Job summary
Job Summary/Purpose
To support individual referred to secondary mental health services for assessment or ongoing care. To demonstrate the Trust values of inspiring hope, working together, to be caring and compassionate, to value and respect others/ourselves and to be open and honest.
As a qualified Nurse you will demonstrate and live the NMC values as identified in the Code of Practice.
Your post will include working with individuals using research based interventions to promote their independence and recovery whilst maintaining high quality clinical documentation.
This includes respecting individuality, values, culture and religious diversity of service users and colleagues and thus contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
Main duties of the job
See Job Description and Person Specification for detailed points for each of the following areas:
Prioritising People
Practice Effectively
Preserve Safety
Promote Professionalism and Trust
Trust Mandatory On-going Requirements - to be met by the candidate after commencing in post, these will not be assessed at the recruitment stage
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification in Mental Health nursing RMN, RM Part 13 or equivalent.
- Willingness to participate in own continuing professional development which is relevant to role.
- Registered with the NMC
Desirable
- Practice Educator
- Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) Qualification
- BIA
- Psychosocial training
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel across a geographical area within the CMHT footprint to visit service users in their homes or in other community basis.
- Ability to travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role.
Experience
Essential
- Have experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of completing assessments in line with key legislations and formulating how a decision has been reached.
- Experience of producing collaborative person-centred care plans.
Desirable
- Completing assessments using a biopsychosocial framework
- Completing s42 enquiries
- Completing Mental Capacity Act assessments
- Supervising others eg Students/ Junior staff
- Participating in multi agency meetings
- Supporting carers
- Evidence of advancing clinical practice.
Knowledge
Essential
- Mental Capacity Act (2005)
- Working knowledge of Care Act (2014)
- Mental Health Act (1983)
- Human Rights Act (1998)
- Knowledge of national and local policy around mental health and social care
- Knowledge and application of risk assessment and formulation
- To demonstrate effective Infection prevention control practices within their field of practice.
Desirable
- To have a specific area of specialist interest or knowledge.
- Evidence of the effective use of research based evidence in practice.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to apply Strengths Based and recovery focused approach
- Ability to use technology effectively
- Communication skills that enable relationship building, trust and engagement.
- Skills in managing conflict and negotiation.
- Ability to co-produce person centred plans.
- Ability to engage with individuals, carer's, family members and third sector agencies.
- Ability to reflect on own practice and change approach where necessary.
- To use reflective practice, curious enquiry and a genuine interest in others to develop and maintain your practice.
Desirable
- Ability to write reports to a standard expected within investigations including Untoward incidents, mental health tribunals or a court setting.
- To have experience of teaching/training others in mental health subjects.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification in Mental Health nursing RMN, RM Part 13 or equivalent.
- Willingness to participate in own continuing professional development which is relevant to role.
- Registered with the NMC
Desirable
- Practice Educator
- Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) Qualification
- BIA
- Psychosocial training
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel across a geographical area within the CMHT footprint to visit service users in their homes or in other community basis.
- Ability to travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role.
Experience
Essential
- Have experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of completing assessments in line with key legislations and formulating how a decision has been reached.
- Experience of producing collaborative person-centred care plans.
Desirable
- Completing assessments using a biopsychosocial framework
- Completing s42 enquiries
- Completing Mental Capacity Act assessments
- Supervising others eg Students/ Junior staff
- Participating in multi agency meetings
- Supporting carers
- Evidence of advancing clinical practice.
Knowledge
Essential
- Mental Capacity Act (2005)
- Working knowledge of Care Act (2014)
- Mental Health Act (1983)
- Human Rights Act (1998)
- Knowledge of national and local policy around mental health and social care
- Knowledge and application of risk assessment and formulation
- To demonstrate effective Infection prevention control practices within their field of practice.
Desirable
- To have a specific area of specialist interest or knowledge.
- Evidence of the effective use of research based evidence in practice.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to apply Strengths Based and recovery focused approach
- Ability to use technology effectively
- Communication skills that enable relationship building, trust and engagement.
- Skills in managing conflict and negotiation.
- Ability to co-produce person centred plans.
- Ability to engage with individuals, carer's, family members and third sector agencies.
- Ability to reflect on own practice and change approach where necessary.
- To use reflective practice, curious enquiry and a genuine interest in others to develop and maintain your practice.
Desirable
- Ability to write reports to a standard expected within investigations including Untoward incidents, mental health tribunals or a court setting.
- To have experience of teaching/training others in mental health subjects.
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).
