Job summary
We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Mental Health Nurse to join our Crisis Assessment and Intensive Support Team (CAIST) within the Suffolk Crisis Service. This is a dynamic and rewarding role supporting children and young people in acute mental health distress.
You will be responsible for assessing referrals, delivering direct care, and managing a caseload in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team. The role involves work in a fast-paced environment where your clinical expertise and decision-making will have a direct impact on service users and their families.
Main duties of the job
About us
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 professional 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be working within a community CAMHS Crisis team, ensuring the appropriateness of referrals, undertaking direct assessment and planning and delivering direct patient care with appropriate supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi- disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
Managing a caseload and the provision of Mental Health Care services to people with mental health care needs.
Support and advising to other health care professionals. To support aspects of service development.
Provide an appropriate learning environment for relevant UEA students.
To be responsible for accurate mental health clustering of all patients on admission, discharge and at review.
To ensure all mental health clustering information is passed onto other Trust teams or services on transfer of patients.
To ensure the accuracy and quality of mental health clustering activity within the team
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be working within a community CAMHS Crisis team, ensuring the appropriateness of referrals, undertaking direct assessment and planning and delivering direct patient care with appropriate supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi- disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
Managing a caseload and the provision of Mental Health Care services to people with mental health care needs.
Support and advising to other health care professionals. To support aspects of service development.
Provide an appropriate learning environment for relevant UEA students.
To be responsible for accurate mental health clustering of all patients on admission, discharge and at review.
To ensure all mental health clustering information is passed onto other Trust teams or services on transfer of patients.
To ensure the accuracy and quality of mental health clustering activity within the team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
Desirable
- Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
Desirable
- Experience working within a crisis setting
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and engagement skills Conflict resolution and Breakaway training (or requirement to undertake within first 12 weeks)
Desirable
- Prevention and Management of Suicide training
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice within a child and adolescent population from previous experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
Desirable
- Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
Desirable
- Experience working within a crisis setting
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and engagement skills Conflict resolution and Breakaway training (or requirement to undertake within first 12 weeks)
Desirable
- Prevention and Management of Suicide training
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice within a child and adolescent population from previous experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
