Job summary
West Norfolk Acute Services are looking to recruit an experienced Band 6 Mental Health Link Nurse to work between our acute mental health teams in Kings Lynn. This job role will focus on improving patient flow through admission prevention and facilitating early discharge from the inpatient service through care planning and delivering intensive home treatment options.
We offer an acute crisis pathway to improve the patient journey and overall experience of service users, families and carers. The post holder will liaise with internal and external teams to ensure a smooth transition between teams and family/carer liaison where appropriate.
We are expecting ambitious people to apply for this role and we take a creative outlook on staff development. Through listening to your values and opinions, the team supports ongoing learning both internally and externally.
Main duties of the job
Your core hours will be Monday to Friday 09:00am to 17:00pm but every day will be different. You will attend inpatient reviews, undertakeinterventions on a 1:1 basis such as Dialog + (full training provided), support the CRHT in assessment and treatment planning , attend MDTand professionals' meetings and cover one shift per week on Samphire Ward as Nurse in Charge.
We are looking for someone who can build on existing internal and external relationships to ensure that our service users are supported by the right people to optimise their recovery. Working closing with our Discharge Facilitator, you will work proactively with service users to ensure purposeful admissions to the inpatient unit and identify goals and barriers to discharge early on.
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.
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
- Relocation packages.
Why Norfolk ? 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!
Interview dates are provisional; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time, please note you may be given 3 days notice. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
** This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one-off payment with half paid on appointment and halfpaid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment orchoose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse. Pleasenote this recruitment premium is for external applicants only. Not applicable to newly qualified nurses. **
* 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!
Interview dates are provisional; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time, please note you may be given 3 days notice. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
** This post attracts a recruitment premium of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one-off payment with half paid on appointment and halfpaid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment orchoose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse. Pleasenote this recruitment premium is for external applicants only. Not applicable to newly qualified nurses. **
* Previous applicants need not apply *
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
- Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants)
- Ongoing professional development working towards degree level ( if professional registration is following a diploma level course)
Desirable
- Recognised Leadership/Management training
- Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and engagement skills
- Effective analytical and decision-making skills
- Care planning and risk assessment knowledge and skills
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
- Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants)
- Ongoing professional development working towards degree level ( if professional registration is following a diploma level course)
Desirable
- Recognised Leadership/Management training
- Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and engagement skills
- Effective analytical and decision-making skills
- Care planning and risk assessment knowledge and skills
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous 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.
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).
