Mountainhall Treatment Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Unscheduled Care Mental Health Services for a motivated, dynamic and experienced nurse with highly developed clinical and leadership skills.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, credible and visible leader to the post of Team Leader for the Crisis Team. The successful candidate will lead the Crisis Team to deliver and develop local services in line with the Mental Health Strategy and the agreed policies and procedures.
The successful candidate should have recent experience working in a senior nursing role within the Community Mental Health Teams as a community mental health nurse, or within crisis. They will be educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
You will have responsibility, with support from Band 6 nurses within the team, for the delivery of effective and high-quality crisis care and treatment across the region and, in collaboration with partner agencies, ensure delivery of pathways that provide a seamless and integrated peson-centred service.
You will work in partnership with other stakeholders across the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) to ensure the Crisis Service is effective and continues to develop in line with patient need and local and national objectives.
You will be responsible for the resources allocated to the Crisis Team and directly provide care services at local level whilst ensuring these are effectively used to deliver a user-friendly Community Mental Health Service.
You will have a good working knowledge of relevant Mental Health legislation, Care Programme Approach (CPA) and legislative frameworks relevant to Mental Health, Criminal Procedures, Public Protection, knowledge of current physical and psychological treatments in mental health and understand the political environment and integration agenda.
This post will require the successful applicant to obtain PVG Clearance.