Senior Mental Health Acute Care Nurse/Clinician

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified RMN, OT, or Social Worker to work as a band 6 in the Boston Crisis and Home Treatment team. The team supports people experiencing an acute mental health episode in Boston, Skegness, Spalding, and the surrounding areas.

You will need to demonstrate a commitment to providing a high-quality standard of care, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a positive attitude towards change, and an ability to contribute to the evolving nature of the service. You will receive regular supervision both management and clinical, and be expected to provide both to junior members of the team and students. There are training opportunities available to support growth in the role. You will be expected to work shifts( long days) including nights, weekends, and bank holidays over 7 days, these are both as the shift coordinator, crisis vehicle response team, and as part of the home treatment team.

This current vacancy is for 37.5 hours per week.

We offer 24-hour services within our Inpatient, Crisis, and SPA teams. If you are successfully appointed to posts in these areas or others that might have been specified, you will be required to work unsociable hours and shift patterns

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination of care needs, assessment, planning, and implementation of evidence based care to a defined group of service users and their carers within the service catchment area. The post holder will provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multi-disciplinary team. The post will involve working within the Crisis Team which includes the S136 Suite, Triage Car and the new Rapid Response Car pilot service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide a high standard of clinical care, ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment, and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools. To work within the Section 136 suite, the Triage Car and Rapid Response service.
• To work flexibly across a 7-day-a-week service.
• To ensure the clinical caseload and clinical practice are of the highest standard of clinical care.
• To manage case-load and service delivery and to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.
• To ensure up-to-date care plans, risk assessments, and reviews are in place.
• Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage, and, where appropriate, change their behaviour.
• Plan, implement, review, and improve interventions to meet people’s identified needs and manage their inherent risk.
• To assess carers’ and families needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support for cares and families.
• Protect people from abuse, neglect, and harm.
• Enable individuals to develop independent living skills and live in the community.
• To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, both within the Crisis Team and with external agencies.
• To maintain accurate and timely clinical records and risk assessments, and to coordinate and monitor those of the team.
• To adhere to N.M.C. or other relevant codes of professional conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.
• To develop clinical practice having due regard to the Department of Health and other guidelines.
• To demonstrate empowering leadership skills within the Crisis Team and seek opportunities in the local and national area to promote and develop the profession.
• To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including: induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management, and audit.
• To provide Management Supervision to  Band 5 and Band 3 staff.
• To undertake specific project work or any other duties as negotiated with the Criss Team.
• Develop effective and supportive links with other health and social care staff. To create networks that improve the pathway of care for clients referred to the Crisis Team.
• Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments, including post-registration education, training, and continuing professional development.