Haringey CRHTT Senior Nurse Practitioner

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Senior Nurse Practitioner to join a HTAS accredited Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team in Haringey. This is a full-time, permanent position within a 7 day per week/24hours a day service which provides urgent care for people experiencing mental health crisis as an alternative to hospital admission. The CRHTT is crucial in delivering urgent crisis resolution assessments and treatment for service users by assessing their needs and caring for them in the least restrictive environment.

We are honoured to reveal that the team has been accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrist Home Treatment Accreditation Scheme (RCPsych - QNCRHTT) with an award which recognises crisis teams that meet the highest standards of care. We are focused on treating our patients with "crisis resolution" lens - attempting to enhance everyone's personal strengths, abilities, and the support they receive from their families and peer networks. It is an exciting place to work - we are very proud of taking an approach where we consider people, their diversity and their experiences and abilities as an enormous value to understand their needs. We have collectively created a culture within our team where staff feel they can contribute their views, are valued and able to perform to their full potential.

Main duties of the job

The team are looking for a pro-active practitioner who will be able to provide a supportive role to other members of staff, acting as a role model. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate creativity, resilience, flexibility and take a positive approach to the running of the service and service user care.

The position is primarily a clinical position involving the assessment of the mental health needs for clients in the community and liaising with community mental health teams and other external agencies, ensuring service users receive the best possible care. Post holder should be able to work autonomously and must demonstrate a high level of expertise as a mental health practitioner. The post holder will be expected to maintain high standards of care and comply with all policies and guidelines as per BEH standards together with those of their professional body

About us

BEHMHT is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million.

In Enfield, we provide a full range of child and adult community health services, which over the last few years has been integrating with its mental health services to provide better and more holistic care. BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS) which delivers MH care across some of the prisons and provides MH services as HM Young Offenders Institutions in Aylesbury.

We are rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC. We have also been appointed as the lead provider of forensic mental health services across North London managing the devolved New Models of care budget of £170m from 2018/19. We also provide one of the largest eating disorder services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services.

Date posted

16 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,762 to £45,765 a year Per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

306-BEH-802

Job locations

St Ann's hospital

St Ann’s Road

London

N15 3TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Education and qualification

Essential

Registered mental Health nurse (NMC registration)
Evidence of further post-registration relevant training /ongoing academic study relevant to area of practice

Desirable

MSc in relevant field

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Demonstrable experience of working in a multidisciplinary team setting
Demonstrate robust knowledge of risk management and its application to service user, carer and staff safety
Experience of leadership of junior staff in a clinical setting
Demonstrable experience of being resilient and adaptable to change

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

Demonstrate well-developed interpersonal skills
Ability to negotiate and liaise professionally with stakeholders
Ability to manage and support service users in challenging/crisis situations

Desirable

Demonstrable skill of implementing change of behaviour

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers

Desirable

Interest in Quality Improvement

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential

Car driver with current and valid driving license and own vehicle.

Person Specification

Education and qualification

Essential

Registered mental Health nurse (NMC registration)
Evidence of further post-registration relevant training /ongoing academic study relevant to area of practice

Desirable

MSc in relevant field

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Demonstrable experience of working in a multidisciplinary team setting
Demonstrate robust knowledge of risk management and its application to service user, carer and staff safety
Experience of leadership of junior staff in a clinical setting
Demonstrable experience of being resilient and adaptable to change

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

Demonstrate well-developed interpersonal skills
Ability to negotiate and liaise professionally with stakeholders
Ability to manage and support service users in challenging/crisis situations

Desirable

Demonstrable skill of implementing change of behaviour

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers

Desirable

Interest in Quality Improvement

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential

Car driver with current and valid driving license and own vehicle.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).