Job summary
The Crisis Response and Home Treatment Team based at Hellesdon Hospital; Norwich are seeking ambitious Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurses to join our existing team.
Our diverse team ranging from assistant practitioners, a hands-on service manager, physician associates, advanced nurse practitioners and more, can offer you the opportunity to develop your skillset, working alongside and learning from senior clinicians in a varied nursing role.
We're proactive and highly skilled at managing risk and supporting service users in Norwich, South, North and Central Norfolk who are presenting in crisis. We're passionate about providing alternative to hospital admissions, so you can expect to be undertaking rewarding, intensive work.
As a band 5 nurse within the team, you can expect a range of responsibilities including working in home treatment within a community setting, without solely holding a caseload. We have a preceptorship package that is supportive and enables development within a band 6 pathway, within this setting.
We split the team geographically and take equal responsibility for caseloads, so you will not hold one independently. Whether you have experience gained from an acute or community setting previously, it is important you recognise acute presentation and have a good understanding of the local mental health system.
If you enjoy working with high-risk cases, are looking to develop as an autonomous, confident practitioner, then we'd love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
When you join us, you can expect to be supported in building your competence in the band 5 role, there will be a minimum of two-week local induction and a core competency framework to work and the opportunity to support you to develop your assessment skills, using evidence-based practice and working towards a band 6 role within the team.
We host regular reflective practice sessions, training days and wellbeing workshops, as well as clinical and management supervision. CRHT are quality improvement focussed and have regular interfaces with a range of teams, both internally and externally, including a focus on outreach with primary care.
The shift pattern is long days, 3 per week, including night cover, with 4 days off, we can offer the opportunity to rotate if this is something of particular interest.
About us
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. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
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. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops, and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job 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!
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Nursing Degree or equivalent
2. Valid registration with NMC
Experience
Essential
3. Experience of working within a multi - disciplinary team.
Desirable
4. Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs
Skills
Essential
5. Able to demonstrate the ability to organize, plan and implement work
Knowledge
Essential
6. Working knowledge of Care Programme Approach
Other
Essential
7. Ability to travel independently
8. valid driving liscence