Job summary
The post holder will provide specialist interventions and manage a caseload of individual service users within a multidisciplinary and multi-agency framework.This includesProactive engagement, assessment, care planning, risk mitigation, crisis planning and management and promoting advocacy and multi-agency workingIndividual bespoke pieces of work when a patient does not 'fit' established pathwaysIndividual bespoke pieces of work to support junior staff in case management
Main duties of the job
Providing mental health nurse expertise into the team and into other servicesProviding proactive care navigation across ELFT services and into other organisations modelling multidisciplinary and multi-agency workingDelivering substance misuse and mental health treatment, social care interventions and facilitating access to physical health servicesProviding proactive engagement, assessment, care and risk planning, crisis planning and emergency interventions
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Providing bespoke interventions: short proactive interventions, one-off assessment and recommendations, and one-off and ongoing case review support in other teams and organisations, work to support junior colleagues in case management by re-setting the care planThe post holder will manage a caseload of up to 45 service users mixture of short, longer and off-off pieces of work
Job description
Job responsibilities
Providing bespoke interventions: short proactive interventions, one-off assessment and recommendations, and one-off and ongoing case review support in other teams and organisations, work to support junior colleagues in case management by re-setting the care planThe post holder will manage a caseload of up to 45 service users mixture of short, longer and off-off pieces of work
Person Specification
Qualification/Training
Essential
- Professional Qualification: Mental Health Nurse (appropriate register)
- Evidence of professional development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of effective multiagency working
- Experience in effective delivering a wide range of substance misuse, mental health and social interventions
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Ability to understand (and explain to others) of the issues effecting people who experience substance misuse and mental health issues
- Ability to deliver substance misuse and mental health treatment, social care interventions and facilitating access to physical health services
- Ability in proactive engagement, assessment, care and risk planning, crisis planning and emergency interventions
- Proven effective case management ability - and the ability to teach this to other staff: how to be effective, prioritise work, and make best use of other services such as 3rd sector supports and advocacy services
- To deliver teaching and training to a variety of staff
- To deliver against multiple deadlines
- Excellent communication - written and verbal Lateral, proactive and pragmatic thinking
- To represent drug/alcohol users and P2R in Social Care/Health Integration forums
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, The Care Act, 2014 and other statutory frameworks
- Of safeguarding and mental capacity requirements and obligations
- Of social care, clinical and information governance
- Of equal opportunities, confidentiality and consent issues
Person Specification
Qualification/Training
Essential
- Professional Qualification: Mental Health Nurse (appropriate register)
- Evidence of professional development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of effective multiagency working
- Experience in effective delivering a wide range of substance misuse, mental health and social interventions
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Ability to understand (and explain to others) of the issues effecting people who experience substance misuse and mental health issues
- Ability to deliver substance misuse and mental health treatment, social care interventions and facilitating access to physical health services
- Ability in proactive engagement, assessment, care and risk planning, crisis planning and emergency interventions
- Proven effective case management ability - and the ability to teach this to other staff: how to be effective, prioritise work, and make best use of other services such as 3rd sector supports and advocacy services
- To deliver teaching and training to a variety of staff
- To deliver against multiple deadlines
- Excellent communication - written and verbal Lateral, proactive and pragmatic thinking
- To represent drug/alcohol users and P2R in Social Care/Health Integration forums
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, The Care Act, 2014 and other statutory frameworks
- Of safeguarding and mental capacity requirements and obligations
- Of social care, clinical and information governance
- Of equal opportunities, confidentiality and consent issues
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).
