Employer Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: City 2 Town Norwich
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 gross per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/01/2025 23:59
Nurse Assessor - Fixed Term
Band 6
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. If you value working positively, respectfully and together, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles; please indicate in your application if this is something you require.
Job overview
We are looking for a Band 6 Nurse Assessor for a fixed term 12 month contract to undertake routine and urgent assessments within the community Mental Health Team.
Main duties of the job
* To be responsible for implementing first and/or urgent patient assessments.
* The post holder will undertake the planning and delivery of direct patient care with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
* To assist in the management and organisation of work as required, providing planned nursing care and risk assessment/screening for patients within their care plan.
* To work within the multi-disciplinary team and to form working partnerships with other care providers.
* To have ongoing responsibility for the review of a patient’s care within the team setting and to prioritise and disseminate such information within the team.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Person specification
Experience
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
* Familiar with risk assessment and its management
* Previous community experience
Skills & Knowledge
* Up to date and evidence-based knowledge of Person Centred Care
* Working knowledge/application of the Mental Health Act
* Knowledge of mental health needs for older people
Qualifications
* Nursing degree or equivalent Mentoring/Mentorship (ENB988 or equivalent)
* Evidence at social care/health related study
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES The Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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