often are faced with challenges in communicating
their needs. Advocacy is an integral aspect of the role.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATION
QUALIFICATIONS
* Be a registered nurse in the Psychiatric Division on the active
Register of Nurses
* Hold a relevant (level 8) post-graduate qualification in Mental
Health
* Hold a full current driver license and have access to a car
* Five years post qualification experience
* Two years post qualification experience in Mental Health
Specialist Care.
EXPERIENCE
* Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development
* Have the ability to practice safely and effectively fulfilling
his/her professional responsibility within his/her scope of practice
* Experience in the area of mental health community nursing
* Experience of working with individuals with a background of
homelessness desirable
TERMS OF SERVICE
In accordance with local/organizational/national policy
It is important to specify that the job description and person
specification may be subject to review in accordance with
local/national policy and guidelines in consultation with the post
holder.
CORE COMPETENCIES
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (MENTAL HEALTH) WILL:
* Practice in accordance with relevant legislation and with regard to
The Scope of Nursing & Midwifery Practice Framework (Nursing and
Midwifery Board of Ireland, **Apply on the website**) and the Code of
Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered
Midwives (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, **Apply on the
website**)
* Maintain a high standard of professional behavior and be
professionally accountable for actions/omissions. Take measures to
develop and maintain the competences required for professional
practice
* Adhere to relevant legislation and regulation
* Adhere to appropriate lines of authority within the nurse
management structure
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (MENTAL HEALTH) WILL DEMONSTRATE:
* In-depth knowledge of the role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist
(Mental Health)
* The ability to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the patient
with specialist palliative care needs including taking an accurate
history of their condition and presenting problem
* The ability to formulate a plan of care based on findings and
evidence-based standards of care and practice guidelines
* The ability to follow up and evaluate a plan of care
* Possess a working knowledge of factors that present for
participants within the homeless services
* Knowledge of mental health promotion
principles/coaching/self-management strategies that will enable people
to take greater control over decisions and actions that affect their
mental health and wellbeing
* An understanding of the principles of clinical governance and risk
management as they apply directly to Clinical Nurse Specialist in
Mental Health
* A working knowledge of audit and research processes
* Evidence of computer skills including use of Microsoft Word,
Excel, E-mail, PowerPoint
QUALITY SERVICE
* Strong use of initiative
* Demonstrates an ability to evaluate, audit and review practice
* Provides a flexible service that is responsive to the need of the
patient / resident
* Identifies and prioritizes the requirements of change within own
service area, bearing in mind the departmental impact
* Utilizes research and best practice to work
CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
* Seeks to expand duties and responsibilities for the purposes of
progression
* Creates, structures and maintains a learning environment for staff
* Ensures staff are trained on all new policies and procedures
* Provides constructive feedback to staff
* Mentor staff as appropriate
* Gathers feedback from staff to improve teaching methods
ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE
* Is well informed on Health Service trends both nationally and
internationally
* Can identify the services that differentiate OLH&CS from other
healthcare facilities
* Understands the function of the different departments and promotes
a multidisciplinary approach
* Awareness of national health strategies relevant to one?s job
and grade
* Proficient in the use of IT systems to access organizational
systems
* To utilize developments in information technology for both patient
care and administrative support in line with the overall service
PLANNING AND ORGANIZING
* Demonstrates an ability to manage and develop self and others in a
busy working environment
* Anticipates problems and issues and take preventative action to
address these
* Delegates effectively to ensure objectives are achieved
* Sets realistic timeframes
* Prepares by ensuring adequate resources are available
* Ensures resources are utilized in an effective and efficient
manner
PROFESSIONALISM
* Demonstrates the ability to work with multiple stakeholders across
clinical and non-clinical services
* Manages others fairly and consistently
* Demonstrates the ability to work under pressure
* Awareness of one?s own strengths and weakness
* Demonstrates resilience by not taking things personally and
striving for a successful outcome
* Maintains appropriate level of visibility throughout the
Organisation
COMMUNICATION
* Expresses ideas clearly and logically, supported by the appropriate
evidence to persuade others
* Information sharing in an open and timely manner ensuring to keep
relevant people informed
* Delivers presentations to groups with confidence and credibility
* Effectively communicates new initiatives and ideas to ensure
successful implementation
TEAM PLAYER
* Proactively develops and nurtures workplace relationships
* Understands and tolerates different needs and viewpoints
* Utilizes team strengths and attributes in achieving goals
* Engages input from all team members
* Facilitates and manages team meetings to ensure to establish a
shared sense of purpose and unity
LEADERSHIP
* Embraces organizational change initiatives
* Articulates the benefits of change to others
* Ability to encourage, inspire and support others to deliver
* Ability to understand how individuals, at all levels, operate and
how best to use that understanding to achieve objectives in the most
efficient and effective way
* Facilitates change
* Ability to bring new ideas and initiatives to fruition
INNOVATION
* Embraces change by being flexible and enthusiastic to new ideas
* Strives to continually improve own processes and service area
* Puts forward proposals and develops strategic implementation plans
to introduce new and improved ways of operating
PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING
* Acts quickly to address urgent matters
* Anticipates problems and issue and takes preventative action to
address them
* Ability to make decisions in challenging situations
* Accurately anticipates likely consequences of actions and
decisions
To apply, please download the PMVT application form
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
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Category: Health
