Community Mental Health Nurse

Job summary

The Forensic Outreach & Liaison (FOLs) Team for North Yorkshire is based at Clifton House, and supports service users throughout York, Harrogate, Scarborough, Selby & surrounding areas. We work closely with medical, psychology and social work colleagues to safely support service users make the transition from secure inpatient care to community settings, working alongside partner agencies in the management of complex risk in community settings. We care co-ordinate, joint manage and repatriate patients both on our caseload, in transition and from out of area ensuring they remain in the place of least restriction.

Main duties of the job

The role of the community forensic nurse will be to assist with the transition of patients from secure services into the community in a timely and safe manner. This will involve care co-ordination and co-working alongside other partner agencies.

As a member of FOLS, using an MDT approach you will assist in managing referrals received for consultation from generic CMHT's, where concern has been raised in relation to an individual's risk to others. This may involve providing specialist risk assessments to assist with the management of these service users.

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and experienced mental health nurse to take on the Band 6 role. The ideal candidate will be thorough, enthusiastic, emotionally resilient, and able to work autonomously with individuals in this transitional phase of their care pathway. Previous experience of community work would be an advantage but not essential as you will receive a thorough induction and training to support your development. An ability to work as part of a team and support your colleagues is essential.

The successful candidate must have current NMC registration, a full UK driving licence, and access to a vehicle for work use.

For more info or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Cath Briggs, Clinical Team Manager for the NYFOLs on 01904 294126.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Forensic Services York

Clifton House

York

YO30 5RA

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Forensic Services York

Clifton House

York

YO30 5RA

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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