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Please note that this is a community based post which will require the successful post holder to travel regularly between multiple sites in order to perform duties.
Kirkby Community Mental Health team are looking to recruit a Band 5 Nurse Practitioner on a permanent contract. We are a supportive, well-resourced and dedicated team and there will be opportunities for professional development within the role.
We are looking for a Registered Mental Health Nurse, to work alongside our large multidisciplinary team. A special interest in risk management/crisis intervention work would suit the applicant and a full induction and training package will be provided to the right candidate.
This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who is interested in developing as a practitioner and person. Development opportunities will be available and regular clinical supervision and support will be provided.
The post holder will contribute to maintaining overall standards, which will include assessment of need and delivery of care within the context of Effective Care Coordination.
The post holder will work within an integrated team to ensure continuity of care for service users on their journey through the acute service. The post holder will work from within the community environment but be expected to be flexible in terms of delivering care within a variety of settings.
This role will involve regular travel across healthcare organisation sites in the Knowsley, Liverpool and Sefton areas. Therefore, the post holder must be able to meet the travel requirements of this post.
Reasonable adjustments will be made for applicants who are unable to meet the criteria due to a disability. The access to work scheme may be able to support disabled applicants.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Victoria Bryce Job title: Clinical Team Manager Email address: Victoria.Bryce2@merseycare.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0151 330 6452
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