Job summary
The Intensive Home Treatment Team at Airedale Centre for Mental Health are looking for a qualified Community Mental Health Nurse (Band 6) to join their busy team.
You will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to adult service users of all ages. This role includes, working with older adult mental health conditions in service users' home environment. You will also contribute to the supervision and development of junior staff and regularly be Shift Co-Ordinator for the team. This includes, taking and making referrals to and from other health professionals and acute care services.
You will have at least 2 years' experience as a registered mental health nurse. Ideally, working in an acute mental health setting. If interviewed, you should be able to demonstrate very good knowledge of relevant mental health practices specific to intensive home treatment team and all age adult mental health conditions. You should also be able to discuss guidance from NHS England / Department of Health forward planning for all age adult mental health service users.
Closing Date: 9th October 2022
Shortlisting Date: 10th October 2022
Approx interview date: W/C 17th October 2022
Main duties of the job
- Job Purpose:
- To provide care and interventions, risk and safety management and safeguarding of all age adult patients involved with the Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT).
- To engage in regular supervision with the Team Manager/Advanced Nurse Practitioner. Discuss, reflect and find solutions to challenges experienced in the role.
- To deliver a high standard and quality service which enables patients to be supported throughout their care pathway whilst promoting independence and protecting choice, dignity, privacy and safety.
- To work in support of other allied health care professionals and services in the assessment, planning, and evaluation of care and treatment.
- To communicate effectively with other services of the Care Trust, other health care professionals and with the patient family, carers/ visitors to ensure holistic care is delivered.
- To supervise and delegate work to Band 5 Nurses, Senior Healthcare Support Workers and Healthcare Support Workers.
- To occasionally be Shift Co-ordinator in the team. Including, triage of referrals, inpatient services link worker and covering Bed Manager during normal office hours.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Additional cost of living payments for bands 1 - 7
Advanced Fuel expenses payment
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Mental Health
- Mental Health Nurse Qualification
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of continuing professional
Desirable
- Clinical supervision qualification.
- Post Graduate level education in psychological therapy.
- Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience
- ENB603 or equivalent Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Experience
Essential
- Mental health care/treatment relevant to service.
- Working with people presenting in mental health crisis.
- Multi-agency working/working across service interfaces.
- Working within a multicultural framework.
- 2 years post qualification experience
Desirable
- Older adult age related illness and conditions
- Teaching, training and/or supervision of clinical staff
- Experience of teaching/leadership of others
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidenced based clinical interventions relevant to the service.
- Relevant specialist clinical courses/training.
- Models of care and treatment relevant to working with people in mental health crisis.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Assessing, formulating and working with people presenting in heightened state of distress.
- Communicating (oral and written) complex/highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Clinical risk assessment and contingency planning.
- Able to meet the service needs for mobility across the geographical area covered
Desirable
- Brief psychological interventions/strategies for managing crisis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Mental Health
- Mental Health Nurse Qualification
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of continuing professional
Desirable
- Clinical supervision qualification.
- Post Graduate level education in psychological therapy.
- Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience
- ENB603 or equivalent Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Experience
Essential
- Mental health care/treatment relevant to service.
- Working with people presenting in mental health crisis.
- Multi-agency working/working across service interfaces.
- Working within a multicultural framework.
- 2 years post qualification experience
Desirable
- Older adult age related illness and conditions
- Teaching, training and/or supervision of clinical staff
- Experience of teaching/leadership of others
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidenced based clinical interventions relevant to the service.
- Relevant specialist clinical courses/training.
- Models of care and treatment relevant to working with people in mental health crisis.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Assessing, formulating and working with people presenting in heightened state of distress.
- Communicating (oral and written) complex/highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Clinical risk assessment and contingency planning.
- Able to meet the service needs for mobility across the geographical area covered
Desirable
- Brief psychological interventions/strategies for managing crisis.
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).
