Aintree Core 24 and Southport Core 24 are specialist assessment services for service users' mental health, catering to those who present to the Emergency Department in times of crisis or those referred from acute general hospital wards. The service formulates treatment and risk management plans based on the assessment of needs with appropriate triage and diversion from the service.
The service operates on a shift system of long days, shorter nine and a half hour shifts, and nights to provide a 24/7 service, 365 days a year. Recently, the service has undergone organisational change to enhance flexibility across the Urgent Care pathway, covering Urgent Care 24/7, and supporting Aintree, Royal, Warrington, Whiston, and Southport Core 24 services when required.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Provide high-quality, evidence-based care within the Division for service users and their carers within inpatient and community services.
2. Work in a socially inclusive way and in line with the recovery model.
3. Function as named nurse/care coordinator to service users, undertaking assessment, planning, evaluation, and review of care within a recovery-focused model.
4. Participate as an active member of the multidisciplinary team.
5. Provide advice, expertise, and leadership within the team.
6. Supervise care for service users presenting with complex and high-risk needs.
7. Work autonomously, making clinically appropriate decisions based on information received and using the knowledge and experience of the multidisciplinary team.
8. Act as a mentor for students.
9. Coordinate the care of service users, carrying out assessment planning, implementation, and evaluation of their care under the guidelines of the care programme approach and under the supervision of the line manager.
10. Ensure that the service user's care plan is developed to meet assessed needs and that unqualified staff are delivering care as identified in the care plan.
11. Liaise with family members, carers, and significant others when completing the assessment and developing a care plan.
12. Undertake and supervise risk assessments and formulate risk management plans for service users under your care, considering contributions from other team members, family members, carers, and significant others.
13. Ensure safeguarding requirements are followed and participate in meetings as appropriate.
14. Direct unqualified staff to ensure delivery of high standards of care to service users.
15. Participate in setting standards for care based on sound evidence and research findings.
16. Participate in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of service users.
17. Communicate to other members of the multidisciplinary team information that impacts the service user’s care.
18. Use verbal and non-verbal communication skills to impart sensitive information.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
This advert closes on Monday 6 Jan 2025.
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