Lead Nurse - In-Reach & Home Treatment Team, Older Adult Crisis
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join the Older Adult In-reach and Home Treatment Team, based in South Derbyshire/City.
The primary goal of the service is to support older adults within their own homes who are experiencing a crisis in their mental health, to prevent hospital admission where possible, and in-reach to those already in hospital, facilitating early discharge.
The IRHTT takes a person centred approach to support those living with complex functional mental illness in the community.
The team includes a multitude of different professionals to ensure a holistic experience for the service user, including Occupational Therapists, Specialist Support Workers, Nurses, a Psychologist and a Consultant Psychiatrist.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service within the community.
- As a senior registered practitioner they are professionally and legally accountable under the NMC code of professional practice.
- MDT working, liaising with a multitude of different professionals and agencies, in particular Primary Care and Adult Social Care
- Completing initial assessments when patients are referred into the service
- Assessing risk and formulating safety plans accordingly
- Formulating person centred and holistic care plans with a focus on non-pharmoclogical interventions
- In-reaching to inpatient wards and visiting patients residing in 24hour care settings
- Putting into practise the principles of the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health where appropriate
- Working closely with carers and relatives to offer support and improve the provision of care for the service user
- Undertaking the Duty role, triaging referrals, allocating visits, preparing and delivering handovers, ensuring staff are "safe and well"
- Using the EPR to ensure care is documented
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Details
Date posted
30 May 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£32,306 to £39,027 a year pa, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
383-OPC-4882-22
Job locations
Albany House, Kingsway hospital
Kingsway
Derby
DE22 3LZ
Employer details
Employer name
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Albany House, Kingsway hospital
Kingsway
Derby
DE22 3LZ
Employer's website
http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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