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In the community for the community
Better mental health care for Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington
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 Click the image to watch the campaign video
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We want to recruit hundreds of new staff across north London as we move to a new way of delivering mental health care in the community.
The three-year Community Mental Health Transformation Programme is investing £25 million so that waiting lists will be shorter and those with mental health conditions will be treated sooner and more holistically, closer to where they live.
We want to attract doctors, nurses, therapists and other healthcare professionals, and also people with valuable, lived experience of mental illness.
To boost recruitment Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) has launched a campaign, called Someone Like Me.
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is also recruiting and attended a recent jobs fair, in Camden, where 66 people registered their interest in joining the Trust.
Both organisations are moving to a more holistic approach to mental health, which is creating opportunities for those able to offer expertise in benefits, housing, and employment support.
Demand for mental health services has risen
Please join us on Friday 30 September, between 1-4pm at Hornsey Vale Community Centre for a celebration and explanation of the many changes we are making to mental health services. There will be a chance to chat to our teams while enjoying light refreshments.
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sharply since the start of the pandemic and the new staff will play a vital role is helping people with mental health conditions to recover and lead fuller, more fulfilled lives in their communities.
Chief executive across both BEH and C&I, Jinjer Kandola MBE said: ‘We are calling the BEH recruitment campaign Someone Like Me because we understand the power of looking into an organisation you want to work in, or one where you are going to get health care and support, and being able to say, “I’ve seen ‘Someone like me’”
“My promise is that you will have a rewarding career with us, and that we will support you, whatever your ambition or speciality. Our staff are at the heart of everything we do and the Someone Like Me campaign is about encouraging people to work in a place where they will feel like they really belong, where they will be valued, and where they can make a real difference to the lives of others
“There’s never been a greater need for someone like you as we grow our mental health services to meet demand, reduce waiting times and improve access to the wide range of services we offer across Barnet, Enfield and Haringey, so please consider joining us”.
The Trust is also offering placements to students from Middlesex University, enabling them to complete their training more quickly in order to gain their professional qualification.
Ms Kandola said: “The population in our part of London is one of the most diverse in the country and our colleagues are as diverse as the people we help."
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Many of our services in Haringey are moving and some service users may find that their appointments are not being held in the usual place.
Extensive building work is taking place on the St Ann’s Hospital site; as new buildings become available, our services there will relocate into them.
The original four locality teams in Haringey - have been reorganised into three Core Community Teams: East Core Community Team, the Central Core Community Team and the West Core Community Team, and are now aligned to the Primary Care Networks of GPs across the borough.
As well as continuing to provide services from St Ann’s Hospital, staff in the Core Teams are now working closely with primary care colleagues in the community.
Care coordinators will let people know about any changes to appointments. You can see more details of these changes on the BEH website.
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Emily Snowden joined us as a Community Mental Health Outreach Worker at the end of March and works in a dual role, partly in the Islington Mental Health Core Team and partly in the team at Age UK Islington. Hers is one of the new roles developed as part of the Community Mental Health Transformation project. Here, she explains how it works:
"I see the Community Health Outreach Workers as the bridge between the voluntary sector and the core mental health team, helping clients to untangle and tackle some of the things that are going on in their lives and also to help them access the rich variety of support that’s available in the community provided by voluntary sector organisations.
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"We know that mental health is often entwined with so much else and it is important to consider the whole picture of someone’s life when talking about mental health. For example, anxiety around living conditions, housing and employment can contribute to mental health issues. Clients don’t have to struggle alone with these issues and that is where the new model of mental health care can help.
"The team at Age UK Islington have expertise in a huge range of resources from help with debt, to sorting out paperwork or getting out and about. Their knowledge of local events and support that’s available in Islington is phenomenal.
"On the social side, there are all sorts of community groups and events in Islington, such as dance classes, cooking classes, art workshops, gardening. However, it’s not simply a matter of signposting someone to these opportunities or to support that can potentially help. It involves thinking about someone’s aspirations, someone’s goals, their dreams, what they have done in the past. Together we can work out what's important to them, what they’d like to do and how to get there. It’s also a matter of encouraging someone to take the first step in getting this support. So many clients that I see are really lacking in confidence, or disheartened from previous attempts, to try and sort things out or to try something new.
"I’m new to the NHS so for the first time I have sat in Multidisciplinary Team Meetings and the amount of care, concern and thought that the team give to each case has been really inspiring. The new approach that includes a role like mine in these meetings is innovative and allows us to think outside the box. By pulling together all the skills from everyone from a psychiatrist to a population health nurse to a peer worker to roles like mine, together we can think about what is best and what we can offer. The important thing, and the most exciting part of my role, is that it’s all client-led."
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Click here to find out more about the work of Age UK and what services they offer near you |
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We are making innovative and exciting changes to the way mental healthcare is delivered in the community.
One of the key aspects of our community transformation programme is the introduction of mental health specialists in GP practices. They work with GPs to identify mental health conditions at an early stage, and offer a wide range of interventions including community support and social prescribing to aid recovery.
The new ARRS (Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme) provides funding for the additional roles. Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) and Mental Health Practitioners (MHP) play an important role in providing support, advice, knowledge and clinical time with GPs and patients in a primary care setting.
Evelair Piper is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Enfield, and explains why this is a key role within the programme.
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"I work within Enfield Unity Central Primary Care Network which covers several practices, including Alma Health Centre, Riley House surgery, Enfield Island surgery and Forest Road Group Practice. I am based at Forest Road Group Practice Tuesdays to Thursdays and provide face to face, video and telephone consultations to service users with complex mental health problems, who often also have several physical health conditions.
"GPs refer to the Single Point of Access Assessment Service, where all referrals are screened and triaged on the same day. Working in this role helps to reduce delay in service users’ getting appropriate treatment, prevent relapse and reduce hospital attendance. I also serve as a point of access for direct consultation and advice, as well as training and support for other practitioners on issues around mental health/illness.
"The ACP role involves a high degree of autonomy and complex decision-making and encompasses four core pillars: clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research.
"ACPs manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers and other care providers, by analysing and processing complex health and social problems and work with the service user to find innovative solutions to enhance their experience and improve outcomes.
"The ACP role is pivotal in that it supports the aims and vision of the Trust. Another aspect of my role include attending and contributing to collaborative Primary Care Network Multi-Disciplinary Team and Trust meetings, work closely with senior management and partners to promote and influence positive changes in policy across the service.
"I have more than 20 years’ experience working in both adult general and mental health nursing, including forensic mental health, and I’m looking forward to bringing the skills and knowledge I have developed during my career, to this exciting new role that will make real and positive change to people’s lives.
Contact details for Eve: evelair.piper@nhs.net, or phone 02097023329 or 02032825564
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 Sylwia, left, with Zsofi
We are improving the process for those whose care is being stepped down as part of their recovery. Two Specialist Mental Health Support Workers, have been recruited to work with our Kentish Town Core Team to help people as they make this transition.
Sylwia Koziel and Zsofi Csanyi are employed by the housing association Look Ahead, to support people who are recovering from mental health conditions, helping them to navigate everyday tasks, build relationships and connect with community organisations so that they can live more independently.
Sylwia Koziel
“Previously I worked as a support worker in a crisis house, which is short term accommodation for people in crisis. I noticed that a lot of people who left there found the transition out of the crisis house very traumatic. They were going from a situation that they were used to very intensive 24/7 support, being able to rely on professionals, to one where there was very little help. It made them confused and quite scared, understandably. I noticed that there was a need for a stepping down process, and that's how I see my role now.
“We have just started this project, but the aim is to work with the Early Intervention Service who will identify clients who are ready to be discharged then we will help them gain confidence and resilience to navigate.
“We will help them find organisations where they can connect with others and meet new friends in the community and familiarise themselves with everything so that they can make the move. Our aim is to help people in a holistic way within their community, to prevent relapse, building their confidence and resilience and independence by supporting them to connect with the resources out there.”
Zsofi Csanyi
“I have previously worked as a floating support worker, helping people with mental health issues living in the community. Many of those who had been stepped down from secondary care to primary care years before, still felt a bit lost. They lacked the confidence to build social relationships and seek mental health support from community services until they started to work with key workers and received the guidance they needed.
“By stepping in early during this process, we will give them confidence and skills. We’ll be able to offer the emotional and practical support they need to have a better chance of finding their place in the community quickly and easily.
"We also hope to motivate them to reach out to friends and family and establish a support system for themselves , which will help them through this transition period, which many people could otherwise find quite scary.”
Click here to find out more about the work of Look Ahead
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Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health
NHS Trust
St Ann's Hospital, St Ann's Road, London N15 3TH
Email: beh-tr.communications@nhs.net
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