Job Summary
The Universal Crisis Team for Sunderland and South Tyneside Crisis Team are looking to recruit motivated and committed individuals into the Working Age Pathway.
The Working Age Pathway has 1.0 Full Time Band 5 Vacancy - based at Hopewood Park.
The post holder will be part of a team working under the crisis model and pathway, offering a 7 day a week service as an alternative to hospital admission. The successful candidate must have relevant clinical experience and ideally have a track record of clinical experience in working with risk and complexity.
The role requires sound clinical skills in all aspects of Home Based Treatment, including management of risk and therapeutic interventions.
This will be an extremely exciting opportunity for any successful candidate and you will be joining an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated team.
The Universal Crisis Team offers a dynamic and exciting work environment that can be both challenging and rewarding. You would be working within a multidisciplinary team that is motivated in delivering high quality care for patients at home.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful candidate will deliver care and treatment to patients that have been taken on for Home Based Treatment. This will involve visiting patients in the community that are in mental health crisis, offering various therapeutic interventions with ongoing risk management, engaging in daily MDT reviews, liaising with other professionals, and working together in a closely knit team.
We would like to recruit nurses who are flexible, responsive, motivated, well-organised, adaptable, and have a keen interest in providing an equitable service.
About Us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented, and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return, we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Date Posted
06 March 2025
Pay Scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full-time
Reference Number
263-CCG25-084-AB
Job Locations
Hopewood Park Hospital
Waterworks Road
Sunderland
SR2 0NB
Job Description
Responsibilities
Job responsibilities include:
1. Delivering care and treatment to patients for Home Based Treatment.
2. Visiting patients in the community who are in mental health crisis.
3. Offering various therapeutic interventions with ongoing risk management.
4. Engaging in daily MDT reviews and liaising with other professionals.
Person Specification
Knowledge And Experience Essential
* Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of mental health care and evidence-based interventions.
* Understanding of the statutory issues which impact on service users.
Skills and Competencies Essential
* Ability to use IT systems.
* Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills.
* Risk Assessment skills.
* Risk Management and Safety Planning skills.
* Ability to establish rapport and demonstrate engagement skills with service users.
Education and Qualifications Essential
* First Level Registration RMN/RNMH/RNLD Qualification.
* 12 months post-registration experience, and completed preceptorship.
* Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of treatment plans.
* Complete preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses.
* Multi-disciplinary team work.
* Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnerships with service users and carers.
* Proven ability to communicate interventions to service users.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer Details
Employer Name
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hopewood Park Hospital
Waterworks Road
Sunderland
SR2 0NB
Employer's Website
https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/ #J-18808-Ljbffr