Overview
Due to exciting changes, we are seeking Band 7 Crisis Intervention Nurses within the Mindworks Crisis Intervention Service for the North East Hants area. The Mindworks Alliance is a partnership between traditional CAMHS Services and third sector/voluntary agencies working to meet the emotional and mental health needs of CYP in Surrey and now NE Hants. Our team provides a 7-day week Crisis Intervention Service, offering discovery conversations to CYP and their families/carers presenting with emotional and mental health crisis in local acute hospitals and community bases. Operational hours are 9am-5pm Monday-Sunday including Bank Holidays. Unsocial and weekend shifts are expected and we use the e-roster system to ensure you are aware of your shifts. Your main base will be Aldershot Centre for Health, with in-reach to Frimley Park Hospital and homes of CYP.
The post holder will hold an appropriate professional registration with NMC, HCPC, or SW England. Experience and competence in working with vulnerable people in crisis is essential. Working with young people in crisis is desirable.
Key Responsibilities
* The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking clinical assessment of children and young people who may have complex co-morbid mental health needs and present in crisis, working alongside medical, nursing and other professional colleagues to ensure that the most effective care and treatment is provided, resulting in safe, timely discharge.
* Coordinate and liaise with Paediatric Wards and the Paediatric Liaison Nurses when children and young people with mental health issues are admitted.
* Work in close collaboration with the Mindworks Intensive Intervention Teams and the wider alliance partners, Paediatric Health Liaison Nurses, local authorities and emergency services in developing robust crisis and contingency plans / My Safety Plans.
Please see attached job description document for more details.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Consulting
Industries
* Business Consulting and Services
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