Community Psychiatric Nurse

Job summary

Main duties of the job

ISTC are seeking an individual who is committed to delivering a high-quality service.

The successful applicant will demonstrate strong clinical and leadership qualities, working as part of an MDT approach, supporting service users across Calderdale.

Community Mental Health Practitioners within ISTC are expected to:

Provide home based treatment as an alternative to hospital admission where clinically viable

Reduce the length of inpatient stay

Improve patient choice and experience

Work for short, intensive periods with people who have acute or severe mental health problems

Contribute to the delivery of planned care in the service users own home, accessing community resources

You will have a passion for working within the field of older peoples mental health, as well as experience of working within a multi-disciplinary mental health setting.

The teamwork 8am 8pm 7 days per week and you would be expected to undertake 12-hour shifts across a 7-day rota.

Full UK driving licence is essential.

If you are interested in joining a motivated passionate and innovative team, committed to providing acute home-based treatment for older people in Calderdale, we would welcome and encourage informal enquiries and visits. Please contact Natasha Hatch, Team manger-07867138994.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

Job responsibilities

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.