Specialist Nurse/Practitioner

NHS; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking health and social care Trust as a Band 6 Specialist Nurse/Practitioner in a dynamic CAMHS Crisis & Intensive Home Treatment Team. This role offers the chance to make a real difference in the lives of young people facing emotional or mental health challenges. Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to provide essential support and interventions, while receiving comprehensive training to enhance your skills. The Trust is committed to staff development, offering a supportive environment where your contributions are valued and recognized. Embrace a fulfilling career that balances professional growth and personal well-being.

Benefits

Enhanced Leave Package

Health and Wellbeing Support

Flexible Working Arrangements

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse on NMC live register.
• Evidence of CPD or experiential learning at an advanced level.

Responsibilities

• Conduct crisis assessments and provide psychological interventions.
• Lead and supervise interventions provided by junior staff.

Skills

Engagement Skills

Communication Skills

Supervising and Mentoring

Education

Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse

Postgraduate/Masters Level CPD

Leadership Training/Qualification

Job description

Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic service that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people?

We are looking to appoint Band 6 Specialist Nurse/Practitioner (Social Worker) to our CAMHS Crisis & Intensive Home Treatment Team. This is an exciting opportunity for mental health/learning disability nurse or Social Worker with experience of mental health to progress their skills working within Crisis, Intensive Home Treatment and CAMHS. Experience of working with young people with emotional or mental health difficulties or working in a mental health urgent care/ crisis setting is desirable but not essential.

The CAMHS Crisis & Intensive Home Treatment Team provides a 24/7 community crisis service for young people up to the age of 18 years with 72 hours follow up support. The team also provides intensive intervention, home treatment and in reach into the CAMHS inpatient/acute hospital setting.

The team includes a Clinical Team Leader, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Specialist Nurses/Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Nurse Associates, Occupational Therapy, Consultant Psychologist and Healthcare Assistants.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have strong engagement skills, excellent communication skills and some experience of working collaboratively with other agencies and professions.

The successful candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and undertake the crisis assessment of young people, undertake care plans and provide psychological interventions in relation to the young person's presenting need. They will also lead/supervise interventions provided by junior staff.

The CAMHS Crisis & Intensive Home Treatment Team work closely with our CAMHS Inspire Inpatient Service and will support young people whilst an in-patient to support early discharge. Therefore the successful candidate will be provided with additional training with regards to in-patient working to support this joint working.

Experience of working with young people with emotional or mental health difficulties or working in a mental health urgent care/ crisis/ intensive setting is essential.

The successful candidate will work 37.5 hours per week (3 to 4 long shifts) and would expect to work flexibly.

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. Find out more on our website

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.

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Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse on NMC live register
• Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. The Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
• Evidence of CPD or experiential learning at an advanced level e.g. Postgraduate/Masters level
• Leadership training/qualification/experience

Skills

• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring

Experience

• Previous community based experience or band 6 experience transferrable to community setting
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care

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.