Job summary
You will be:
1. An experienced clinician working with service users at various phases of their mental health.
2. Passionate about making a difference for individuals and their carer's during their personal journey.
3. Ambitious to work within this challenging role, in a challenging environment, with real scope to develop and influence practice.
Main duties of the job
The role:
4. Providing urgent assessments to those considered to have acute mental health concerns and to robust home treatment options as an alternative to hospital admission.
5. A role that is varied and challenging, offering an opportunity to work in a variety of settings, with people with a variety of mental health needs.
6. As gatekeepers for hospital admission, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide safe and effective treatment in the community, and facilitate early discharges from the acute inpatient units.
7. Working collaboratively with our service users, their carers and our colleagues to positively manage risk in the acute care pathway, whilst enabling an individuals' recovery journey.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
8. Work with an experienced clinician working with service users at various phases of their mental health.
9. Be passionate about making a difference for individuals and their carers during their personal journey.
10. Provide urgent assessments to those considered to have acute mental health concerns and to robust home treatment options as an alternative to hospital
11. Act as a gatekeeper for hospital admission
12. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide safe and effective treatment in the community, and facilitate early discharges from the acute inpatient units
13. Work collaboratively with our service users, their carers and our colleagues to positively manage risk in the acute care pathway, whilst enabling and empowering an individuals recovery journey
14. You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
For a More in-depth Person and Job Description please read attached before applying
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, TRAINING
Essential
15. RMN or Dip / BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing
Desirable
16. ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship. ENB 812 / BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Nursing Practice (Mental Health) or similar training.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
17. Post-registration experience with at least some experience at band 6
18. Experience in acute and community areas.
19. Experience in care planning, change management and use of Microsoft Office
20. Evidence of continuing professional development.
21. Knowledge of physical health contributions to Mental Health issues, difficulties and assessment
Desirable
22. Experience in working with acute mental health problems in community setting