Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse Central Home Treatment Team

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a clinician to coordinate specialist crisis psychiatric interventions in the community, 24/7 across Birmingham and Solihull. The role involves working with service users in crisis, providing risk assessment, and supporting early discharge decisions to avoid hospital admission.

The post involves acting as an independent practitioner within a defined community setting, liaising with other professionals, and role modelling best

Qualifications

• Must have a good working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and its use in the community.
• Experience coordinating crisis interventions and risk assessments in a community setting.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams and act as a role model.

Responsibilities

• Provide a specialist assessment of risk to clients in contact with the service.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care following local policies.
• Develop individualised approaches to practical and functional needs.
• Work effectively in multi-disciplinary, multi-agency teams.
• Transport medication for clients.
• Provide crisis resolution support and advice to other agencies.

Job description

To coordinate and provide specialist acute crisis psychiatric interventions and expertise to service users in crisis 24 hrs per day 7 days per week 52 weeks per year within their own home / residence. Provide a gate keeping service to the in-patient wards. To facilitate early discharge and provide an effective and viable alternative to hospital admission for clients in crisis by developing an individualised approach to the practical and functional needs of the service user. To provide specialist crisis resolution support and advice to other agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team. To act up in the absence of the team manager as appropriate. To act as a role model and resource for junior/less experienced staff and students.

Will act as an independent practitioner within a defined community setting while liaising with other professionals as necessary.

• Provide a specialist assessment of risk to clients coming into contact with the service.
• Will be responsible for the assessment planning implementation and evaluation of nursing care and have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation, which govern current service provision and audit.
• The ability to process knowledge into a comprehensive assessment tailored to individual needs, involving the service user and carers and other professionals where there may be differences of both expert and non-expert opinion and where not all of the relevant information may be available.
• Capable of participating effectively in multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team working.
• The ability to evaluate assessment information in light of service delivery and identified unmet need.
• The ability to intervene and resolve crisis for individuals in hospital or community settings through,
• To identify risk categories and specific risk factors as well as recognise individual strengths and opportunities for positive risk taking.
• Capable of recognising various mental health problems and undertaking or participating in comprehensive, complex collaborative, holistic needs-based assessment, including the use of standardised assessment measures / tools.
• The ability to recognise the health and social factors that precipitate acute relapse and crisis.
• To work intensively and develop an individualised approach to the practical and functional needs of the service user.
• Be aware of the impact of aspects of social and cultural diversity on the mental health of individuals and groups
• Must have a good working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and its use in the community.
• Will be responsible for transportation of medication for clients

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Doreen Ashong-Lamptey Job title: Team Manger Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0121 301 5326