Band 5 Mental Health Nurse

Integrated Care System; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bury St Edmunds seeks a dedicated Band 5 Mental Health Nurse to join its Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive care in a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on delivering therapeutic interventions and supporting individuals with mental health issues. This permanent role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive training, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Comprehensive in-house & external training programs

Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum

Qualifications

• Experience in working in a mental health environment is ideal.
• Candidates must perform comprehensive, person-centred mental health assessments.
• Knowledge of confidentiality issues is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team including psychiatrists and psychologists.
• Administer medication according to Trust policy.
• Deliver time-limited interventions in the community.

Skills

Ability to work regularly unsupervised

Ability to use own initiative

Education

Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH)

Job description

We, the West Suffolk Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team and currently have a substantive Band Mental Health Nursepost 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 Band 5 Mental Health Nurse and join our dedicated multidisciplinary team working closely with a range of partners to provide appropriate 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.

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.

Undertake comprehensive, person-centred mental health assessments (including risk assessments) for service users presenting in crisis.

Deliver time-limited interventions and nursing care in service users' own homes or in the community.

Implement and evaluate care plans.

Administer medication in accordance with Trust policy and NMC guidelines.

Promote recovery-focused, trauma-informed, and strengths-based approaches in all interactions.

Liaise closely with inpatient wards, GPs, community mental health teams, A&E, police, and social care services.

Escalate concerns appropriately and contribute to safeguarding investigations when necessary.

About us

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 included with this role are:-

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

Job responsibilities

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and support workers.

Attend daily MDT handovers and contribute to risk formulation and treatment planning.

Maintain accurate and timely documentation in electronic patient records (RiO).

Provide clear and compassionate communication to service users and carers during periods of high distress.

• You can expect a thorough induction and training / preceptorship period, and opportunities for ongoing development.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Nursing degree or equivalent RN(MH)

Skills

• Ability to work regularly unsupervised
• Ability to use own initiative

Knowledge

• Understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Wedgwood House- Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum/ pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Reference number

246-WSU7392901

Job locations

Wedgwood House- Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team