Main area: Aintree core 24 - Mental Health Services
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (includes shift work of nights, days and weekends)
Job ref: 350-MHC6654270
Employer: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Aintree Core 24
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 18/11/2024 23:59
Interview date: 25/11/2024
Job overview
This is a Joint vacancy for both Aintree Core24 and Southport Core 24.
Southport and Aintree Core 24 are specialist assessment of service user's mental health to those who present to the Emergency Department in times of crisis or, those who are referred from the acute general hospital wards and the formulation of treatment and risk management plans based on assessment of needs with the appropriate triage and diversion form the service.
The service operates on a shift system of long days, shorter nine and half hour shifts and nights to provide 24/7 365 days a year service.
Main duties of the job
* To provide high quality, evidence based care within Division for service users and their carers within inpatient and community services.
* To work in a socially inclusive way and in line with the recovery model.
* To function as named nurse/care coordinator to service users undertaking assessment, planning and evaluation and review of care, within a recovery focused model of care.
* To participate as an active member of the multi disciplinary team.
* To provide advice, expertise and leadership within the team.
* To supervise care for service users presenting with complex and high risk needs.
* To work autonomously, reaching clinically appropriate decisions based on information received and using the knowledge and experience of the multi disciplinary team.
* To be qualified to act as a mentor for students.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Appropriate professional qualification or experience at Degree Level e.g. RMN, AHP, Social Worker
* Evidence of post registration study / continuing professional development e.g. Mentorship in Practice
* Working towards master level education
Knowledge/experience
* Minimum of 2 years post registration experience in mental health.
* Evidence of leadership and management skills.
* Evidence of experience of managing cases & case loads
* Evidence of supervising staff.
* Ability to work autonomously across the organisation/boundaries and with other agencies
Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of duties and responsibilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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