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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Community Mental Health Nurse

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Job summary

To offer an extended service to ensure an appropriate assessment of mental health need for children and young people in mental health crisis and in need of appropriate intensive support ensuring the delivery of safe and effective practice as part of the wellbeing and recovery action plan. You will work directly with children and young people with mental health needs and their families, carrying out assessments (including risk management) and effective treatment and/or interventions, with the aim of helping children and young people participate in normal family and community activities and to facilitate positive outcomes of care in relation to young people's mental health needs. The role will also facilitate hospital admission avoidance and seamless transitions between services where appropriate. You will participate in the education and management of junior staff.

Main duties of the job

1. Delivery of holistic assessment, intensive support and treatment for the identified community client group and within a multi-disciplinary team.2. Support for hospital admission avoidance and facilitation of, timely discharge from hospital.3. This is an extended service, 8am - 10pm, which will involve shift working, including weekends and bank holidays4. To coordinate the workload of the team on an as required basis.5. To provide an active involvement in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of CYP care which focuses on ensuring that CYP are supported to remain in their own homes wherever hospitalisation can be safely and appropriately avoided.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

  • Supporting your career development and progression
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rate s
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccinations every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Details

Date posted

08 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

301-LG-23-5469270-A

Job locations

Block 6, St Michaels Court

Lichfield

WS13 6EE


Job description

Job responsibilities

What we ask from you

Working in a multi-disciplinary team , you will

Provide specialist assessment, care planning and risk management to children, young people and families.

Evaluate treatment plans and undertake discharge planning

Triage and assess referrals received by the service in liaison with multi-disciplinary colleagues

Co-ordinate the work of the Team

Respond to and inform referrers / other professionals and responsible adults as necessary on decisions, care plans, policy and best practice

Qualifications and training

  • You are a registered Mental Health Nurse, that conforms to the NMC requirements

Experience

  • You work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and enjoy developing and training others
  • You have some experience of working with children, young people and families, and have completed post registration training in some of these areas
  • Managing stressful situations in a calm manner, in order to achieve the best result for the child, young person and family
  • Post registration training on psychological interventions

Knowledge

  • You are friendly, approachable and work well with children, young people and families

For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents below.

Job description

Job responsibilities

What we ask from you

Working in a multi-disciplinary team , you will

Provide specialist assessment, care planning and risk management to children, young people and families.

Evaluate treatment plans and undertake discharge planning

Triage and assess referrals received by the service in liaison with multi-disciplinary colleagues

Co-ordinate the work of the Team

Respond to and inform referrers / other professionals and responsible adults as necessary on decisions, care plans, policy and best practice

Qualifications and training

  • You are a registered Mental Health Nurse, that conforms to the NMC requirements

Experience

  • You work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and enjoy developing and training others
  • You have some experience of working with children, young people and families, and have completed post registration training in some of these areas
  • Managing stressful situations in a calm manner, in order to achieve the best result for the child, young person and family
  • Post registration training on psychological interventions

Knowledge

  • You are friendly, approachable and work well with children, young people and families

For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nursing Degree on NMC Register
  • Post-registration courses in relevant topics

Desirable

  • Recognised qualification in mentoring/coaching/supporting students on placements
  • Qualification in providing supervision
  • Psychological intervention training e.g. CBT, DBT, CAT, MI, Family Interventions

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with those who may experience complex mental health needs in the community setting
  • Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
  • Experience of making decisions autonomously whilst working with people and families in the community setting
  • Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing care for those with mental health needs
  • Experience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary /multi agency teams
  • Experience of assessing and managing complex needs including risk within a structured framework such as CPA/Safeguarding Children frameworks
  • Experience of effectively managing mental health related issues/referrals/need for advice face to face and virtually, including telephone, at times of high demand and in relation to highly stressful/emotive situations

Desirable

  • Experience and ability to carry out clinical audit
  • Experience in CAMHS although the lack of explicit CAMHS experience is not an excluding facto
  • Experience of working with people who may have neurodevelopmental needs such as Autism, ADHD or Learning Disability
  • Experience of working in a crisis/intensive support mode
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nursing Degree on NMC Register
  • Post-registration courses in relevant topics

Desirable

  • Recognised qualification in mentoring/coaching/supporting students on placements
  • Qualification in providing supervision
  • Psychological intervention training e.g. CBT, DBT, CAT, MI, Family Interventions

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with those who may experience complex mental health needs in the community setting
  • Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
  • Experience of making decisions autonomously whilst working with people and families in the community setting
  • Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing care for those with mental health needs
  • Experience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary /multi agency teams
  • Experience of assessing and managing complex needs including risk within a structured framework such as CPA/Safeguarding Children frameworks
  • Experience of effectively managing mental health related issues/referrals/need for advice face to face and virtually, including telephone, at times of high demand and in relation to highly stressful/emotive situations

Desirable

  • Experience and ability to carry out clinical audit
  • Experience in CAMHS although the lack of explicit CAMHS experience is not an excluding facto
  • Experience of working with people who may have neurodevelopmental needs such as Autism, ADHD or Learning Disability
  • Experience of working in a crisis/intensive support mode

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Block 6, St Michaels Court

Lichfield

WS13 6EE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Block 6, St Michaels Court

Lichfield

WS13 6EE


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Lead

Holly Batchelor

holly.batchelor@mpft.nhs.uk

01543441441

Details

Date posted

08 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

301-LG-23-5469270-A

Job locations

Block 6, St Michaels Court

Lichfield

WS13 6EE


Supporting documents

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