An opportunity has arisen for the role of Specialist Nurse to join the Mental Health Crisis Intervention Team, a service that provides crisis and acute care in the community.
We will be working closely with Yorkshire Ambulance Service providing care to distressed individuals, working with or on the Mental Health Response Vehicles and closely with colleagues in 111 and 999.
We are seeking nurses who are keen to lead on innovation, developing robust care pathways and enhancing the patient experience.
You will be confident in your liaison and communication with other professionals, with an ability to manage conflict when this arises.
The team works closely with local services in order to help collaboratively serve the needs of those with mental health difficulties. We are seeking individuals who are motivated, enthusiastic and have experience of working with people who have complex needs and enduring mental illness.
You will have strong organisational skills, being able to demonstrate an ability to prioritise and delegate work effectively, and an interest or specialism in urgent and emergency mental health care.
You will be expected to provide professional practitioner supervision, foster effective and therapeutic relationships with service users and professionals, provide expert clinical advice and support, and provide leadership and guidance on shift.
Main Duties of the Job
Main features of this role include assessing the care needs, developing and implementing plans of care for those who are experiencing acute mental health deterioration or who are in a state of mental health crisis.
Collaboration with patients and carers is a key element to delivering high-quality crisis and acute interventions. Identification of and planning for ongoing care needs through care plans and referrals to other services.
Leading on an individual's care plan. Directly engaging in psychosocial interventions with the patient group. Coordinating and managing the 136 suite/Mental Health Based Place of Safety pathway.
Working with MHRV with Paramedics on the vehicle to provide an effective response to people in mental health distress who have called 111 or 999 and need a face-to-face response.
Shift coordination and support of junior staff members in their role. Gatekeeping for inpatient admissions.
Liaison and collaborative working with other teams within Humber NHS Trust and externally.
Patterns of work include days, evenings, weekends, nights, and bank holidays.
About Us
We are an award-winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website.
We are a forward-thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work-life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where, and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
Job Responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion.
* Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area.
* Part III or 13 of NMC live register.
* Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students.
* Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts within own area of work/responsibility.
* Leadership training/qualification/experience.
Experience
* Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care.
* Evidence of development of specialist practice nursing skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development.
* Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation.
* Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held.
* Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice.
Skills and Competencies
* Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring.
* Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive.
* Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity.
* Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change.
* Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage others.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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