Job summary
We are currently seeking a Community Mental Health Nurse Band 6 or a Social Worker Band 6 with extensive Mental Health Experience, to work within one of our Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) via a Bank Contract, based in Ware for our Acute Mental Health, South East CRHTT Team. You will be joining our Temporary Staffing Team within HPFT - Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a specific role within the wider South East CRHTT to provide in-reach and support to our new Crisis House. Working with the wider CRHTT colleagues and professions, the post-holder will predominantly work 5 days per week (in 7, so will include weekend working at times) and in-reach as needed to support service users staying at the Crisis House and our partner agency - who are specialists in Mental Health support in community settings.
This role will specifically involve travel to other HPFT sites for the purpose of 'in-reach' to our inpatient wards as needed.
HPFT provides services for service users with mental health, learning disability and children's and adolescent mental health problems. Applicants should have some experience of working in a healthcare setting.
All applicants must be registered with Social Work England or hold a valid NMC Statement of Entry and should have completed Preceptorship and can evidence this.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Team Leader in the development and implementation of a multi-professional Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment Team providing a high- quality service to meet the needs of people in acute phases of mental illness, and their carers.
The seven-bedded Crisis house will provide extra support in a community setting for service users from across Hertfordshire. The planned length of stay is for up to 2 weeks and there will be Way-through staff providing 24/7 support and HPFT will have the clinical input of both a Psychologist and Occupational Therapist for part of the week.
The South East CRHTT nurse successful in joining the team will have a role in managing and progressing the referrals into the house and will work with the wider Team in supporting the service users under the team's care - with the catchment being from Royston to Bishop's Stortford to Cheshunt and Waltham Cross.
You will undertake urgent assessments of people with mental health problems in acute crisis and where appropriate provide intensive community-based treatment/support services as an alternative to in-patient admission. The service will be available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The post holder will be responsible for helping to establish and maintain team systems and processes for effective team working and processes, including outcome measures and audits under the direction of the Team Manager.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trustare one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings.Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support the Team Leader in establishing and maintaining effective inter-team and inter-agency communication. Provide effective liaison/communication relating to referral and admission to, and discharge from the CRHTT across in-patient and community service. Assess clients meeting defined referral criteria as per CRHTT and local Operational Policies Carry out Risk Assessment and Management activities. Allocate and re-allocate tasks or staff on a daily basis to meet organisational and workload requirements, and in response to urgent, unplanned client activity, to ensure that rapid response, assessment and intensive home treatment is a reality. Assist the Team Leader in the effective day to day management of the team, including, e.g., Duty Rota, time worked and annual leave, thus ensuring appropriate skill mix at all times. Must be able to drive a motor car in the performance of CRHTT duties. Ensure the effective use of supervising and administering medication and monitoring therapeutic and adverse effects of prescribed medication as per Trust, CRHTT and Policies and guidelines; ensure stock medication is maintained as per policy.
Please see JD attached for further information and responsibilities required
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support the Team Leader in establishing and maintaining effective inter-team and inter-agency communication. Provide effective liaison/communication relating to referral and admission to, and discharge from the CRHTT across in-patient and community service. Assess clients meeting defined referral criteria as per CRHTT and local Operational Policies Carry out Risk Assessment and Management activities. Allocate and re-allocate tasks or staff on a daily basis to meet organisational and workload requirements, and in response to urgent, unplanned client activity, to ensure that rapid response, assessment and intensive home treatment is a reality. Assist the Team Leader in the effective day to day management of the team, including, e.g., Duty Rota, time worked and annual leave, thus ensuring appropriate skill mix at all times. Must be able to drive a motor car in the performance of CRHTT duties. Ensure the effective use of supervising and administering medication and monitoring therapeutic and adverse effects of prescribed medication as per Trust, CRHTT and Policies and guidelines; ensure stock medication is maintained as per policy.
Please see JD attached for further information and responsibilities required
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, TRAINING
Essential
- NMC Professional Registration or Social Worker England Professional Registration
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Post-registration experience with at least some experience at band 6
- Experience in acute and community areas.
- An understanding of the needs of people with acute mental health problems
- Leadership abilities.
Desirable
- Experience in working with acute mental health problems in community setting
- Specific clinical skills applicable in an acute community setting e.g. brief therapy, cognitive therapy, and anxiety management
PHYSICAL
Essential
- Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010, which prevents you from driving)
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, TRAINING
Essential
- NMC Professional Registration or Social Worker England Professional Registration
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Post-registration experience with at least some experience at band 6
- Experience in acute and community areas.
- An understanding of the needs of people with acute mental health problems
- Leadership abilities.
Desirable
- Experience in working with acute mental health problems in community setting
- Specific clinical skills applicable in an acute community setting e.g. brief therapy, cognitive therapy, and anxiety management
PHYSICAL
Essential
- Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010, which prevents you from driving)
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cygnet House, Old College Court, 29 Priory St, Ware SG12 0DE
Cygnet House, Old College Court, 29 Priory St, Ware SG12 0DE
Ware
SG12 0DE
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
