Job summary
The Mental Health Crisis Intervention Team (MHCIT) is a service for adults aged 18-64 and their families and carers living in Hull and East Riding who are experiencing an acute mental health crisis.
We are welcoming interest from Registered Mental Health Nurses, Registered Social Workers or Registered Learning Disability Nurses working either at or towards a Band 7 level, who have experience of working in front line and crisis services or those who have worked with patients with complex mental health difficulties.
We are looking for professionals who are patient and carer focused, patient safety led and experienced in mental health and risk assessment/management and developing robust care pathways.
You will be responsible for shift coordination, providing expert advice and support to the team and partner agencies regarding the management of risk and working with complex presentations, the monitoring of high quality patient care and ensuring patient safety, quality, evidence based practice and clinical effectiveness is at the centre of care.
Applicants will be able to demonstrate post qualification education or equivalent knowledge and be driven to further develop knowledge and skill. Working with risk and complexity is a key feature of the role .
A passion for crisis mental health and service improvement is another essential quality for this post, as a service we continue to drive improvement to provide the best outcomes for the people who access the team.
Main duties of the job
To be accountable in own area of responsibility to provide clinical, professional and organisational leadership, ensuring the delivery of evidence based clinical interventions and practice.
To continue to demonstrate advanced clinical skills in practice and provide support and advice regarding service development and the delivery of care in partnership with service users, carers, staff, managers, other agencies, across several teams/geographical areas.
To directly manage/lead a multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of an effective, high quality mental health service to those who are experiencing a mental health crisis, their relatives and carers.
Assesses service users/clients, plans, implements care in a variety of settings, provides highly specialist advice; maintains associated records.
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
Please consider applying if you are eager to be part of an inspiring team and that you are both passionate and dynamic.
For further information please see attached job description and person specification before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please consider applying if you are eager to be part of an inspiring team and that you are both passionate and dynamic.
For further information please see attached job description and person specification before submitting your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
- Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts out of own area of work/responsibility
- Educated to Masters Level or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experiential learning/experience
- Current registration on the NMC register
Desirable
- Specialist/advanced understanding/application of relevant managerial and leadership aspects of the service area
- Advanced/expert clinical qualification
- Member of specialist interest group/network, locally or nationally
- Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and audits within identified clinical area
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area to advanced level of post-graduate diploma or equivalent knowledge /experiential learning
- Evidence of sound post - registration professional practice
- A breadth of clinical and professional practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held
- Evidence of advanced practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/developmen
Desirable
- Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced/expert level
- Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
- Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills and experience in spervising and mentoring and teaching
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills
- Ability to lead/motivate staff to embrace change
- Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
- Good time management skills
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e., strategically and locally
- Be able to demonstrate leadership/management skills at an advanced level
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
- Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts out of own area of work/responsibility
- Educated to Masters Level or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experiential learning/experience
- Current registration on the NMC register
Desirable
- Specialist/advanced understanding/application of relevant managerial and leadership aspects of the service area
- Advanced/expert clinical qualification
- Member of specialist interest group/network, locally or nationally
- Advanced/expert understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and audits within identified clinical area
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area to advanced level of post-graduate diploma or equivalent knowledge /experiential learning
- Evidence of sound post - registration professional practice
- A breadth of clinical and professional practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held
- Evidence of advanced practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/developmen
Desirable
- Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced/expert level
- Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
- Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills and experience in spervising and mentoring and teaching
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills
- Ability to lead/motivate staff to embrace change
- Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
- Good time management skills
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e., strategically and locally
- Be able to demonstrate leadership/management skills at an advanced level
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).
