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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Nurse to join the Intensive Home Treatment Team.  IHTT provides a citywide service for older people with complex and acute mental health needs, who may be in crisis and can be safely supported in the community.  The aim is to provide robust alternatives to admission, facilitate early transfer from hospital, as well as preventing the breakdown of a caring situation at home.  The focus being on supporting recovery and maximising independence.  It is of significant benefit for older people to have a range of Leeds services working collaboratively towards this shared goal of preventing avoidable admissions and facilitating timely transfer from inpatient settings. The Service operating hours, 8am-9pm, 7 days per week.

We are looking for highly motivated, positive individuals who have a desire to support the wellbeing of older people and a passion for helping those who are experiencing a mental health crisis. 

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a multi -disciplinary team providing assessment, care planning and care delivery, this will include the provision of highly skilled nursing care, psychological interventions, clinical assessment, developing plans of care and safety plans, risk assessments and carry out home based treatment interventions, assessments/risk management, and promoting recovery and inclusion. You will be involved in managing a team caseload and you will be required to work autonomously. You will have excellent communication skills. You will attend MDT, Best Interest, CPA, discharge meetings for service users. You will also carry out in-reach visits on the wards to service users who will be discharged to IHTT. IHTT operates over a 7-day week, and you will be required to work extended hours (12 hours shifts) over this period.

Working for our organisation

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

 

 

 

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Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement – please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application.

Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Please note that from 1^st July 2018, all new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service, DBS checks for volunteers remain free of charge.

LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children.  Please refer to job description for further information.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a  focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. 

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria. 

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs. 

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.

In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.

In submitting an application form, you authorise Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post.

 

In submitting an application for a role please ensure that you only declare qualifications that are relevant to the role itself. We reserve the right to check all declared qualifications on an application form, whether they are directly relevant to the role or not. 

If you have not received any further communication from us within four weeks you are asked to assume that your application has been unsuccessful. If you should have any queries regarding progress with your application form please contact us.

Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.