Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
You will work as a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse with the Crisis Response Team in providing high quality, evidence-based, holistic assessments to patients in line with your NMC professional code of conduct and Trust policies. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate packages of care based upon individual service user needs, under the guidance of the Team Leader as per NICE guidance. The team works closely with the 2 other teams which form the Urgent Care Pathway - Hospital Liaison and Home First - to respond to urgent and emergency mental health crises. Assessments can be completed within the community, and the ability to drive is essential. The Team has access to a lease car. The team also covers the 111 Option 2 telephone contact service, and a part of your role will be to take calls from service users contacting this service. As required by your manager, you will have responsibility for the day-to-day coordination of the shifts within the Crisis Response Team. You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians, and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts where appropriate and operationally required.
Main duties of the job
You will work as a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse with the Crisis Response Team in providing high quality, evidence-based, holistic assessments to patients in line with your NMC professional code of conduct and Trust policies. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate packages of care based upon individual service user needs, under the guidance of the Team Leader as per NICE guidance. The team works closely with the 2 other teams which form the Urgent Care Pathway - Hospital Liaison and Home First - to respond to urgent and emergency mental health crises. Assessments can be completed within the community, and the ability to drive is essential. The Team has access to a lease car. The team also covers the 111 Option 2 telephone contact service, and a part of your role will be to take calls from service users contacting this service. As required by your manager, you will have responsibility for the day-to-day coordination of the shifts within the Crisis Response Team. You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians, and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts where appropriate and operationally required.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including:
* Season Ticket Loans
* NHS discounts for staff
* Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
* Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
* The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
* Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options, and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.
Job responsibilities
Please note that this role outline serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities you may be expected to undertake during the course of your normal duties. It is not an exhaustive list, and you will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band.
Core Clinical Function
1. Provide comprehensive assessment and care planning in line with the requirements of the Mental Health Care Clusters.
2. Produce accurate and timely documentation on all service users in line with your professional code of conduct and Trust policy.
3. Triage referrals received and ensure a timely response and accurate allocation of referrals received according to risks.
4. Participate in the planning and ongoing review of service users either awaiting assessment or allocation for continuing care to ensure care provided is effective and safe.
5. Provide practical support, advice, signposting, and education to service users, carers, and other disciplines.
6. Have an awareness of other statutory and voluntary service provisions to signpost service users for appropriate care.
7. Responsible for the recording of all patient-related activity information onto Paris.
8. Carry out risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the service user's environment.
9. Report and document incidents as required.
10. Provide education and support to develop service users' understanding of mental illness.
11. Be competent in the use of relevant screening and assessment tools.
12. Support the induction and ongoing development of newly qualified nursing staff.
13. Participate in audit and research.
Person Specification
Relevant Degree or Diploma
* Achieved Grade
* Achieved Grade
Experience
* 2 years post-graduate experience
* 1 year post-graduate experience
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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