Specialist Nurse - Adult CMHT

NHS; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Trust in Hull is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Nurse to deliver mental health interventions for adults with complex mental health needs. Candidates should be registered mental health nurses with a postgraduate diploma or equivalent experience. The role includes managing a caseload, supervising junior staff, and developing leadership skills. The organization offers a supportive environment, professional development, and a commitment to work-life balance.

Benefits

Enhanced leave package

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Must have evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the clinical area.
• Ability to demonstrate the impact of specialist nursing practice.
• Experience supervising and mentoring staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of individuals with complex mental health issues.
• Prioritize time effectively and maintain flexibility.
• Provide supervision and leadership to healthcare staff.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Good time management

Supervision and mentoring

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse - Part III or 13 of NMC live register

Post registration/graduate diploma in related work area

Job description

Overview

Adult Community Mental Health Services in Hull are changing. We have formed a locality based team incorporating Primary and Secondary Mental Health Care staff to give us a more seamless approach to care delivery.

We are looking for a Band 6 specialist Nurse to join our team. These roles sit within the secondary care part of the locality team and the post-holders will provide specialist mental health interventions to people with complex mental health presentations. We are moving towards a trauma informed model of care delivery so an understanding of this approach is essential for all applicants. You will work alongside colleagues from Social Work, Occupational Therapy, and Clinical Psychology and so will benefit from an extensive breadth of professional expertise.

Responsibilities

The applicant will be expected to have specialist nursing knowledge of working with adults with complex mental health issues. Experience in assessing and managing clinical risk is a key feature of the role and so applicants will need to demonstrate understanding and experience in this area. The post holder will manage a caseload of people with complex mental health presentations and will need to be able to prioritise their time effectively and maintain a degree of flexibility around their time management. You will have the opportunity to develop leadership skills, providing supervision to healthcare staff. You will lead and participate in the development of staff through appraisal and clinical supervision.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care. We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you\'ll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised. We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you\'ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK. Find out more and search live jobs.

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse - Part III or 13 of NMC live register
• Post registration/graduate diploma or equivalent experience in related work area, to demonstrate advanced level of practice

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD or experiential learning at an advanced level e.g. Post graduate/Masters level
• Leadership training/Qualification/Experience

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
• Evidence of development of specialist practice nursing skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held

Skills and competencies

Essential

• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills
• Effective interpersonal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
• Good time management skills

Desirable

• Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
• Working knowledge of the Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage others

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address: The Grange, Middlesex Road, HULL, HU7 6AR