Job Description

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.



We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience



YOUR APPLICATION



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Job overview

We, the Bury South Adult CMHT, currently have a substantive Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse (34.875 hours) post available and are looking for a nurse to join our trust and bring fresh ideas and enthusiasm for developing the service.



Our team work together to support each other as well as giving you the autonomy to work with individuals, develop therapeutic relationships and support individuals to live as rich and meaningful a life as possible. We are a recovery focused, multi-disciplinary team providing an effective, supportive, and professional service for our Service Users and Carers.



We are looking for people to join us in building what the future service of looks like. You will be supported to develop a strong understanding of your role as a Care Coordinator/Assessor and join our dedicated multidisciplinary team working closely with a range of partners to provide appropriate community interventions for those individuals referred to our service.



Our aim is to continually improve service delivery, service user / carer experience, and work towards positive outcomes.



You'll be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team. You'll regularly be working with external agencies as part of a service users care, so being able to work well in a team and having excellent communication skills is vital. You can expect a thorough induction and training / preceptorship period, and opportunities for ongoing development.


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Main duties of the job

You will enjoy plenty of opportunities for joint working, training, and a sound supervision structure.



You can expect a manageable case load and a supportive management team to ensure you're able to work independently but support is never far away if needed.



The ideal candidate should have experience in working in a mental health environment and ideally experience in working in community teams.



Working in a busy and dynamic Adult Community Mental Health Team means every day will be different. You will be involved in:


Managing a caseload via face to face and telephone contacts for those under The Care Programme Approach Undertaking initial urgent/routine assessments on behalf of the service Attending multi-disciplinary team meetings. Attending outpatient clinic appointments Undertaking face to face visits in the community setting including home visits Working with service users and their families/carers to care plan holistic goal setting and engage in treatment planning and working in collaboration with internal/external stakeholders Attending regular MDT meetings and liaising with colleagues from other services (both internally and externally such as Social Care, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team and third sector organisations) Medication administration We also works with needs types and have many evidence based work books to enhance the Service user experience. Participating in the duty worker rota (Monday to Friday 09:00am to 17:00pm) ###

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Benefits

Benefits included with this role are:-


NHS pension A comprehensive in house & external training programmes Career progression Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) Staff physio service NHS discounts and many more.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Previous applicants need not to apply



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This post attracts a recruitment premium of 3,000 (pro-rata for part time roles). This is a one off payment with half paid on appointment and half paid after the completion of a satisfactory probation period (6 months). The premium is taxable. Please note that should you leave employment, or choose to move to an alternative post within the Trust that does not attract this recruitment premium, you will be required to reimburse all or some it, as follows: 100% of the value of the premium in the first 12 months; 50% of the value of the premium in the period 12 months to 2 years following appointment. Please note this recruitment premium is for external applicants only. Not applicable to newly qualified applicants


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Person specification

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Qualifications

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Essential criteria

Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH) ####

Experience

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Essential criteria

Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs ####

Skills

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Essential criteria

Ability to independently travel - has own transport (or will do at commencement of role) Be self-aware and have the ability to learn

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.


As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.


DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)

FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures - these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.



Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.


The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.


This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of 16 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.


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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.


This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.