Clinical Nurse Specialist

The Health Based Place of Safety is a nurse-led service in North London NHS Foundation Trust with the sole remit of providing assessments and care for service users detained by the police under sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act., Service users presenting to HBPoS are often in an acute phase of crisis and require high quality assessment and intensive care for a period of 24 hours. The post holder will be responsible for:

• Safe and effective triage process of all service user users referred to the service.
• Conducting high quality mental health assessments of all service users.
• Developing effective risk assessment and risk management plans for service users, during the period of admission and on discharge
• Ensuring high quality physical health assessment and on-going physical health care during admission.
• Providing high quality handovers to SPR and AMHP's and timely referrals for Mental health act assessments and sourcing of beds.
• Effective shift co-ordination and the management of 3 staff
• Providing clinical supervision up to2 staff
• Escalating breaches and incidents effectively
• Mentoring Nursing students
• Taking a clinical lead role within the team
• Supporting the manager in roster management, datix reviews, Team audits and team QI project
The HBPoS offers excellent opportunities for nurses to develop their specialist skills in acute crisis care and to develop effective working relationshipswith colleagues in the Police, ambulance services and local emergency departments.

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.