Job summary
We are looking for dynamic, confident and motivated mental health practitioners with excellent communication skills, who have the ability to assess and lead on clinical decision making to join our established Adult Mental Health Home First Team. This is an exciting and challenging role, working in a fast-paced work environment.
Home First offer an alternative to admission supporting people within the home environment. Your role will consist of face to face assessing of patients in crisis incorporating robust risk assessing and treatment planning for patients under the Home First Team. Staff within this team offer support to the local Crisis Cafes and there will be opportunity to gain experience with this team.
Main duties of the job
The Urgent Care Pathway consists of the Home First Team, the Hospital Liaison Team and the Crisis Response Team providing mental health crisis care for the Colchester and Tendring area. The teams work closely together and there are opportunities to experience working in these teams, if need arises.
Professional development is priority in the Urgent Care Pathway where individual and team training is available.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ability to drive is essential. The Team have use of a lease car.
The team also covers the 111 Option 2 telephone contact service and a part of your role will be to take calls from service users contacting this service.
EPUT offer a fantastic relocation package of up to £8,000. Covering a number of expenditures for new recruits relocating from 30 miles or more from their new work base at EPUT.
If you would like more information please contact recruitment.adverts@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ability to drive is essential. The Team have use of a lease car.
The team also covers the 111 Option 2 telephone contact service and a part of your role will be to take calls from service users contacting this service.
EPUT offer a fantastic relocation package of up to £8,000. Covering a number of expenditures for new recruits relocating from 30 miles or more from their new work base at EPUT.
If you would like more information please contact recruitment.adverts@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration Mental Health Nurse RMN Part 3 or equivalent social work/AHP qualification
- Meet the requirements for revalidation as set out by the NMC/HCPC
Desirable
- Specific training in a recognised therapy e.g EMDR, CBT, DBT
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a health, social care or community setting as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive information
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with mental health conditions and vulnerable service users
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to manage and coordinate multi-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral / business / handover
- Ability to manage and coordinate multi-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral / business / handover
Desirable
- Knowledge of the physical health needs of service users and monitoring of same
- Working knowledge of the Paris Clinical Information System
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration Mental Health Nurse RMN Part 3 or equivalent social work/AHP qualification
- Meet the requirements for revalidation as set out by the NMC/HCPC
Desirable
- Specific training in a recognised therapy e.g EMDR, CBT, DBT
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a health, social care or community setting as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive information
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with mental health conditions and vulnerable service users
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to manage and coordinate multi-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral / business / handover
- Ability to manage and coordinate multi-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral / business / handover
Desirable
- Knowledge of the physical health needs of service users and monitoring of same
- Working knowledge of the Paris Clinical Information System
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Lakes Mental Health Unit
Turner Road, Mile End
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer's website
https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
