Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse - Home Treatment Team

Job summary

A full-time post of band 6 opportunity and a 9 months secondment has arisen within Sparks HTT

Sparks HTT provides an intensive service to individuals aged 25 and above who are experiencing a crisis with their mental health. We work within an MDT, a fast paced and busy team.

The successful candidate should be highly motivated individuals with significant post qualification experience, patient centered in their approach to care and ideally have experience of working in an acute or community setting.

You can expect to achieve or build upon your skills if you are already working in a pressured environment because you will be managing and responding to mental health crisis within a friendly team where learning new skill and career development is a must.

The team's focus is to be committed, safe and compassionate as we deliver short term interventions to our community and various client groups.

The current shift patterns are:

08:00-16:00 (Early)

13:00-21:00 (Late)

08:00-21:00 (Long Day)

20:30-08:30 (Night).

The successful candidate will be working a shift system over 7 days and would be expected to be rotated on above duties as and when required

If you are up for a new challenge, and would like to be considered for this opportunity, we look forward to hearing from you.

Due to the nature of the role access to vehicle for work purposes is essential.

Main duties of the job

The role of a Band 6 CPN within home treatment is to coordinate and provide specialist acute crisis psychiatric interventions and expertise to service users in crisis 24 hrs per day 7 days per week 52 weeks per year within their own home / residence.

Provide a gate keeping service to the in-patient wards and community teams.

To facilitate early discharge where appropriate and provide an effective and viable alternative to hospital admission for clients in crisis by developing an individualised approach to the practical and functional needs of the service user.

To provide specialist crisis resolution support and advice to other agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team.

To act up in the absence of the team manager as appropriate.

To act as a role model and resource for junior/less experienced staff and students.

The role is dynamic and requires specialist assessment of risk.

Sparkhill &Sparkbrook home treatment teams are a professional and diverse team to work with and will provide you with lots of experience across the acute sector.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's live, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.