Job summary Compassionate, creative & self-motivated mental health nurses are required to help us continue to offer a truly great assessment, signposting and short-term treatment service.Our nurses, some of whom are Non-Medical Prescribers (NMP), work across the county in local teams. Community experience is not essential as we provide strong training and mentoring support. For less experienced applicants, developmental Band 5 roles are available.We require forward thinking individuals who have an interest in working in a Primary Care context within local GP Surgeries and other Primary Care Teams, offering assessment, consultation and support to General Practice staff and colleagues in the voluntary and third sector.Our nurses provide assessment and signposting to other community services based on health promotion, recovery and socially inclusive principles. Before Covid we were working from GP surgeries and providing both face to face and telephone assessments. As with most jobs during the pandemic, a flexible approach to managing your work is essential, things can change quickly. We are currently working face to face and remotely. Main duties of the job The post holder will be a senior member of the team working with service users across the Strategic Service Units who have a common and severe mental health. The purpose of this role is to: Provide assessment and implementation of brief evidence-based interventions for service users who are experiencing common, acute mental health and recovery needs covering cluster 1-3 some of 4 ,8 and 11 Optimise the service users' ability to remain in the community and / or be cared for in the least restrictive environment in line with the principles or recovering and social inclusion and the 10 essential capabilities Support clinical governance, information collection and audit at entry level About us We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust. The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that: 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users; 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work; 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority; 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work. Date posted 15 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 327-24-785-B Job locations Park House Park Road Stroud GL52JG Job description Job responsibilities As an autonomous worker you will be using your initiative when decision making around which services will best serve your patient.You will be a qualified Mental Health Nurse (Registered and Revalidated with the NMC) and have experience of first line assessments, including risk assessment. You might be, or are interested in becoming a non-medical prescriber. We are able to support training as an NMP.Participating in supervision and mentoring nursing students is a key part of this role. The Trust aims to recruit and retain the best possible staff who, through the application of their skills, qualification and experience, will make a positive contribution to our business of providing quality health care services. It is the Trusts view that the costs associated with moving house in order to take up a post with us should not restrict our ability to recruit the excellent people we need; therefore, we support staff to relocate with our relocation policy. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. Job description Job responsibilities As an autonomous worker you will be using your initiative when decision making around which services will best serve your patient.You will be a qualified Mental Health Nurse (Registered and Revalidated with the NMC) and have experience of first line assessments, including risk assessment. You might be, or are interested in becoming a non-medical prescriber. We are able to support training as an NMP.Participating in supervision and mentoring nursing students is a key part of this role. The Trust aims to recruit and retain the best possible staff who, through the application of their skills, qualification and experience, will make a positive contribution to our business of providing quality health care services. It is the Trusts view that the costs associated with moving house in order to take up a post with us should not restrict our ability to recruit the excellent people we need; therefore, we support staff to relocate with our relocation policy. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. Person Specification NMC Registration Essential NMC Registration - Qualified Mental Health Nurse Desirable Community Mental Health Experience Awareness of short term interventions Community service involvement Driving Licence Essential Has a valid UK driving Licence Has business insurance and car Desirable Experience of mentoring students Person Specification NMC Registration Essential NMC Registration - Qualified Mental Health Nurse Desirable Community Mental Health Experience Awareness of short term interventions Community service involvement Driving Licence Essential Has a valid UK driving Licence Has business insurance and car Desirable Experience of mentoring students 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Address Park House Park Road Stroud GL52JG Employer's website https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)