Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Triage and Assessment Team to come and join at a time when we are evolving.
The role will include completing triage and assessments with clients with a range of mental health issues, ensuring clients receive the most appropriate assessment of their needs and on-going referral to treatment/support services. Working collaboratively with locality team staff, to ensure the best outcomes for clients.
Your team base will be at St Andrews Place, Hull, and cover Hull and East Riding. You will be part of a supportive team of staff and will have the opportunity to gain skills and experience in the triage and assessment of clients. You will also work closely with colleagues within Community Mental Health services to ensure client's are given a collaborative approach to their care and assessment.
Main duties of the job
- Registered Nurse post in Hull and East Riding Routine Triage and Assessment Team
- Progressive and innovative service model
- Working with Community Mental Health Teams to ensure triage and assessments are collaborative and identifying best outcomes for clients
- Comprehensive and structured development package
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in mental health/learning disability clinical practice areasle to demonstrate effective inter-personal/communication skills
- Understanding of caseload management responsibilities
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of careEvidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
- Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer
- Act as Care Programme Approach (CPA) co-ordinator
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Part III or 13 of NMC live register
- Willingness to undertake mentorship training and responsibilities
- A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical and service area
- Standard IT skills
Desirable
- Be on the live register for mentors
- Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students
- Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to clinical and service area.
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in mental health/learning disability clinical practice areasle to demonstrate effective inter-personal/communication skills
- Understanding of caseload management responsibilities
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of careEvidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
- Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer
- Act as Care Programme Approach (CPA) co-ordinator
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Part III or 13 of NMC live register
- Willingness to undertake mentorship training and responsibilities
- A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical and service area
- Standard IT skills
Desirable
- Be on the live register for mentors
- Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students
- Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to clinical and service area.
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
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).
