Employer: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Carleton Clinic
Town: Carlisle
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/04/2025 23:59
Community Nurse (Development post)
Band 5
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Job overview
This is a Band 5 development post, within the North Cumbria Crisis Team. The successful candidate would be expected to complete a program of learning and development through the first 6-12 months, and once competencies are completed and there is evidence of sustained competency the post is converted to a Band 6 position.
On completion of the development program, this is a full-time position clinical facing shift patterns across a 7-day provision 365 days a year. It is essential that the successful candidate is able to work flexible shifts patterns that include nights, weekends, and bank holidays.
This will be an extremely exciting opportunity for development for any successful candidate; and you will be joining an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated team.
The North Cumbria Crisis Team offers a dynamic and exciting work environment that can be both challenging and rewarding. You would be working within a multi-disciplinary team that is motivated in delivering high quality care for patients at home, aiming to provide an alternative to hospital admission.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of a team working under the crisis model and pathway, offering a 24/7 service as an alternative to hospital admission. The successful candidate must have experience of working with individuals with a variety of mental health needs, and ideally have a track record of clinical experience in working with risk and complexity.
You will be supported to develop sound clinical skills in all aspects of triage, assessment, formulation, management of risk, and therapeutic interventions.
The successful candidate will be expected to develop skills in all aspects of Crisis work, with a view to working independently within a year. This will include the triaging of referrals, completion of holistic and comprehensive assessments, and the treatment of patients who are in mental health crisis within their home environment.
The successful candidate will also be expected to support and develop skills to coordinate the shifts and manage the competing demands for the service.
Person specification
Qualifications & Experience
* Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of treatment plans
* Multi-disciplinary team work
* 12 months post registration experience, and completed preceptorship
* Therapy Based Training
* Post registration clinical experience
Knowledge and Experience
* Knowledge relevant to post
* Safeguarding
* Risk management and Health and Safety legislation
* Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act legislation
* NMC / HCPC standards and professional accountability
* Clinical Audit
Skills
* Good interpersonal and communication skills
* Collaborative MDT working
* Ability to meet deadlines
* Delegation
* Time Management
* Leadership
* Debriefing
* Multi-Disciplinary and interagency working
* Resource management
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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