{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nBand 4 Mental Health Practitioner with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London\n\n This is an exciting time to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT) as a Mental Health Practitioner. In addition to developing a broad strategic approach to enhance mental healthcare, we have also significantly invested in the mental health workforce at ICHT. This has included the establishment of three new senior mental health nursing roles to lead on improving mental health outcomes and experience at ICHT, as well as the two new mental health nursing teams at Charing Cross and St Marys sites. As part of this expanding service, mental health support workers will play a key part in this organisational change, providing flexible therapeutic support to patients, enhanced care, continuous observations and delivering therapeutic interventions to reduce distress and promote recovery. Mental health practitioners will also be supported to build on their own practice, progress their career, and enhance their expertise through robust supervision, and access to training and development opportunities. To deliver high quality, patient centred, compassionate care under the direction of a senior RMN in the Mental Health Team, with a focus on promoting health and independence. To provide enhanced care and continuous observations to patients with mental health conditions or patients experiencing psychological distress. To act as a resource in caring for mental health patients providing enhanced care, support and advice to other professionals. To ensure the safety and wellbeing of service users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person cantered care principles. To work closely with the psychiatric liaison team, mental health matron and other clinical staff. Be able to work without direct supervision within the parameters of the mental health practitioner role, at times delivering care independently in line with an evidence based care plan implementing clinical and care advice as needed. To work flexibly between clinical environments on one hospital site depending on the needs of the service. About us To deliver high quality, patient centred, compassionate care under the direction of a senior RMN in the Mental Health Team, with a focus on promoting health and independence. To provide enhanced care and continuous observations to patients with mental health conditions or patients experiencing psychological distress. To act as a resource in caring for mental health patients providing enhanced care, support and advice to other professionals. To ensure the safety and wellbeing of service users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person cantered care principles. To work closely with the psychiatric liaison team, mental health matron and other clinical staff. Be able to work without direct supervision within the parameters of the mental health practitioner role, at times delivering care independently in line with an evidence based care plan implementing clinical and care advice as needed. To work flexibly between clinical environments on one hospital site depending on the needs of the service. To provide therapeutic engagement with patients who have a mental health condition or are experiencing psychological distress. To always deliver care in accordance with the principles of least restriction and in line with national guidance including NICE guidelines for managing disturbed behaviour To understand and provide continuous risk assessment of the patient and escalate any increase in risk to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice. To identify when patients are experiencing anxiety/distress and therapeutically engage with them to alleviate these symptoms. To proactively identify escalation of risk and actively de-escalate the situation by undertaking therapeutic activities with the patient, that are appropriate to their presentation. Supporting individuals with activities of daily living, performing & recording physical and behavioural observations accurately in accordance with Trust policy and approved documentation templates on the electronic notes system. To report to the nurse in charge of the ward and ensure that you receive a handover of the patient you are allocated to prior to starting your shift. Ensuring you are aware of the patients history, including any risk factors, and to commence and maintain timely risk management to manage any known or unknown risks. To implement any risk management plan put in place by mental health services (e.g. Liaison Psychiatry) and utilise your own clinical skills to identify if changes are indicated in relation to the implementation of these, and report these accordingly. Ensure that the environment around the patient is as safe as possible, actively managing risk in a changing clinical environment. To monitor and, if appropriate, restrict access to any item that could be used by the patient to harm themselves or others. This may involve searching the patients belongings following discussion with the MDT and the patient, and in accordance with Trust policy. Accommodate the cultural needs of patients to ensure high quality care and a good patient experience, with respect and regard for their customs, religious beliefs and personal doctrines. To be an effective communicator with patients/carers/families regarding treatment and management. Act as a key member of the multi-professional team in supporting patients and their carers during the delivery of news that may cause distress. Identify and intervene where circumstances contribute to an unsafe environment for patients and staff and bring these instances to the attention of the nurse in charge of that area and enhanced care team members. Work autonomously within the parameters of the role to deliver quality nursing care aligned to the principles of recovery. This should contribute to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care through undertaking evidence based interventions, therapeutic engagement and activities of interest. An example of this is, but not limited to, meeting the fundamentals of care such as nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support. Recognise and value service users/patients as individuals, acknowledging the importance of maintaining the service users dignity at all times and ensuring that the care provided respects the right to equality and diversity, across the nine protected characteristics in accordance with relevant legislation. Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated, recovery approach to the delivery of care is upheld and standards within statutory, regulatory and clinical guidance is met. "}