Specialist Nurse/Practitioner

Job summary

Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic service that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people?

We are looking to appoint Band 6 Specialist Nurse/Practitioner (Social Worker) to our CAMHS Crisis & Intensive Home Treatment Team. This is an exciting opportunity for mental health/learning disability nurse or Social Worker with experience of mental health to progress their skills working within Crisis, Intensive Home Treatment and CAMHS. Experience of working with young people with emotional or mental health difficulties or working in a mental health urgent care/ crisis setting is desirable but not essential.

The CAMHS Crisis & Intensive Home Treatment Team provides a 24/7 community crisis service for young people up to the age of 18 years with 72 hours follow up support. The team also provides intensive intervention, home treatment and in reach into the CAMHS inpatient/acute hospital setting.

The team includes a Clinical Team Leader, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Specialist Nurses/Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Nurse Associates, Occupational Therapy, Consultant Psychologist and Healthcare Assistants.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have strong engagement skills, excellent communication skills and some experience of working collaboratively with other agencies and professions.

The successful candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and undertake the crisis assessment of young people, undertake care plans and provide psychological interventions in relation to the young person's presenting need. They will also lead/supervise interventions provided by junior staff.

The CAMHS Crisis & Intensive Home Treatment Team work closely with our CAMHS Inspire Inpatient Service and will support young people whilst an in-patient to support early discharge. Therefore the successful candidate will be provided with additional training with regards to in-patient working to support this joint working.

Experience of working with young people with emotional or mental health difficulties or working in a mental health urgent care/ crisis/ intensive setting is essential.

The successful candidate will work 37.5 hours per week (3 to 4 long shifts) and would expect to work flexibly.

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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