Community Mental Health Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cheltenham; Hybride; GBP 28 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Preceptorship programme

Master's level Preceptorship module (A

Regular supervision

Résumé du poste

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 nurse to join the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team. The role centers on rapid assessment, short-term home treatment, telephone support and reducing hospital admissions.

You will share a caseload of 20–30 service users and work within a 24/7 service alongside a multidisciplinary team. Applicants should have an RMN qualification or an equivalent, with registration by the NMC/HCPC.

Qualifications

• RMN, Social Work or Occupational Therapy qualification, or awaiting results.
• NMC and HCPC registrations.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

Responsabilités

• Take part in comprehensive assessment, planning and short-term intervention for psychiatric crises.
• Provide face-to-face and telephone advice tailored to service users’ needs.
• Hold responsibility for a shared caseload of 20–30 service users.
• Contribute to rapid assessment and delivery of crisis resolution or home treatment.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary MHARS team providing 24/7 service.
• Demonstrate professional accountability for service users’ care.
• Support community-based care and promote recovery and social inclusion.
• Assist with hospital discharge planning and liaison with partner agencies.

Connaissances

Mental health nursing

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Knowledge of Mental Health Act

Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act

Teamwork

Formation

RMN qualification

HCPC registration

NMC registration

Awaiting university results

Description du poste

A Band 5 nurse post on the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, serving people in acute mental health crisis. The work centres on rapid assessment, short-term home treatment, telephone support and easing hospital admissions, with a shared caseload of up to 20 to 30 people. The 24/7 mobile service is open-access, takes people aged 11 to end of life, and runs standard or 12-hour shifts. Applicants need an RMN qualification, and newly qualified nurses are welcome.

What the job involves

• Take part in comprehensive assessment, planning, short-term intervention, support and education for people with psychiatric illness and mental health crises
• Provide face-to-face contact and telephone advice tailored to service users' needs
• Hold responsibility for a shared caseload of up to 20 to 30 service users
• Contribute to rapid assessment and delivery of crisis resolution or evidence-based home treatment
• Work as a member of a multidisciplinary MHARS team providing a 24/7 service
• Take professional accountability for service users' care
• Help people stay in the community or in the least restrictive setting, in line with recovery, social inclusion and the 10 essential capabilities
• Facilitate early discharge from hospital
• Respond to agencies requesting assessment of people considered for immediate psychiatric hospitalisation
• Assist with the day-to-day running of the service
• Build relationships with key partner agencies and help the service integrate with other services

What’s required

Qualifications

• RMN qualification, or Social Work or Occupational Therapy qualification, or awaiting university results

Registration & licences

• NMC registration
• HCPC registration, or awaiting university results

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act legislation
• Demonstrable skills in risk assessment and management
• Knowledge of approaches to mental health assessment
• Knowledge of evidence-based intervention in the acute phase of mental illness
• Understanding of national mental health policy
• Knowledge of child care and protection issues

Other

• Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of the recovery approach and social inclusion
• Experience of Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment
• Experience of collaborative working with other agencies, including the voluntary sector
• Ability to work on social factors affecting mental distress, such as accommodation, substance misuse, domestic violence and welfare rights
• Knowledge of approaches to care for people with dual diagnosis of drug or alcohol misuse and mental illness

What’s offered

• Multi-professional preceptorship programme aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing, for newly qualified staff
• Option to enrol on the Level 7 (Masters) 15-credit module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026)
• Regular supervision from Band 6 clinicians and/or the Team Manager
• Choice of standard or 12-hour shift pattern, negotiated with the team manager