Site: Basildon Mental Health Unit
Town: Basildon
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, plus 5% Fringe
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 25/03/2025 23:59
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
Job overview
Base: Basildon Hospital
Hours: 37.5 hrs Full Time (Full Internal Rotation)
The Mental Health Urgent Care Department is a facility where adults, aged 18 years and above, who are experiencing a mental health crisis can receive urgent biopsychosocial assessment with immediate care planning. The post holder will work as a Band 6 Senior Practitioner with the urgent care team providing high quality, evidence-based, holistic assessments to patients attending the service.
Main duties of the job
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care based upon individual service user needs.
* Provide delegated accountability for Band 3 Health Care Assistants ensuring clinical competence and understanding.
* Work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Registration as a Mental Health Nurse (RMN) Part 3 or equivalent LD/social work/AHP qualification.
* Educated to Degree Level or equivalent.
* Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent.
* Non-medical prescriber.
Skills/Experience
* Evidence of personal development e.g. objective setting, time management skills etc.
* Previous experience with patient triage.
Important Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references covering your last three year employment history.
Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
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