Community Staff Nurse

Job summary

37.5 Hours Per Week

Calderdale IHBT Team are recruiting two band 5 community mental health nurses . This is an internal advert and the post holders will support the 136 service provision and the home treatment team function.

The team is based at calderdale royal hospital and provides an alternative to hospital admission for adults in mental health crisis whist supporting their families and carers in the co production of care planning and delivery.

We reserve the right to close the application prior to the advertised date if sufficient applications have been received.

For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.

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.

Main duties of the job

The calderdale Home Treatment Team is a multidisciplinary mental health team covering the calderdale locality for adults aged 18-65. The 136 suite at the Dales is commissioned as a place of safety for persons detained under the act by police.

The team actively manage the suite alongside community home based treatment provision and employ police liaison practitioners who link in with the calderdale police hub, to support and engage with service users the police encounter.

The team gate keeps hospital admissions and also in reaches the wards to minimise length of hospital stays where appropriate.

This post is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in an acute community setting with opportunities for experiential learning supported by senior staff.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

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.