Elevate your career as a CYP Mental Health Nurse with DHU Healthcare!
Are you a devoted CYP Mental Health Nurse seeking a rewarding opportunity to continue delivering exceptional patient care at the forefront of the NHS? DHU Healthcare has a rewarding opportunity for you!
Discover job satisfaction as you begin your rewarding new career journey. Your dedication to supporting patients, as you make a significant difference to the lives of others, will see you contributing to the highest level of patient care we deliver every day at DHU.
Your new colleagues will be a diverse multi-disciplinary community who, as a team, work collaboratively utilising their expertise to ensure that together we achieve collective brilliance.
Main duties of the job
* Be the first clinical point of contact for clinical referrals (self or professional) and enquiries on the telephone and online.
* Monitor, manage, and coordinate with staff within the team and external agencies to ensure safe signposting of referrals.
* Provide call back support/advice/information gathering with the support of navigator.
* Conduct risk assessments when necessary and offer advice to CYP and carers to manage clinical risk.
Job responsibilities
Location: Anstey Frith House, Leicester Road, Leicester, LE38RN
What DHU can offer you:
Working Patterns: Bank position
Generous annual leave entitlement: Standard 25 days + 8 bank holidays, increasing with service up to 33 days + 8 bank holidays. Pro Rata/ Per Annum
Employee benefits:
* Health Cash Plan: We take care of your health and wellbeing with health cash plans provided through Westfield Health.
* NHS Pension Scheme: Rest assured knowing your future is secure with our NHS pension scheme.
* Car Lease Scheme: DHU has teamed up with NHS Fleet Solutions to offer a salary sacrifice scheme for colleagues.
* Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave: We understand the importance of family, which is why we offer enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
* Referral Programme: Share the benefits of working at DHU with your network.
* Birthday Leave Guarantee: Birthday leave isn't compulsory; it's entirely up to you!
To be a successful CYP Mental Health Nurse you'll need:
* Registered Mental Health Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)
* Substantial autonomous practice experience working in a multi-professional team
* Evidence of working with undiagnosed and undifferentiated patients.
* Experience of working with children and young people.
* Knowledge of mental health conditions, diagnoses, and clinical risk
* Be motivated, passionate, positive, resilient, and determined to provide the best care.
* Right to work in the UK
Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)
* Evidence of continuing post-registration/graduate development
Experience
* Substantial autonomous practice experience working in a multi-professional team
* Evidence of working with undiagnosed and undifferentiated patients.
* Experience of working with children and young people.
* Knowledge of mental health conditions, diagnoses, and clinical risk
* Experience of working as a mental health triage/screening/assessing technician
* Experience in working in a community setting
* Experience in working in a crisis team
Skills & Knowledge
* Awareness of available services in the local health service, local authority, and voluntary sector.
* Ability to self-organise/manage and deliver a high standard of clinical coordination and triage service
* Established risk assessment skills and able to reduce the level of risk to clients, staff, and others.
* Ability to work with technical teams (IT, telephones, etc.) to develop efficient technical solutions to the management of referrals in and out of the service
* Comprehensive knowledge of relevant policy & legislation relating to mental health
* Excellent communication/interpersonal skills to deal effectively with complex and sensitive service user 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.
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