An exciting opportunity has arisen for an existing or newly qualified band 5 to obtain a role in the Crisis and Home Treatment Team. We will support the successful candidate through induction and completion of preceptorship.

Crisis and Home treatment Team provide crisis assessment and home treatment to patients in acute mental health crisis in the least restrictive environment. CAHTT also work closely with inpatient services to facilitate early planned discharge.

The Crisis & Home Treatment Team also manage the Hatton Suite for those detained on a S136 of the MHA and alongside this we offer an overnight Liaison service to Wye Valley Trust.

The role includes assessment and home treatment in locations to include the patients home within the Community and/or treatment rooms based at the Stonebow Unit.

Crisis & Home Treatment Team operate a 24 hour service 7 days per week. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual who is able to work 37.5 hours per week, over 3/4 days/nights (12 hour shifts)

If you are interested and would like to discuss the position informally and believe this may be the right team for you, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the recruiting manager.

Main duties of the job

It's a little unpredictable, as you can be called at any time to a crisis situation, we discuss referrals each morning and three times weekly we review our caseload within our MDT.

We complete comprehensive risk assessments for every patient, these can be completed independently although sometimes we discuss more complex patients as a Multi-disciplinary team.

We liaise with families and carers, GPs, community mental health teams, social care teams, community nurses, physiotherapists and voluntary organisations, and anyone who is necessary to maximise recovery.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service

Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)

Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes

Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Nurse
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer

Knowledge

Essential

• Good working knowledge of Mental Health Act legislation and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Clinical Governance, Risk Assessment and Adult/Child Protection Legislation.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable post- qualification experience in acute mental health
• Undertaking multi-disciplinary assessments
• Undertaking mental state and self-harm assessments
• Assessing and managing risk
• Working within the Care Co-ordination framework

Desirable

• Experience of assessing people who deliberately self-harm and those diagnosed with personality disorder
• Experience of working with people who engage in substance misuse
• Experience of working with/assessing people with cognitive impairment and/or functional mental illness
• Working with user and carer groups

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role.

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Stonebow Unit

Stonebow Road

Hereford

HR1 2ER

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C9798-0624