Lead Nurse - In-Reach & Home Treatment Team, Older Adult Crisis Team

NHS; Derby; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Derby is seeking a Lead Nurse for the In-Reach & Home Treatment Team. The role involves supporting older adults in their homes to improve mental health and prevent hospital admissions. Ideal candidates will possess a nursing degree and relevant experience, and will have strong clinical assessment skills. Competitive salary, flexible working, and professional development opportunities available.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Yearly appraisal and ongoing training

Good maternity and adoption benefits

Health service discounts

Incremental pay progression

Qualifications

• Recent and relevant, post-qualification experience with functional older adults.
• Community experience is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of a local responsive service within the community.
• Collaborate with colleagues and key partners to meet mental health needs.
• Lead a shift and formulate detailed assessments and care plans.

Skills

Knowledge of MHA/Capacity act/Legal frameworks

Good clinical assessment skills

Good demonstration of risk assessment skills

Good IT skills/ knowledge of computer systems

Education

Nursing degree/diploma and NMC registration

Supervision trained

Job description

Lead Nurse - In-Reach & Home Treatment Team, Older Adult Crisis Team

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Lead Mental Health Nurse or a Band 5 ready to take that next step to being a Band 6 nurse , to join the older adult In-Reach and Home Treatment Team in Derby.

The primary goal of the service is to support people within their own homes, who are experiencing a breakdown of their mental health and to prevent admissions to hospital where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service within the community.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community.

The post holder will employ a wide range of skills, building on and developing their expertise and actively seeking advice and collaboration with issues which may not be readily within their sphere of competence.

As a senior registered practitioner you are professionally and legally accountable under the NMC code of professional practice.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

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We cover Derby City and Derbyshire.

There is an expectation that as a Lead Nurse, you will be able to make complex decisions, lead a shift, cover duty and formulate detailed assessments and person-centred care plans to assist in the prevention of hospital admissions where appropriate.

Experience of working with older adults with a functional, mental health illness is essential.

The successful applicant will work within a supportive MDT and have close links with the Community Mental Health Teams, GPs and social care.

Professional development and further learning is encouraged and you will receive robust clinical and managerial supervision, along with wider support and training in-house within the team.

You will also be expected to provide supervision to team members and mentor students.

The team works a shift pattern covering, Monday-Friday, 9.00am-5.00pm; this includes Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays on a rota basis.

The team covers 365 days a year, the ability to work shifts is essential.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk websiteSkilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)

Person Specification

Experience

• Recent and relevant, post-qualification experience with functional older adults
• Community experience

Qualifications

• Nursing degree/diploma and NMC registration
• Supervision trained

Skills

• Knowledge of MHA/Capacity act/Legal frameworks
• Able to meet the travel requirements of this post
• Aware of own Limitations
• Good clinical assessment skills
• Good demonstration of risk assessment skills
• Knowledge of functional illness
• Evidence of effective risk management working
• Good IT skills/ knowledge of computer systems.

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum, pro rata