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Senior Crisis Team Nurse/Practitioner across 18-25 Team and CAMHS Team
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Mental Health Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref: 284-23-5667576-MHSCC-V
Site: CAMHS CRHTT (Based at Parkview Clinic) Town: Birmingham Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period: Yearly Closing: 24/01/2025 23:59
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
Please note: Professional qualification – RMN / RNLD qualifications to be eligible for this role
Based at Parkview Clinic.
Are you looking for a new challenge? Want to experience working across a range of age groups? We are currently recruiting for senior mental health practitioners to join our Crisis resolution and home treatment teams, on a rotational programme between the CAMHS and adults teams. You will spend a defined period of time working in the CAMHS crisis resolution and home treatment team and then moving on to the adult team. This is an excellent opportunity to hone your assessment and risk management skills with these two age groups, with great opportunity for continued professional development and learning.
The post will involve completing holistic mental health assessments, signposting and liaison, specialist clinical input to children and young people with physical health and co-morbid mental health issues (e.g. eating disorders), working with parents, schools, and education colleagues. You will be confident in liaising with other local mental health providers and have a good understanding of the pathways available. You would need to be confident and competent in positive risk assessment and management with robust care plans and be able to provide brief solution-focused interventions to support children, young adults, and their families.
Main duties of the job
You will undertake urgent assessments of people with mental health problems in acute crisis and where appropriate provide intensive community-based treatment/support services as an alternative to inpatient admission. You will also work with partner inpatient agencies to support timely discharge from hospital back to the community.
You will be part of a robust multidisciplinary team (MDT) and attend regular clinical caseload reviews, as well as completing any associated tasks to ensure safe care and/or discharge planning. You will be required to keep clear and concise records on young people under our care.
To be a point of contact for young people and families as crises arise. You will be expected to be able to employ effective de-escalation skills and to ensure that the young person is referred or signposted to the most appropriate level of care.
You will be responsible for ordering and monitoring the efficacy of prescribed medications and feedback to the MDT.
The service is available 365 days a year. Please note that this role is on a shift basis (long days), weekends, and night working.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children, and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neonatal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity, and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners, FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity, and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion, or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Specific qualification in a relevant therapeutic speciality e.g. counselling, Family Therapy, CBT, substance misuse
Experience
Other Requirements
* Full clean driving license
Our current Mental Health Services division may be transferring the provision of its services to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT). Whilst at present you are applying for a position within Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation, should you be successful in gaining a position within Mental Health Services, your employment may in the future be transferred over to BSMHFT. Should any new information become available, you will be kept informed of this throughout your recruitment process.
As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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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