Band 6 Nurse, CRHT, Telford

NHS; Telford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization as a Band 6 nurse in Telford, where you will be part of a dedicated Crisis Resolution home treatment team. This role offers the chance to provide vital psychiatric interventions and support to individuals in crisis, ensuring they receive care in the comfort of their homes. You will work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to assess and develop personalized care plans, making a real difference in the lives of those in need. With a commitment to your career development and a range of flexible working options, this position provides an excellent opportunity to grow professionally while contributing to community health.

Benefits

Up to 27 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Health and Wellbeing support

Free car parking

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Free flu vaccination

Citizens Advice support

Qualifications

• Registered Mental-health Nurse with active registration.
• At least 18 months post-registration experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and care planning for service users.
• Evaluate treatment plans and coordinate home treatment.
• Act as a role model for junior staff and students.

Skills

Crisis Intervention

Assessment and Care Planning

Multi-disciplinary Teamwork

Mental Health Nursing

Education

Registered Mental-health Nurse

Job description

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for experienced Band 6 nurses to join our supportive, friendly and professional Crisis Resolution home treatment team based in Telford.

This role will entail co-ordinating and providing specialist acute crisis psychiatric intervention and expertise to service users in crisis 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 52 weeks per year within their own homes/residence in the Telford area.

Our team also provides a gate keeping service to the in-patient wards at Redwoods. 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.

You will provide active involvement in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of service user care, responding quickly to those referred with urgent and high-risk mental health needs and provide collaborative, effective, evidence-based interventions at the right time with the right person

Main duties of the job

Working in a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with internal and external agencies, you will:

• Provide specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and carers
• Evaluate treatment plans and undertake home treatment
• Triage and assess referrals received by the service in liaison with multi-disciplinary colleagues
• Co-ordinate the work of the Team
• To act as a role model and resource for junior/less experienced staff and students

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

• Supporting your career development and progression.
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccination every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people

Job responsibilities

Before applying for this exciting and challenging role, we encourage applicants to view and read the job and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Be a Registered Mental-health Nurse as defined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and be active on their register.

Experience

• Have at least 18 months post-registration experience
• Have previous experience of working in the community

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.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust