Job summary
We know that service users recover quickly at home, and you will be an integral component for ensuring that this is done in a safe and specific way as an alternative to hospital admission, working alongside the wider MDT.
As a Band 6 Nurse in the CRHT, you will be responsible for providing urgent and emergency triage, advice and assessment for people in a mental health crisis. You will also be responsible for undertaking home treatment visits as indicated by the MDT. This will include the provision and delivery of highly skilled nursing care, including care planning and care delivery, biopsychosocial interventions, clinical risk assessment and management, and promoting recovery and inclusion.
You will be required to work autonomously, understand capacity and flow of the service and the organisation, attend MDT meetings, undertake gatekeeping assessments for inpatient admissions and crisis house admissions, work collaborative with the crisis house to lead on care for admissions as a service and facilitate early discharge from the inpatient wards where clinically indicated. As a Band 6 Nurse in the CRHT, you will also provide clinical leadership and supervision for junior staff.
Main duties of the job
To provide a clinical service that is service user focussed, accessible and responsive on 24-hour, 7-day a week basis.
To triage all mental health referrals into the Team to determine the priority for service response and the appropriate clinical pathway.
To provide and deliver highly skilled nursing care, including full mental health assessment, care planning and care delivery, biopsychosocial interventions, clinical risk assessment and management, and promoting recovery and inclusion.
To recommend and refer, where treatment is indicated, to the most appropriate team/service.
To undertake gatekeeping assessments for inpatient admissions and crisis house admissions.
To work collaboratively with the crisis house to lead on care for admissions as a service.
To facilitate early discharge from the inpatient wards where clinically indicated.
To deliver home based treatment interventions for all clients, ensuring best practice is implemented.
Where appropriate to participate in Mental Health Act assessments so that alternatives to formal hospital admission are considered.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
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Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Registered Mental Health Nurse and current professional registration with the NMC.
2. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
3. ENB 998 or other NMC approved mentor qualification.
Desirable
4. Risk Assessment and Management Training.
5. Suicide Prevention Training.
6. Supervision Training.