Job summary
Are you a passionate mental health nurse who wants to make a real difference to individuals and their families? Do you want to play an essential part in a person's recovery journey? If so, working with Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team could be for you!
We are looking for enthusiastic nurses who will provide compassionate, person-centred care to adults experiencing mental health difficulties. We offer rapid assessment and short term intensive treatment in order to support individuals and their family/carers through mental health crises. Through a recovery approach, we aim to prevent hospital admission or to facilitate discharge from hospital.
We are a team of nurses, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, and support workers, and you will find the team extremely supportive whilst you are growing into the role. We have a good team spirit, and great team work is at the heart of the service.
Main duties of the job
CRHT is at the forefront of providing an excellent borough wide urgent care mental health service to clients already open to BCHFT services.CRHT operates as an alternative to hospital admission, rapid response to crisis in the community and triage service for new referrals to the trust. CRHT is also accessible to general members of the public via our Black Country 24/7 Helpline. Being able to form therapeutic relations quickly with clients and carers is essential as is a commitment to working in a collaborative manner.You would need to be motivated for the challenge; committed to developing your own clinical skills; show leadership qualities; and be able to take a positive risk management approach.
The successful post holder will work as band 6 senior clinician primarily in Walsall CRHT - 37.5hours per week - shift work is required for this post. PAN Trust working (Walsall, Wolverhampton, Sandwell & Dudley) may be required on occasions.
About us
At Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we're building a high-calibre, diverse and inclusive mental health workforce. One that will give talented professionals like you the opportunity to shape an outstanding service that will transform community mental healthcare and deliver happier and healthier lives all across our communities.
The Trust is rated 'Good' fromCQC(Care Quality Commission) and will become the lead provider for mental health services across The Black Country. We have recently invested in newly created clinical divisions and are currently developing new models of integrated primary and secondary care for adults and older adults, as well launching a far-reaching inpatient strategy, working to eradicate dormitories and building new facilities.
This ambitious model is multi-agency and multi-disciplinary, opening the door for you to work in a collaborative and flexible way with partners, service users, carers and their families.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job overview above and the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
CRHT operates as an alternative to hospital admission, rapid response to crisis in the community and triage service for new referrals to the trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Job overview above and the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
CRHT operates as an alternative to hospital admission, rapid response to crisis in the community and triage service for new referrals to the trust.
Person Specification
CRHTT
Essential
- First Level Nursing Qualification RMN
- NMC UK registration
- Ability to carry out autonomous mental health assessments
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Ability to resolve problems and respond quickly to urgent mental health needs
- Able to embrace organisational and service changes, promoting and being effective in the change process
- Able to undertake effective risk assessment and devise and implement risk management plans
- Able to create collaborative care plans, implement and review efficacy
- Able to work 24/7 inclusive of night rotation.
- Evidence of further education and development
Desirable
- Previous CRHTT experience
- Experience in quality care initiatives and audit
- Previous Community mental health experience
- Psychological therapy qualification.
Person Specification
CRHTT
Essential
- First Level Nursing Qualification RMN
- NMC UK registration
- Ability to carry out autonomous mental health assessments
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Ability to resolve problems and respond quickly to urgent mental health needs
- Able to embrace organisational and service changes, promoting and being effective in the change process
- Able to undertake effective risk assessment and devise and implement risk management plans
- Able to create collaborative care plans, implement and review efficacy
- Able to work 24/7 inclusive of night rotation.
- Evidence of further education and development
Desirable
- Previous CRHTT experience
- Experience in quality care initiatives and audit
- Previous Community mental health experience
- Psychological therapy qualification.
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).
