Job summary
The post holders will work closely with the multi disciplinary team in their locality. They will offer interventions for older adults in their own home. Caseloads will consist of a range people with enduring mental health difficulties, dementia's as well as shorter term interventions with people with functional illnesses. The team promotes a recovery approach.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job includes providing assessment and interventions to older adults who have a range of mental health difficulties in their own home, through a recovery approach.
About us
You will be committed to the provision of a high quality service with the skills to work within a changing environment. You will also demonstrate the ability to develop and maintain professional, effective working relationships with other disciplines, agencies, patients and their carers.
In return the trust also offers a flexible approach to working, opportunity for development and training, regular supervision and annual personal development reviews.
If you like the sound of joining our creative, warm and friendly trust, and feel the job description and person specification has excited you, please come and join us by applying for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the job description and person specifications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the job description and person specifications.
Person Specification
essential criteria
Essential
- qualified mental health nurse
- experience in community and older adults
- passion to work with older adults
- training relevant to older adults
- car driver
desirable
Desirable
- recent demonstrable community older adults experience
- training in CBT / SFT
Person Specification
essential criteria
Essential
- qualified mental health nurse
- experience in community and older adults
- passion to work with older adults
- training relevant to older adults
- car driver
desirable
Desirable
- recent demonstrable community older adults experience
- training in CBT / SFT
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
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).
