Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Hastings and Rother Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (Specialist Adults) Triage Team for a registered Mental Health Nurse who has experience of working with individuals in a community mental health setting.The Specialist Adults Service (previously known as the Assessment and Treatment Service) is a team supporting adults with complex mental health needs. Your role will be to triage, assess and make clinical decisions to support individuals referred to our service in meeting their mental health support needs withing our integrated mental health system. Getting these decisions right will be vital to ensure that support is offered in a safe and timely manner within the most appropriate treatment pathways.You will need to have finely honed clinical assessment skills and be a decisive and highly skilled communicator. The ability to work autonomously and under pressure will be a requirement. You will be supported by a Triage Lead as well as a team of multidisciplinary colleagues on a daily basis and have access to decision making spaces within the team where further discussions are required.You will be joining a warm, friendly, highly supportive team of dedicated colleagues who work together to offer the best possible service to the people we support. In return, we offer access to training opportunities to assist you in realising your potential and achieving a greater degree of job satisfaction.
Main duties of the job
Oversight on Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT) referrals into triage.Being the point of contact for our NMHT, referrals into the service and providing a point of contact for individuals initially referred into the service and their families and carers.Gathering information and liaison with relevant professionals and agencies.Making appropriate treatment and support decisions using the different pathway options within the NMHT.Risk screening referrals over the phone.Providing a point of contact for individuals initially referred into the service to discuss their presenting concerns, risk and care pathway.Completion of intake assessments.Supporting and engaging with carers and families to provide information relevant to the referral as part of the team's approach to triangle of care.Attend team meetings weekly to discuss complex and risky referrals within an MDT setting.Supervision of junior staff and mentorship of studentsCovering urgent registered work within the service.
About us
As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of their staff, their reward packages reflect the immensely important work their staff do.If you are looking for the opportunity to work within a busy but rewarding Specialist Adults Mental Health Team in a seaside town like no other, then we would love to hear from you. Hastings is a vibrant seaside town, offering affordable coastal living along with independent shopping and a variety of cafes, bars and restaurants and a very creative music and artistic scene.As a practitioner in our team we can offer you:Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmesExcellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and developmentFlexible working patternsReimbursed parkingChild care vouchersAccess to a host of NHS discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQCGenerous holiday entitlement (dependent on length of NHS service) starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidaysNHS Pension contributionsWe encourage flexible working:We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Essential QualificationsRegistered Practitioner with current registration (Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Nurse /Social Work/ OT) appropriate to the roleEvidence of continuous professional development
Essential KnowledgeExperience of working alongside people with complex mental health needs in the designated care group.Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of mental health problemsExperience of working consultatively with other professionalsExperience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessmentsExperience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agenciesExperience of working within the CPA processKnowledge of MHA (1983/2007).Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions.Child and Adult safeguarding procedures.Change management and organising and prioritising their workload.Demonstrate ability to enhance care through evidence-based knowledge.Demonstrate professional development relevant to the specific care group.
Person SpecificationEssential QualificationsRegistered Practitioner with current registration (Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Nurse /Social Work/ OT) appropriate to the roleCompletion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalentEvidence of continuous professional developmentExperience/KnowledgeSignificant post qualifying experience in the relevant care groupExperience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care groupExperience of supervising staffExperience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problemsExperience of working consultatively with professionalsExperience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessmentsExperience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agenciesExperience of working within the CPA processPrevious experience of working in the community
Job description
Job responsibilities
Essential QualificationsRegistered Practitioner with current registration (Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Nurse /Social Work/ OT) appropriate to the roleEvidence of continuous professional development
Essential KnowledgeExperience of working alongside people with complex mental health needs in the designated care group.Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of mental health problemsExperience of working consultatively with other professionalsExperience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessmentsExperience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agenciesExperience of working within the CPA processKnowledge of MHA (1983/2007).Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions.Child and Adult safeguarding procedures.Change management and organising and prioritising their workload.Demonstrate ability to enhance care through evidence-based knowledge.Demonstrate professional development relevant to the specific care group.
Person SpecificationEssential QualificationsRegistered Practitioner with current registration (Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Nurse /Social Work/ OT) appropriate to the roleCompletion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalentEvidence of continuous professional developmentExperience/KnowledgeSignificant post qualifying experience in the relevant care groupExperience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care groupExperience of supervising staffExperience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problemsExperience of working consultatively with professionalsExperience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessmentsExperience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agenciesExperience of working within the CPA processPrevious experience of working in the community
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Previous experience of working in the community
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Previous experience of working in the community
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).
