Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
Job overview
Access & Assessment Team
Community Registered Mental Health Nurse.
Are you an experienced nurse looking to join a forward-thinking team? Do you want to support the local community in transformation by being part of the development of a service?
Our Great Yarmouth and Waveney Access and Assessment Team (AAT) are seeking a Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse to join their collaborative team.
AAT is the front door to all our adult mental health services in Great Yarmouth and Waveney. The team provides a community-based service to Great Yarmouth and Waveney market towns for adults over the age of 25. We screen, triage, and assess all referrals into secondary care via a blend of face to face, online and telephone appointments.
It is an exciting time to join as we're embarking on a new venture with our partners; working towards a truly integrated service model and being led by motivating and supportive leadership.
We're based at Oaktree, Northgate Hospital Great Yarmouth and work across the Waveney patch, you'll have a varied workload and will be supported by the wider MDT.
We are looking for professionals who are caring, supportive and reflective in their practice. If this sounds like you – we'd love to hear from you
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job:
The role of the Assessment Nurse is to provide clinical interventions to our patients.
If appointed, you will:
* Deliver clinical interventions / holistic mental health assessments.
* Complete Risk Assessments / Risk Management
. Co-produce safety plans
* Offer support, supervision and informal training to your colleagues.
* Contribute to multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings.
* Undertake other clinical tasks within the team.
The ideal candidate will have some experience of working in the community supporting working age adults with mental health difficulties. You will need to have a sound understanding of the Care Programme Approach and be able to demonstrate your abilities in risk management. You will be part of the triage and assessment process managing referrals from our GP surgeries and other local services.
We enjoy excellent close working relationships with all statutory and non-statutory partners in developing Recovery based care plans. You can expect to have plenty of opportunities for joint working, career development and training with a clear appraisal structure.
(The above list is not exhaustive, merely a starting point to show you what we do)
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Some of the benefits you can expect:
* NHS pension
* a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
* career progression
* starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* staff physio service
* NHS discounts and many more.
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
You are expected to have access to a car and willing to drive distances as we cover both Norfolk and Suffolk>
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will have some experience of working in the community supporting working age adults with mental health difficulties. You will need to have a sound understanding of the Care Programme Approach and be able to demonstrate your abilities in risk management. You will be part of the triage and assessment process managing referrals from our GP surgeries and other local services.
We enjoy excellent close working relationships with all statutory and non-statutory partners in developing Recovery based care plans. You can expect to have plenty of opportunities for joint working, career development and training with a clear appraisal structure.
Your role will be to:
* Undertake the assessment, planning and delivery of direct patient care with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
* Communicate decisions about mental health care services, referrals and future support arrangements to people with a mental health care need.
* Be responsible for accurate recording of all patients support, including assessments, reviews, day to day contact and discharges.
Person specification
Qaulifications
Essential criteria
* Qualification in Mental Health Nursing,
* Ongoing professional development working towards degree level ( if professional registration is following a diploma level course
Desirable criteria
* Recognised Leadership/Management training
Expereince
Essential criteria
* Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
* Experience supervising others/students including preceptorship programme, student placements etc
Desirable criteria
* Experience in supporting service development and quality improvement initiatives
Skills
Essential criteria
* Excellent communication and engagement skills
* Able to effectively prioritise own workload
Desirable criteria
* Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice
Other
Essential criteria
* Ability and willingness to travel independently to meet the needs and requirements of the service
* Have access to a car
YOUR APPLICATION
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post may be 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.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.