Crisis Function Team Community Mental Health Nurse

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT); Watford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) seeks an experienced clinician to deliver urgent assessments for service users across stages of their mental health journey. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure care plans are met and updated, providing safe, person-centred care in the community as an alternative to hospital admission.

The role involves fostering strong relationships with carers, families and partner agencies, contributing to risk management

Qualifications

• Urgent assessments for acute mental health concerns.
• Robust home treatment options as alternative to hospital admission.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Good record keeping and documentation in line with Trust policies.
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and its use in non-mental health areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent assessments for service users with acute mental health concerns.
• Support and enable early discharges from acute inpatient units.
• Work in the community as part of a multi-disciplinary team to manage risk and recovery.
• Ensure care plans are updated and met consistently and accurately.

Job description

Crisis Function team is looking for an experienced clinician working with service users at various phases of their mental health. Passionate about making a difference for individuals and their carers during their personal journey. Ambitious to work within this challenging role, in a challenging environment, with real scope to develop and influence practice. The post holder does not carry any care coordinator to a case load of service users, but requires you to ensure the care plan is met and updated at all times. To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

As a staff member you are representatives of Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) and play a vital role in fostering positive relationships and communication between the Mental Health Trust and not only the service users and their carers and relatives, but also other agencies, charities and providers.

Providing urgent assessments to those considered to have acute mental health concerns and to robust home treatment options as an alternative to hospital admission.

A role that is varied and challenging, offering an opportunity to work in a variety of settings, with people with a variety of mental health needs.

As gatekeepers for hospital admission, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide safe and effective treatment in the community, and facilitate early discharges from the acute inpatient units.

Working collaboratively with our service users, their carers and our colleagues to positively manage risk in the acute care pathway, whilst enabling and empowering an individual's recovery journey.

Demonstrate a high standard of record keeping and documentation with adherence to Trust policies.

Deliver care that is person centred reflecting current best practice, and challenges practice that may be detrimental to older people receiving high quality care.

Demonstrate a working understanding of the legal and ethical issues in providing mental health care, in particular having a good knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983) and its use in non-mental health areas.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission

Our Family Of Over 4,000 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.