Job summary
Are you a Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social worker who has experience of managing complex demands and can demonstrate being creative and caring? Our lively and supportive Community Mental Health Teams in Norwich and North Norfolk have an exciting opportunity to join them.
As a team we focus on our staffs' Continuing Professional Development and have a drive for further developing our staffs' clinical knowledge and skills. The team also have established links with Primary Care and other agencies, which enhance our work and ensure we are able to help and support our patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake the planning and delivery of direct patient care with appropriate supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary and multiagency environment.
- Managing a caseload and the provision of Mental Health Care services to people with mental health care needs. Support and advising to other health care professionals. To support aspects of service development.
- Provide an appropriate learning environment for relevant UEA students.
- To be responsible for accurate mental health clustering of all patients on admission, discharge and at review. To ensure all mental health clustering information is passed onto other Trust teams or services on transfer of patients.
- To ensure the accuracy and quality of mental health clustering activity within the team.
This is an exciting opportunity to relocate and work 9-5 hrs between Monday to Friday.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Benefits included with this role are:-
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
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!
Interviews are to be confirmed, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
* Previous applicants need not apply *
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!
Interviews are to be confirmed, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
* Previous applicants need not apply *
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Nursing degree or equivalent
- Mentoring / Mentorship (ENB988 or equivalent)
Desirable
- Evidence at social care / health related study
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team
- Familiar with risk assessment and its management
Desirable
- Previous community experience
Skills
Essential
- Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills
- Able to demonstrate the ability to process, plan and delegate work
- Ability to identify and action change in health care need
Knowledge
Essential
- Working knowledge / application of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
- Knowledge of mental health needs for older people
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Nursing degree or equivalent
- Mentoring / Mentorship (ENB988 or equivalent)
Desirable
- Evidence at social care / health related study
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team
- Familiar with risk assessment and its management
Desirable
- Previous community experience
Skills
Essential
- Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills
- Able to demonstrate the ability to process, plan and delegate work
- Ability to identify and action change in health care need
Knowledge
Essential
- Working knowledge / application of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
- Knowledge of mental health needs for older people
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
