Job overview
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We have an exciting opportunity to join the award-winning rough sleeper team. We are looking for an experienced mental health nurse to provide clinical knowledge and interventions, advice and support to rough sleepers across Shropshire and to the wider RESET service. The post holder will undertake rapid assessment and support to adults 18+ who are homeless or rough sleeping. The post holder may also be called upon to provide mental health support to adults who are housed and supported by the local authority but whose tenancy is in jeopardy due to a decline in their mental health.
The postholder will be expected to participate in the multi-agency RESET meetings to provide guidance, signposting and clinical knowledge to the MDT. The post holder will be responsible for providing leadership to deliver evidence-based care and interventions and providing professional nursing leadership within the pathway team.
Main duties of the job
- To provide appropriate advice to members of RESET, local authority staff, third sector staff, multi-disciplinary and Management Groups.
- To monitor and evaluate practice based on contemporary and current trends and initiate changes in the light of these findings.
- To promote, encourage and develop integration between MPFT, RESET and third sector organisations.
- Facilitate effective early assessments for individuals identified through the rough sleeper task force or referred from housing or third sector colleagues.
- To aid discharge planning from acute inpatient units and local hospitals PRH and RSH
- Encourage and facilitate multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
- Take responsibility for the assessment of a complex cohort, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.
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This advert is for Mental Health Nurse Rough Sleeper Team with Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in Stafford, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is 1 year (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 28 Jun 2026.
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